2022–23 Hong Kong Quadrangular Series
Dates | 8 – 12 March 2023 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Hong Kong |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
Host(s) | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Participants | 4 |
Matches | 8 |
Player of the series | |
Most runs | |
Most wickets |
The 2022–23 Hong Kong Quadrangular Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament, that took place in Hong Kong in March 2023.[1] The participating teams were the hosts Hong Kong along with Bahrain, Kuwait and Malaysia.[2] Shortly before the tournament, Cricket Hong Kong announced that former Kent County Cricket Club player Simon Willis became the new head coach of their senior men's team.[3]
Malaysia and Hong Kong won their matches on the opening day of the series.[4] Both sides won again on the following day to confirm that they would meet again in the final.[5]
Hong Kong defeated Malaysia in the final by 39 runs to win the tournament.[6]
The T20I tournament was followed by a 50-over One Day tri-series between Hong Kong, Kuwait and Malaysia.[7] All competing teams used the 50-over event as preparation for the 2023 Men's Premier Cup.[8]
Squads
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Round-robin
[edit]Points table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.580 | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.951 | |
3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.958 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.594 |
Qualified for the final
Advanced to the third place play-off
Fixtures
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- Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
- Abdul Majid and Ali Dawood (Bhr) both made their T20I debuts.
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Muhammad Amir 80 (52)
Sathaiya Veerapathiran 2/29 (4 overs) |
Sohail Ahmed 65 (46)
Rizwan Haider 4/34 (4 overs) |
- Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
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Anshuman Rath 57 (42)
Mohamed Shafeeq 2/35 (4 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
- Adit Gorawara (HK) made his T20I debut.
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- Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
- Yasser Nazir (Bhr) made his T20I debut.
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
Third-place play-off
[edit]Final
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
One Day Series
[edit]Match | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
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1st Match | 15 March | Nizakat Khan | Mohammed Aslam | Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok | |||
2nd Match | 16 March | Mohammed Aslam | Ahmad Faiz | Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok | |||
3rd Match | 18 March | Nizakat Khan | Ahmad Faiz | Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok | |||
Final | 19 March | Nizakat Khan | Mohammed Aslam | Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok | |||
3rd Place Play-off | 20 March | Scott McKechnie | Ahmad Faiz | Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hong Kong to host T20 tournament, will play Malaysia, Bahrain, Kuwait as part of ACC Premier Cup preparations". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "International Cricket returns to Hong Kong as a 4 Team T20I Series is announced!". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Cricket Hong Kong hand ex-Sri Lanka and Kent coach Willis reins of men's team, with ODI status still in their sights". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "APC Group T20I series: Hong Kong beat Bahrain to answer new cricket coach's call". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "T20 cricket: Hong Kong make a record total to reach final in first home matches in 5 years". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "T20 cricket: Yasim Murtaza blitz helps deliver trophy for Hong Kong – after controversial catch". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "APC Group partners Cricket Hong Kong to bring International Cricket to Hong Kong again". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Cricket Hong Kong adds ODI series involving Kuwait and Malaysia to build up for ACC Premier Cup". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "New Head Coach to lead a refreshed Hong Kong team ahead of an exciting new season!". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Kuwait National Men's team delegation in association with FRiENDi mobile Kuwait powered by Al Muzaini Exchange Co. is off to Hong Kong today for a quadrangular T20i series against hosts Cricket Hong Kong, Malaysian Cricket Association & Cricket Bahrain from the 6th - 12th March". Kuwait Cricket (via Facebook). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Malaysia head to the Hong Kong International T20I Series". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Quadrangular Twenty20 Series (Hong Kong) 2022/23 Points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2023.