Pakistan thrashed Hong Kong by 155 runs in Karachi and Bangladesh beat United Arab Emirates by 96 runs in Lahore on the first day of the Asia Cup. Sohail Tanveer hit a 55-ball 59 and added a vital 100-run eighth-wicket stand with Fawad Alam (63 not out) to lift Pakistan from 161-7 to 288-9. Tanveer then took 2-20 to bundle the qualifiers out for 133 in 37.2 overs.
Bangladesh scored 300-8 thanks to Mohammad Ashraful's 109 and dismissed their opponents for 204. Four-time winner India - the other team in Group B - will meet Hong Kong on Wednesday before taking on Pakistan on Thursday. Two teams from the group advance to the Super Four Stage.
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