Hong Kong Beat Kuwait to Win ODI Tournament

With Kuwait needing just 5 runs to win, Hong Kong‘s Ehsan Khan bowled tail-ender Yasin Patel to clinch the triangular ODI tournament win.

Batting first Hong Kong were bowled out in the 50th over for 268, the innings underpinned by a 128-run second-wicket partnership between Anshy Rath (65) and Babar Hyatt (62) and wicketkeeper Zeeshan Ali’s 44.

Kuwait started slowly as tight Hong Kong bowling and a steady flow of wickets saw the hosts in control. A quick-fire partnership of 62 between Bilal Tahir and Sayed Monib for the 7th wicket brought the visitors right back into the game.

As he did in last week’s T20 tournament, right-arm off-spinner Khan clinched Hong Kong’s victory as he finished with figures of 4-39.

Hong Kong Captain Nizakat Khan praised his bowler “I made sure Ehsan kept his overs for the death and made sure he bowled those overs.”

Kuwait and Hong Kong had previously both beaten Malaysia to set up a ‘final’ to decide the tournament.

ODI tournament March 2023 Hong Kong

ODI tournament March 2023 Kuwait

Image: Hong Kong Cricket

UAE Beat Hong Kong by 9 Wickets in the Fourth Women’s T20i, 30 April, 2022

On the Hong Kong Women’s tour of United Arab Emirates, the UAE Women made it a sweep of the four-game T20 series beating Hong Kong Women by 9 wickets at the Malek Cricket Ground, 30 April 2022.

Hong Kong Women v UAE Women T20i cricket - 30 April 2022

UAE Women T20i cricket - 30 April 2022

images: HKcricket

UAE Beat Hong Kong by 26 Runs in the Third Women’s T20i, 29 April, 2022

On the Hong Kong Women’s tour of United Arab Emirates, the UAE Women win the third T20 international beating Hong Kong Women by 26 runs at the Malek Cricket Ground, 29 April 2022.

UAE Women T20i cricket - 29 April 2022

Hong Kong Women v UAE Women T20i cricket - 29 April 2022

images: HKcricket

UAE Beat Hong Kong by 28 Runs in the Second Women’s T20i, 28 April, 2022

On the Hong Kong Women’s tour of United Arab Emirates, the UAE Women go two up in the T20 series beating Hong Kong Women by 28 runs at the Malek Cricket Ground, 28 April 2022.

UAE Women T20i cricket - 28 April 2022

Hong Kong Women v UAE Women T20i cricket - 28 April 2022

images: HKcricket

UAE Beat Hong Kong by 7 Wickets in the First Women’s T20i, 27 April, 2022

On the Hong Kong Women’s tour of United Arab Emirates, the UAE Women go one up in the T20 series beating Hong Kong Women by 7 wickets (with 27 balls remaining) at the Malek Cricket Ground, 27 April 2022.

Hong Kong Women v UAE Women T20i cricket - 27 April 2022

UAE Women T20i cricket - 27 April 2022

images: HKcricket

Tammy Chu Accepted onto ICC Cricket Future Leaders Programme

Congratulations to Hong Kong’s Tammy Chu one of the 40 women, from 29 ICC Member countries, selected to be mentored as part of the ICC Cricket Future Leaders Programme.

The program is designed to support emerging female talent in cricket, accelerate the growth of women’s cricket and women in cricket and address the low percentage of women in leadership positions across global cricket. The initial intake will be split into two batches with the hope to build a pipeline of new female leaders in cricket.

image: takumi photography

Cricket Hong Kong Launches Weeknight Indoor League

It’s hot, humid and stormy outside at the moment, not the best of conditions to play cricket. However, if you still want to put bat on ball this summer then sign-up for the new Cricket Hong Kong Indoor Cricket League!

The new indoor tournament will be played on weekday evenings during July at the Hong Kong Cricket Club and Craigengower Cricket Club.

If you would like to enter a team or join a team contact [email protected] by 9 June, 2021.