India vs Hong Kong Live Streaming: The Indian football team will face another acid test when it takes on Hong Kong in a crucial AFC Asian Cup 2027 round three qualifier match in Kowloon (Hong Kong) on Tuesday. Manolo Marquez's men have a difficult task at their hands as Hong Kong are managed by Ashley Westwood, who knows a lot about Indian football. Placed in Pot 1 for the qualifiers, India, ranked 127th, got off to a slow start with a draw against Bangladesh in March. Meanwhile, Pot 2 side Hong Kong, ranked 153, also managed only a point in Singapore, meaning there is still nothing to separate the four sides in Group C after the first matchday.
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India vs Hong Kong Live Streaming: The Indian football team will face another acid test when it takes on Hong Kong in a crucial AFC Asian Cup 2027 round three qualifier match in Kowloon (Hong Kong) on Tuesday. Manolo Marquez's men have a difficult task at their hands as Hong Kong are managed by Ashley Westwood, who knows a lot about Indian football. Placed in Pot 1 for the qualifiers, India, ranked 127th, got off to a slow start with a draw against Bangladesh in March. Meanwhile, Pot 2 side Hong Kong, ranked 153, also managed only a point in Singapore, meaning there is still nothing to separate the four sides in Group C after the first matchday.
It will be the 25th meeting between the two nations as India lead the head-to-head with nine wins, while Hong Kong have eight. Seven matches have ended in draws. However, the Blue Tigers have won only once on Hong Kong soil, a 2-1 friendly victory in 1957. The previous meeting in 2022 is still fresh in the memories of many — a 4-0 drubbing in a rain-lashed Asian Cup qualifier in Kolkata.
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Webster's comments might raise a few eyebrows in the bowling camp, wouldn't you think? Australia's first innings still feels light by 30-40 runs; that post-tea collapse on Day 1 could really come back to bite them. Looking at that final session, it was a disastrous 9 wickets for just 65 runs in 28.4 overs! There's still some juice in this pitch, but it should calm down as Day 2 progresses. South Africa's got batting to come, but they desperately need to string together partnerships, just like Australia managed from a precarious 67/4. Word on the street, courtesy of Stuart Broad, is that this pitch will become a real minefield for batting come Day 4 with plenty of turn on offer, making that first-innings lead absolutely vital. If the Proteas can soak up the pressure for two sessions or more on Thursday, they'll either force a one-innings shootout or even sneak ahead of the Aussies. Day 1 was a seamer's paradise, but will Nathan Lyon, the GOAT, find something to work with come Thursday? The first ball on Day 2 will be bowled on 12th June, 2025, at 3 pm IST (9.30 am GMT), but our coverage begins well before then. Join us bright and early. Adios! Take care!
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That Pavilion End slope strikes again! Hazlewood used the left-to-right gradient to devastating effect, producing a peach of a nip-backer that seamed sharply into Stubbs, squeezing through the bat-pad gap and detonating the stumps. You'd think this might be the last over, but it isn't Lyon. It's Captain Courageous himself, Pat Cummins, to bowl the final over of Day 1. His figures so far: 6-3-5-1.
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Australia will be reasonably pleased with their day's work. They've bagged 4 wickets, crucially including the experienced Aiden Markram. Temba Bavuma, the other seasoned campaigner, is still out there, but the middle and lower order, while brimming with talent, definitely has a green tinge to it. Mitchell Starc was firing on all cylinders from ball one, bowling a marathon 7-over spell where he could easily have snared a few more scalps. Hazlewood and Cummins demonstrated why they're hailed as 'The Big Three,' consistently peppering that tantalizing area just full of a length. Each of the Big Three bowled 7 overs apiece, each striking gold at least once.
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Whoa, what was that? Pat Cummins charges in, but pulls out at the last moment. The camera zooms in on the stumps at the bowling end, revealing a bail lying on the ground. Did Cummins inadvertently clip the stumps with his hand or foot while aborting his run-up to avoid a no-ball? Nope! Replays show the bail mysteriously falling all on its own, well before Cummins even reached the bowling crease. That's cricket!
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Beau Webster, Australia's top scorer in their first innings, is here for a quick chat. He admits to riding his luck early on, weathering the storm for the first 20-30 balls, but ultimately getting a score on the board. He mentions his county cricket experience here, but acknowledges it's a different beast facing Rabada and Jansen, prompting him to make a few adjustments. He adds that there's still plenty on offer from the surface, highlighting Starc's control and the overall quality of the bowling attack. Webster believes that they've had a solid bowling attack for years and knew if they stumbled with the bat, they could still get the job done with the ball.
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To say South Africa will be disappointed with their end to the day is a massive understatement. They had around 25-26 overs to navigate and would have aimed to lose no more than 1 or 2 wickets by stumps. This is where the line between being defensively solid and overly negative blurs. The Proteas were right to avoid risks, but in doing so, they effectively shut the door on any scoring opportunities. Against top-quality bowlers, especially The Big Three, there's always a ball lurking with your name on it, making it crucial to keep the scoreboard ticking. Not necessarily with boundaries, but by rotating the strike. Mulder and Rickelton initially did this, but soon retreated into their shells, allowing the Aussie bowlers to settle into a rhythm.
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How costly could that dropped catch of Wiaan Mulder prove to be? He was on just 1, and South Africa were only in the 5th over at 8/1. Mulder edged one behind off Mitchell Starc in his third over, but keeper Alex Carey grassed a fairly regulation chance. Now, Mulder only added 5 more runs, but just imagine if Starc had claimed 2 wickets in his first 3 overs! It could have been a repeat of the opening day of the 2005 Ashes Test where Glenn McGrath ran riot at Lord's. However, as fate would have it, Mulder and Rickelton saw off the shine of the new ball, albeit without scoring many runs, potentially blunting the threat from the Big Three.
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What a captivating day of Test cricket! Worthy of a final, indeed. 14 wickets have tumbled in 78.4 overs, for a mere 255 runs. It's been a day where the ball has held sway over the bat, with South Africa striking early blows, while Australia wrestled back control towards the end.
FOUR!Over 21.6South 43/4
FOUR MORE! Since we're in London, we can't avoid mentioning London buses, can we? You wait ages for one, and then two arrive at once! This is a similar situation here. Given how the day has unfolded, two rather anticlimactic deliveries from Cummins to close things out. A half-volley, on middle and leg, David Bedingham flicks it through mid-wicket, ending the day with a boundary! STUMPS ON DAY 1! SOUTH AFRICA 43/4, TRAILING AUSTRALIA BY 169!
David Bedingham 8(9)Temba Bavuma 3(37)
Pat Cummins 1/14(7)
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CRR: 1.95
FOUR!Over 21.5South 39/4
FOUR! ELEGANT! But you can't really fault Cummins here. He went for the 'glory ball,' a searing yorker or an inswinger, but missed his length and served up a full toss. A watchful Bedingham pushes it back down the ground through mid-on and gets off the mark in style with a boundary!
Dot BallOver 21.4South 35/4
Ooohhh... full and straight, David Bedingham looks to play across the line and gets a leading edge. It drops just short of short cover. Close shave!
Dot BallOver 21.3South 35/4
Bowls it a touch fuller and wider of the off-stump line, getting it to shape even further away. Bedingham watches it sail harmlessly past and leaves it alone.
Dot BallOver 21.2South 35/4
A hard length delivery, nipping in around off. David Bedingham stays back and tentatively pushes it out into the off-side for no run.
1 RunOver 21.1South 35/4
Temba Bavuma gets away with one there! Cummins digs it in short, angling towards the body. Bavuma attempts a flick but gets squared up and skies a leading edge that sails through the vacant cover-point region. The batters snatch a single and eye a second, but wisely turn back. The throw at the keeper's end is a bit wayward, and Marnus Labuschagne does well to prevent what could have been four costly overthrows.
Dot BallOver 20.6South 34/4
On a length, around off, cutting back in. Defended back down the track. A wicket maiden for Hazlewood, whose impressive bowling figures now read 7-3-10-1.
David Bedingham 0(4)Temba Bavuma 2(36)
Josh Hazlewood 1/10(7)
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CRR: 1.62
