Ten teams from the Asia region headed to Nepal to contest the ACC Twenty20 Cup 2011 from 1st-11th December 2011. Hong Kong was in a tough group with hosts Nepal, UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia while the other group comprised reigning champions Afghanistan, Malaysia, Oman, Bhutan and the Maldives.
The top three teams in this event, excluding Afghanistan, join the top six Associate and Affiliate with ODI status from 2009-2012 namely Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands and Scotland in the 16-team ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier to be played in the UAE in March 2012. The other regional teams in the qualifier will be Europe (2), Africa (2), Americas (2) and East Asia – Pacific (1).
News & Reports
Groups
The following are the groups for the ACC Twenty20 Cup 2011:
Group A |
Group B |
- Afghanistan
- Malaysia
- Oman
- Bhutan
- Maldives
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- UAE
- Nepal
- Hong Kong
- Saudi Arabia
- Kuwait
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Hong Kong Squad
The 14-man Hong Kong squad for the ACC Twenty20 Cup 2011 is:
Jamie Atkinson (captain), Nizakat Khan (vice captain), Roy Lamsam, Aizaz Khan, Waqas Barkat, Kinchit Shah, Irfan Ahmed, Babar Hayat, Daljeet Singh, Nadeem Ahmed, Mark Ferguson, MonerAhmed, Courtney Kruger, Asif Khan
Reserves: Amanat Khan, Li Kai Ming, Karan Shah, Max Tucker
Officials: Charlie Burke (Coach), Travis Pittman (Team Manager), Robert Lui (Physiotherapist), Jawaid Iqbal (Assistant Coach), Lou Vincent (High Performance Coach - Batting)
Schedule & Results
Summary
Key: TU = Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground; Eng = Engineering College Cricket Ground
ACC TWENTY20 CUP 2011 MATCHES |
Date |
Match |
Venue |
Start Time |
Result |
| 03.12.2011 |
Hong Kong v Nepal |
TU |
9:15AM |
Hong Kong 114-9 from 20 overs (Irfan Ahmed 25, Babar Hayat 20; Paras Khadka 2-26, Basanta Regmi 2-14, Mahaboob Alam 2-14) lost to Nepal 115-8 from 20 overs (Paras Khadka 44; Irfan Ahmed 3-26, Aizaz Khan 2-20) by 2 wkts
[Scorecard | Match Report | Photo Gallery] |
| 05.12.2011 |
Hong Kong v Saudi Arabia |
Eng |
9:15AM |
Hong Kong 151-6 from 20 overs (Courtney Kruger 38, Moner Ahmed 54*, Waqas Barkat 25) beat Saudi Arabia 107 from 19.4 overs (Kashif Shafiq 70) by 44 runs
[Scorecard | Match Report | Photo Gallery] |
| 06.12.2011 |
Hong Kong v UAE |
TU |
12:45PM |
UAE 144-4 from 20 overs (Amjad Ali 79, Khurram Khan 26) lost to Hong Kong 145-6 from 18 overs (Irfan Ahmed 70, Babar Hayat 29; Ahmed Raza 3-20) by 4 wkts
[Scorecard | Match Report | Photo Gallery] |
| 07.12.2011 |
Hong Kong v Kuwait |
TU |
12:45PM |
Kuwait 130-9 from 20 overs (Mohammad Asghar 34, Azmatullah Nazeer 28) lost to Hong Kong 131-4 from 14.5 overs (Jamie Atkinson 41*, Moner Ahmed 39) by 6 wkts
[Scorecard | Match Report | Photo Gallery] |
| 09.12.2011 |
Semi-final: Hong Kong v Oman |
TU |
12:45PM |
Oman 142-6 from 20 overs (Zeeshan Siddiqui 34, Vaibhav Wategaonkar 56*; Irfan Ahmed 3-20) lost to Hong Kong 146-7 from 19.3 overs (Irfan AHmed 23, Moner Ahmed 76*) by 3 wkts
[Scorecard | Match Report | Photo Gallery] |
| 11.12.2011 |
Final: Hong Kong v Afghanistan |
TU |
12PM |
Afghanistan 125 from 19.5 overs (Gulbodin Naib 57, Mohammad Nabi 24; Moner Ahmed 5-23) beat Hong Kong 117 from 19.2 overs (Waqas Barkat 22, Jamie Atkinson 35; Hamid Hassan 3-12) by 7 runs
[Scorecard | Match Report | Photo Gallery] |
Points Tables
Points Tables as at 8th December 2011 (final):
| GROUP A |
| Teams |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
N/R |
Points |
NRR |
| Afghanistan |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
+4.263 |
| Oman |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
+1.750 |
| Malaysia |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
+0.875 |
| Maldives |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
-1.140 |
| Bhutan |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
-6.135 |
| GROUP B |
| Teams |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
N/R |
Points |
NRR |
| Hong Kong |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
+1.228 |
| Nepal |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
+1.061 |
| UAE |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
+0.832 |
| Kuwait |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
-0.054 |
| Saudi Arabia |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
-3.075 |
Final Placings/Rankings
- 1st - Afghanistan
- 2nd - Hong Kong
- 3rd - Oman
- 4th - Nepal
- 5th - UAE
- 6th - Malaysia
- 7th - Kuwait
- 8th - Maldives
- 9th - Bhutan
- 10th - Saudi Arabia
Hong Kong, Oman and Nepal qualify for the ICC Twenty20 Worlc Cup Qualifier tournament in UAE in March 2012. Afghanistan automatically qualify.
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