Asian Games in Japan Men's
Finished
Hong Kong v Malaysia
Key match-ups
Thu 24 Sep, 05:00 UTC
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
Hong Kong lead the match-ups by
3
| Team | Batting | Bowling | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 13 8 Babar Hayat · 4 players | 48 12 Ehsan Khan · 9 players | 61 |
| Malaysia | 6 4 Syed Aziz · 2 players | 52 13 Virandeep Singh · 7 players | 58 |
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
13 for Hong Kong
52 for Malaysia
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Babar Hayat RHB | M Syahadat Ramli +16% Muhammad Wafiq +14% S Vijay Unni Ainool Hafizs S Muniandy Syed Aziz Virandeep Singh Pavandeep Singh | S Muniandy +13% M Syahadat Ramli +11% Ainool Hafizs +11% Virandeep Singh -11% Syed Aziz S Vijay Unni Muhammad Wafiq Pavandeep Singh | S Muniandy +22% Ainool Hafizs +18% Syed Aziz +15% Virandeep Singh Pavandeep Singh Muhammad Wafiq S Vijay Unni 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 | Muhammad Wafiq Pavandeep Singh M Syahadat Ramli Ainool Hafizs S Muniandy S Vijay Unni Syed Aziz Virandeep Singh | Ainool Hafizs, S Muniandy Syed Aziz M Syahadat Ramli Virandeep Singh Pavandeep Singh Muhammad Wafiq S Vijay Unni |
| 3 Yasim Murtaza LHB | M Syahadat Ramli -11% Pavandeep Singh -14% S Vijay Unni -14% Syed Aziz -20% Ainool Hafizs, S Muniandy Virandeep Singh Muhammad Wafiq | Muhammad Wafiq -16% M Syahadat Ramli Pavandeep Singh S Vijay Unni Ainool Hafizs S Muniandy Syed Aziz Virandeep Singh | Muhammad Wafiq +12% M Syahadat Ramli -14% S Vijay Unni -21% Ainool Hafizs, S Muniandy Virandeep Singh Syed Aziz Pavandeep Singh |
| 4 S Mathur RHB | Syed Aziz -13% Virandeep Singh -13% Pavandeep Singh -18% M Syahadat Ramli -19% S Vijay Unni -20% S Muniandy Muhammad Wafiq 1 not readable | M Syahadat Ramli +13% Virandeep Singh -14% Muhammad Wafiq -18% S Vijay Unni S Muniandy Syed Aziz Pavandeep Singh 1 not readable | Pavandeep Singh -14% Virandeep Singh -18% S Vijay Unni -19% M Syahadat Ramli -20% 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 -18% Ainool Hafizs Syed Aziz S Vijay Unni Pavandeep Singh Virandeep Singh | Muhammad Wafiq -13% Pavandeep Singh -17% Virandeep Singh -21% S Vijay Unni -23% M Syahadat Ramli -23% S Muniandy Ainool Hafizs Syed Aziz |
| 8 Shahid Wasif RHB | Ainool Hafizs S Muniandy Syed Aziz Virandeep Singh Pavandeep Singh M Syahadat Ramli S Vijay Unni 1 not readable | Virandeep Singh -12% Muhammad Wafiq -25% M Syahadat Ramli S Muniandy Ainool Hafizs Syed Aziz Pavandeep Singh S Vijay Unni | Pavandeep Singh -13% Virandeep Singh -17% S Muniandy Ainool Hafizs Syed Aziz Muhammad Wafiq 2 not readable |
| 9 Ehsan Khan RHB | rarely bats here | Syed Aziz -11% Virandeep Singh -14% S Vijay Unni -16% M Syahadat Ramli S Muniandy Ainool Hafizs Pavandeep Singh 1 not readable | Muhammad Wafiq -17% S Vijay Unni -24% M Syahadat Ramli -24% Pavandeep Singh -27% Virandeep Singh -30% S Muniandy Ainool Hafizs Syed Aziz |
| 10 Mohammad Ghazanfar RHB | rarely bats here | Pavandeep Singh -20% Virandeep Singh -26% 6 not readable | Muhammad Wafiq -11% S Muniandy -12% Syed Aziz -19% Pavandeep Singh -20% S Vijay Unni -23% Virandeep Singh -24% M Syahadat Ramli -24% 1 not readable |
| 11 Hassan Khan Mohammad RHB | rarely bats here | S Vijay Unni -10% Pavandeep Singh -21% Virandeep Singh -27% M Syahadat Ramli S Muniandy Syed Aziz 2 not readable | Pavandeep Singh -18% Virandeep Singh -22% S Muniandy Syed Aziz 4 not readable |
Malaysia batting v Hong Kong bowling
6 for Malaysia
48 for Hong Kong
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 M Syahadat Ramli RHB | Hassan Khan Mohammad -17% Babar Hayat, S Mathur 6 not readable | Anshuman Rath -13% Ehsan Khan -13% Yasim Murtaza -25% Mohammad Ghazanfar Nizakat Khan Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur Shahid Wasif | Yasim Murtaza -11% Anshuman Rath -11% Ehsan Khan -18% 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 Hassan Khan Mohammad Shahid Wasif 2 not readable | Yasim Murtaza +16% Nizakat Khan +15% Anshuman Rath +14% Mohammad Ghazanfar +13% Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur Shahid Wasif Ehsan Khan | Ehsan Khan -20% Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur 5 not readable |
| 5 Ainool Hafizs RHB | Ehsan Khan -11% Hassan Khan Mohammad -17% 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 -22% Yasim Murtaza Anshuman Rath Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur 1 not readable |
| 7 S Muniandy RHB | Hassan Khan Mohammad -12% Anshuman Rath Yasim Murtaza Babar Hayat, S Mathur Ehsan Khan 3 not readable | Yasim Murtaza -14% Shahid Wasif -15% Ehsan Khan -22% Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur Anshuman Rath Mohammad Ghazanfar Nizakat Khan | Yasim Murtaza +12% Anshuman Rath +12% Mohammad Ghazanfar -13% Nizakat Khan -15% 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 | Yasim Murtaza -10% Anshuman Rath -11% Nizakat Khan -11% Ehsan Khan -17% Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur -29% Mohammad Ghazanfar 1 not readable |
| 11 S Vijay Unni RHB | rarely bats here | Anshuman Rath -11% Nizakat Khan -17% Babar Hayat, Hassan Khan Mohammad, S Mathur -17% Mohammad Ghazanfar -17% Yasim Murtaza -23% Ehsan Khan -24% 1 not readable | Nizakat Khan -10% Yasim Murtaza -18% Anshuman Rath -18% Ehsan Khan -19% 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
- Hong Kong hold 61 — 13 while they bat, 48 from their bowlers.
- Malaysia hold 58 — 6 while they bat, 52 from their bowlers.
- Both sides are on a named XI, so that is 3 more for Hong Kong.
Who holds them
- Babar Hayat (Hong Kong) is the best set up with the bat — 8 match-ups in his favour, 1 against.
- Syed Aziz (Malaysia) is the best set up with the bat — 4 match-ups in his favour, 2 against.
- S Vijay Unni (Malaysia) is the one to bowl at — 12 against him, 0 in his favour.
- S Mathur (Hong Kong) is the one to bowl at — 11 against him, 1 in his favour.
- Ainool Hafizs (Malaysia) is the one to bowl at — 9 against him, 0 in his favour.
- 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.
- Pavandeep Singh (Malaysia) holds the most with the ball — 10 in his favour, 0 batters the other way.
In short
- The numbers favour Hong Kong by 3, on 119 match-ups between the sides.