Asian Games in Japan Men's
Finished
Hong Kong v Malaysia
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Thu 24 Sep, 05:00 UTC
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Hong Kong
playing XI (9)
Malaysia
playing XI (8)
A pre-match read, kept as it
was: what the numbers said before a ball was bowled, not a report of
what happened.
Each batter against the bowlers he would face, by phase. Colour is always from the batter's side. These are match-ups by type, not by history — nobody here has faced anybody often enough for a head-to-head record to mean anything. A batter appears in a phase only if he actually bats there, and a bowler only where both careers hold at least 30 balls in that exact split. A bowler named in grey was read and came out inside 10% of par — checked, and nothing to say. The not readable count beside him is the bowlers whose pair could not be read at all, which is a different claim entirely. A name marked ° is a weaker reading, from less than the full record: either that bowler has under 30 balls against this hand in these overs and the pair is read from the batter alone, or the batter has under 30 against this type here and is read from what he has, shrunk toward the league rate. Held out on matches from 2025 both kinds sorted outcomes, but they rest on less than a full pair does; the hover text says which it is.
For the batter
−25%
−10%
even
+10%
+25%
against par for that bowling type in
those overs
Overall
Malaysia lead the match-ups by
2
| Team | Batting | Bowling | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3 2 Syed Aziz · 2 players | 64 13 Virandeep Singh · 7 players | 67 |
| Hong Kong | 16 9 Babar Hayat · 5 players | 49 12 Ehsan Khan · 8 players | 65 |
Every edge counted twice over, once from each side: a match-up that favours a batter is one his opponents' bowlers are losing. Under each count is the player holding most of them and how many players it is spread across — a total resting on one man is worth less than the same total spread down the order, and it leaves with him. Amber marks a count of five or more where two players hold 70% of it.
Batting side
Hong Kong batting v Malaysia bowling
16 for Hong Kong
64 for Malaysia
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Babar Hayat RHB | Muhammad Wafiq +14% M Syahadat Ramli +11% S Vijay Unni Ainool Hafizs S Muniandy Syed Aziz Virandeep Singh Pavandeep Singh | M Syahadat Ramli +13% S Muniandy +13% Ainool Hafizs +10% Virandeep Singh -12% Syed Aziz S Vijay Unni Muhammad Wafiq Pavandeep Singh | S Muniandy +23% Ainool Hafizs +18% Syed Aziz +14% Pavandeep Singh +12% S Vijay Unni -11% Virandeep Singh Muhammad Wafiq M Syahadat Ramli |
| 2 Anshuman Rath LHB | Syed Aziz -20% M Syahadat Ramli Virandeep Singh Muhammad Wafiq Ainool Hafizs, S Muniandy S Vijay Unni Pavandeep Singh | Pavandeep Singh Muhammad Wafiq M Syahadat Ramli Ainool Hafizs S Muniandy Syed Aziz S Vijay Unni Virandeep Singh | Ainool Hafizs, S Muniandy +11% Syed Aziz M Syahadat Ramli Virandeep Singh Pavandeep Singh Muhammad Wafiq S Vijay Unni |
| 3 Yasim Murtaza LHB | M Syahadat Ramli -13% Pavandeep Singh -16% S Vijay Unni -17% Syed Aziz -21% Ainool Hafizs, S Muniandy Virandeep Singh Muhammad Wafiq | Muhammad Wafiq -16% M Syahadat Ramli Pavandeep Singh Ainool Hafizs S Muniandy S Vijay Unni Syed Aziz Virandeep Singh | Muhammad Wafiq +12% M Syahadat Ramli -14% S Vijay Unni -23% Ainool Hafizs, S Muniandy Syed Aziz Virandeep Singh Pavandeep Singh |
| 4 S Mathur RHB | Muhammad Wafiq -10% S Muniandy -11% Syed Aziz -16% Virandeep Singh -18% M Syahadat Ramli -22% S Vijay Unni -23% Pavandeep Singh -23% 1 not readable | M Syahadat Ramli +11% Pavandeep Singh -12% Muhammad Wafiq -16% Virandeep Singh -16% S Vijay Unni S Muniandy Syed Aziz 1 not readable | Pavandeep Singh -12% Virandeep Singh -20% M Syahadat Ramli -20% S Vijay Unni -22% 4 not readable |
| 5 Nizakat Khan RHB | M Syahadat Ramli +13% S Vijay Unni Ainool Hafizs S Muniandy Syed Aziz Muhammad Wafiq Virandeep Singh Pavandeep Singh | M Syahadat Ramli +15% S Muniandy +11% Muhammad Wafiq -16% Ainool Hafizs Syed Aziz S Vijay Unni Pavandeep Singh Virandeep Singh | Muhammad Wafiq -13% Pavandeep Singh -15% Virandeep Singh -22% M Syahadat Ramli -23% S Vijay Unni -25% S Muniandy Ainool Hafizs Syed Aziz |
| 8 Shahid Wasif RHB | Pavandeep Singh -11% Ainool Hafizs S Muniandy Syed Aziz M Syahadat Ramli S Vijay Unni Virandeep Singh 1 not readable | Virandeep Singh -12% Muhammad Wafiq -23% M Syahadat Ramli S Muniandy Ainool Hafizs Syed Aziz Pavandeep Singh S Vijay Unni | Pavandeep Singh -11% M Syahadat Ramli -17% Virandeep Singh -18% S Vijay Unni -19% S Muniandy Ainool Hafizs Syed Aziz Muhammad Wafiq |
| 9 Ehsan Khan RHB | rarely bats here | Syed Aziz -11% Pavandeep Singh -14% Virandeep Singh -18% S Vijay Unni -19% S Muniandy M Syahadat Ramli Ainool Hafizs 1 not readable | Muhammad Wafiq -17% Pavandeep Singh -23% M Syahadat Ramli -24% S Vijay Unni -25% Virandeep Singh -29% S Muniandy Ainool Hafizs Syed Aziz |
| 10 Mohammad Ghazanfar RHB | rarely bats here | Pavandeep Singh -21% Virandeep Singh -26% 6 not readable | Muhammad Wafiq -11% S Muniandy -12% Pavandeep Singh -20% Syed Aziz -20% M Syahadat Ramli -24% S Vijay Unni -25% Virandeep Singh -26% 1 not readable |
| 11 Hassan Khan Mohammad RHB | rarely bats here | Syed Aziz -11% S Vijay Unni -15% Pavandeep Singh -24% Virandeep Singh -29% M Syahadat Ramli S Muniandy 2 not readable | Syed Aziz -13% Pavandeep Singh -16% M Syahadat Ramli -18% S Vijay Unni -19% Virandeep Singh -23% S Muniandy 2 not readable |
Malaysia batting v Hong Kong bowling
3 for Malaysia
49 for Hong Kong
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 M Syahadat Ramli RHB | Yasim Murtaza -10% Babar Hayat, S Mathur -12% Hassan Khan Mohammad -13% Ehsan Khan 4 not readable | Anshuman Rath -10% Ehsan Khan -15% Yasim Murtaza -22% Mohammad Ghazanfar Nizakat Khan Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur Shahid Wasif | Anshuman Rath -11% Yasim Murtaza -13% Ehsan Khan -17% Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur Mohammad Ghazanfar Nizakat Khan 1 not readable |
| 4 Syed Aziz LHB | Ehsan Khan -11% Anshuman Rath, Yasim Murtaza Babar Hayat, S Mathur Mohammad Ghazanfar Hassan Khan Mohammad Shahid Wasif 1 not readable | Yasim Murtaza +15% Anshuman Rath +14% Mohammad Ghazanfar Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur Shahid Wasif Ehsan Khan Nizakat Khan | Ehsan Khan -20% Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur 5 not readable |
| 5 Ainool Hafizs RHB | Hassan Khan Mohammad -11% Ehsan Khan -12% 7 not readable | Yasim Murtaza -16% Nizakat Khan -18% Mohammad Ghazanfar -18% Ehsan Khan -21% Anshuman Rath Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur 1 not readable | Mohammad Ghazanfar -14% Nizakat Khan -16% Ehsan Khan -21% Anshuman Rath Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur Yasim Murtaza 1 not readable |
| 7 S Muniandy RHB | Anshuman Rath Yasim Murtaza Babar Hayat, S Mathur Hassan Khan Mohammad Ehsan Khan 3 not readable | Yasim Murtaza -14% Ehsan Khan -17% Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur Anshuman Rath Mohammad Ghazanfar Nizakat Khan Shahid Wasif | Anshuman Rath +12% Mohammad Ghazanfar -13% Nizakat Khan -15% Yasim Murtaza Shahid Wasif Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur Ehsan Khan |
| 9 Muhammad Wafiq LHB | rarely bats here | rarely bats here | Nizakat Khan -11% Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur -20% Ehsan Khan -22% Mohammad Ghazanfar Yasim Murtaza Anshuman Rath 1 not readable |
| 10 Pavandeep Singh RHB | rarely bats here | rarely bats here | Anshuman Rath -11% Nizakat Khan -11% Yasim Murtaza -13% Ehsan Khan -16% Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur -29% Mohammad Ghazanfar 1 not readable |
| 11 S Vijay Unni RHB | rarely bats here | Anshuman Rath -12% Nizakat Khan -17% Mohammad Ghazanfar -17% Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur -17% Yasim Murtaza -23% Ehsan Khan -24% 1 not readable | Nizakat Khan -10% Anshuman Rath -18% Ehsan Khan -18% Yasim Murtaza -20% Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur Mohammad Ghazanfar 1 not readable |
Talking points
Read off the matrix on this page and nothing else — the same edges, counted from both ends. Direction is always from the batter's side.
The two totals
- Malaysia hold 67 — 3 while they bat, 64 from their bowlers.
- Hong Kong hold 65 — 16 while they bat, 49 from their bowlers.
- Both sides are on a named XI, so that is 2 more for Malaysia.
Who holds them
- Babar Hayat (Hong Kong) is the best set up with the bat — 9 match-ups in his favour, 2 against.
- Anshuman Rath (Hong Kong) is the best set up with the bat — 2 match-ups in his favour, 1 against.
- S Mathur (Hong Kong) is the one to bowl at — 14 against him, 1 in his favour.
- S Vijay Unni (Malaysia) is the one to bowl at — 12 against him, 0 in his favour.
- M Syahadat Ramli (Malaysia) is the one to bowl at — 10 against him, 0 in his favour.
- Pavandeep Singh (Malaysia) holds the most with the ball — 13 in his favour, 1 batter the other way.
- Virandeep Singh (Malaysia) holds the most with the ball — 13 in his favour, 0 batters the other way.
- Ehsan Khan (Hong Kong) holds the most with the ball — 12 in his favour, 0 batters the other way.
In short
- The numbers favour Malaysia by 2, on 132 match-ups between the sides.