Hong Kong vs Nepal, 2nd Match
Triangular Series (Nepal) 2023 · T20I · · Mulpani Cricket Ground, Kathmandu
Nepal won by 6 wickets (with 37 balls remaining) (Hong Kong 94, Nepal 99/4).
Match report
Hong Kong (HK) faced Nepal (NPL) in the 2nd Match of Triangular Series (Nepal) 2023, a T20I match, at Mulpani Cricket Ground, Kathmandu. Play began on Thursday, 19 October 2023 at 05:15 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Sanjay Gurung and Vinay Kumar, with Muhammad Javed as match referee.
Hong Kong made 94 in 19.3 overs, with Yasim Murtaza top-scoring on 36 from 36 balls. Karan KC was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 15. Nepal made 99/4 in 13.5 overs, with Aasif Sheikh top-scoring on 42 from 34 balls. Ehsan Khan was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 10.
Result: Nepal won by 6 wickets (with 37 balls remaining). Karan KC 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.
Hong Kong · 1st innings: 94 (19.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nizakat Khan | b Karan KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anshuman Rath | c Aasif Sheikh b Karan KC | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Babar Hayat | c Kushal Bhurtel b Karan KC | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Martin Coetzee | b Sompal Kami | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Aizaz Khan | c Karan KC b Kushal Malla | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Yasim Murtaza | c Rohit Paudel b Abinash Bohara | 36 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| Zeeshan Ali | c Kushal Malla b Mousom Dhakal | 17 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 85 |
| Adit Gorawara | c Sompal Kami b Abinash Bohara | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Haroon Arshad | b Karan KC | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Ehsan Khan | c Mousom Dhakal b Sompal Kami | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Ayush Shukla | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 4
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
| Sompal Kami | 3.3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2.86 |
| Gulsan Jha | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Kushal Malla | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Mousom Dhakal | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Abinash Bohara | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 |
Nepal · 1st innings: 99/4 (13.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | b Ehsan Khan | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c Zeeshan Ali b Yasim Murtaza | 42 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 123.53 |
| Kushal Malla | b Ehsan Khan | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Sundeep Jora | b Ehsan Khan | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Rohit Paudel | not out | 25 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 125 |
| Gulsan Jha | not out | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 280 |
Extras: 6 · Did not bat: Dipendra Singh Airee, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Mousom Dhakal, Abinash Bohara
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayush Shukla | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Haroon Arshad | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Ehsan Khan | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Aizaz Khan | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Yasim Murtaza | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9 |
| Nizakat Khan | 1.5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.64 |
Latest overs
- Over 14 (NPL, Nizakat Khan): 8 runs, 100/4 – 6 • 1 1 •
- Over 13 (NPL, Yasim Murtaza): 14 runs, 92/4 – 6 1 1 6 • W
- Over 12 (NPL, Nizakat Khan): 6 runs, 78/3 – 4 1 1 • • •
- Over 11 (NPL, Yasim Murtaza): 8 runs, 72/3 – 1 • 1 4 2 •
- Over 10 (NPL, Ehsan Khan): 4 runs, 64/3 – 1 • • 1 1 1
- Over 9 (NPL, Yasim Murtaza): 10 runs, 60/3 – 1 1 1 6 • 1