Team India started their Asia Cup 2018 with a lacklustre 26-run win over minnows Hong Kong. The ‘Men in Blue’ were given a real scare by the qualifiers as they ran the mighty Indians close with some belligerent batting. India struggled in almost all the departments and the team’s discomfort while playing in the hot and humid conditions of Dubai was also clearly visible. Anshuman Rath, captain of Hong Kong team addressed the media post match. He said, "Yeah, I think today was bittersweet. We really proved to the world what we can do. But in saying that, we had India by the horns and we really should have finished it off. If we are being hard on ourselves, which we should be, we should have finished that game off."