Hong Kong vs Kuwait, 1st T20I
Kuwait tour of Hong Kong 2026 · T20I · · Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Hong Kong won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) (Hong Kong 186/7, Kuwait 182/6).
Match report
Hong Kong (HK) faced Kuwait (KWT) in the 1st T20I of Kuwait tour of Hong Kong 2026, a T20I match, at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok. Play began on Wednesday, 25 February 2026 at 05:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Hong Kong won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were John Prakash and Tabarak Dar, with Gandhimathinathan Sankaranarayanan as match referee.
Kuwait made 182/6 in 20 overs, with Bilal Tahir Khan top-scoring on 61 not out from 33 balls. Ayush Shukla was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 37. Hong Kong made 186/7 in 18.5 overs, with Anshuman Rath top-scoring on 72 from 41 balls. Anudeep Chenthamara was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 27.
Result: Hong Kong won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining). Anshuman Rath was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Kuwait · 1st innings: 182/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinto Anto | c & b Ayush Shukla | 24 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 109.09 |
| Ravija Sandaruwan | c Mohammad Waheed b Ayush Shukla | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Meet Bhavsar | b Ehsan Khan | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 150 |
| Usman Patel | run out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Umar | c Hassan Khan Mohammad b Aizaz Khan | 37 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 148 |
| Mohammed Aslam | c Nizakat Khan b Hassan Khan Mohammad | 32 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 128 |
| Bilal Tahir Khan | not out | 61 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 184.85 |
| Yasin Patel | not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
Extras: 7 · Did not bat: Naveenraj Rajendran, Mohamed Shafeeq, Anudeep Chenthamara
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayush Shukla | 3 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 12.33 |
| Hassan Khan Mohammad | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 11 |
| Mohammad Waheed | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 12.33 |
| Ehsan Khan | 4 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| Yasim Murtaza | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Aizaz Khan | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 |
Hong Kong · 1st innings: 186/7 (18.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeeshan Ali | not out | 60 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 127.66 |
| Anshuman Rath | c Clinto Anto b Bilal Tahir Khan | 72 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 175.61 |
| Babar Hayat | c Ravija Sandaruwan b Yasin Patel | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Shiv Mathur | c Usman Patel b Yasin Patel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yasim Murtaza | lbw b Naveenraj Rajendran | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Nizakat Khan | c Naveenraj Rajendran b Meet Bhavsar | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 171.43 |
| Aizaz Khan | c Meet Bhavsar b Anudeep Chenthamara | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 228.57 |
| Hassan Khan Mohammad | c & b Anudeep Chenthamara | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ehsan Khan | not out | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400 |
Extras: 13 · Did not bat: Mohammad Waheed, Ayush Shukla
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasin Patel | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 |
| Mohamed Shafeeq | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 18 |
| Anudeep Chenthamara | 2.5 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 9.53 |
| Naveenraj Rajendran | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Mohammed Aslam | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9 |
| Bilal Tahir Khan | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
| Meet Bhavsar | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 14 |
Latest overs
- Over 19 (HK, Anudeep Chenthamara): 9 runs, 188/7 – 4 W W 1 4
- Over 18 (HK, Yasin Patel): 9 runs, 179/5 – 1 1 2 1 4 •
- Over 17 (HK, Meet Bhavsar): 14 runs, 170/5 – 1 1 4 4 4 W
- Over 16 (HK, Mohammed Aslam): 8 runs, 156/4 – • 1 1 1 4 1
- Over 15 (HK, Naveenraj Rajendran): 8 runs, 148/4 – 1 1 1 1 4 W
- Over 14 (HK, Mohammed Aslam): 8 runs, 140/3 – • 1 4 2 1 •