Ten teams from the Asia region head to Nepal to contest the ACC Twenty20 Cup 2013 from 26th March to 3rd April 2013. Hong Kong was drawn in Group A alongside hosts Nepal, Malaysia, Maldives and Singapore while the other group comprised reigning champions Afghanistan, UAE, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain.
The top two teams from the ACC Twenty20 Cup 2013 will qualify for the World Twenty20 Qualifier, to be played in the UAE during November 2013.
Hong Kong were narrowly beaten by Afghanistan in the final at the last ACC Twenty20 Cup, also played in Nepal in December 2011.
News & Reports
Groups
The following are the groups for the ACC Twenty20 Cup 2013:
Group A |
Group B |
- Nepal
- Malaysia
- Hong Kong
- Maldives
- Singapore
|
- Afghanistan
- UAE
- Oman
- Kuwait
- Bahrain
|
Hong Kong Squad
The 14-man Hong Kong squad for the ACC Twenty20 Cup 2013 is:
James Atkinson (Captain), Waqas Barkat (Vice Captain), Tanwir Afzaal, Irfan Ahmed, Nadeem Ahmed, Babar Hayat, Mudassar Hussain, Aizaz Khan, Nizakat Khan, Courtney Kruger, Anshuman Rath, Karan Shah, Daljeet Singh, Manjinder Singh
Reserves: Muhammad Khan, Waqas Khan, Li Kai Ming, Adil Mehmood
Officials: Charlie Burke (Coach), Jawaid Iqbal (Assistant Coach), Christopher Pedra (Physiotherapist)
Schedule & Results
Summary
Key: TU = Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground; Eng = Engineering College Cricket Ground
ACC TWENTY20 CUP 2013 MATCHES |
Date |
Match |
Venue |
Start Time |
Result |
| 26.03.2013 |
Hong Kong v Malaysia |
Eng |
0915 |
Malaysia 9-103 from 20 overs lost to Hong Kong 4-108 from 12 overs (Irfan Ahmed 87) by 6 wkts [Scorecard | Report | Photos] |
| 27.03.2013 |
Hong Kong v Nepal |
TU |
0915 |
Nepal 9-115 from 20 overs (Gyanendra Malla 38; Nadeem Ahmed 3-18) lost to Hong Kong 4-116 from 16.3 overs (Irfan Ahmed 30, Waqas Barkat 39, Nizakat Khan 42*) by 6 wkts [Scorecard | Report | Photos] |
| 29.03.2013 |
Hong Kong v Maldives |
TU |
0915 |
Hong Kong 4-198 from 20 overs (Waqas Barkat 109) beat Maldives 45 from 10 overs (Tanwir Afzal 3-21, Irfan Ahmed 3-22) by 153 runs [Scorecard | Report | Photos] |
| 30.03.2013 |
Hong Kong v Singapore |
Eng |
0915 |
Hong Kong 3-198 from 20 overs (Irfan Ahmed 63, Waqas Barkat 69*, Nizakat Khan 41*) beat Singapore 8-159 from 20 overs (Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage 57) by 39 runs [Scorecard | Report | Photos] |
| 02.04.2013 |
Semi-final: Hong Kong v. Afghanistan |
TU |
0915 |
Hong Kong 109 from 19 overs (Hamza Hotak 3-14) lost to Afghanistan 3-112 from 17.1 overs (Najibullah Zadran 37*) by 7 wkts [Scorecard | Report | Photos] |
| 03.04.2013 |
3/4 Play-off: Hong Kong v. UAE |
TU |
0915 |
UAE 7-166 from 20 overs (Swapnil Patil 43, Mohammad Azam 39, Amjad Javed 51*; Tanwir Afzal 3-13) beat Hong Kong 8-134 from 20 overs (Waqas Barkat 41; Shadeep Silva 3-16) by 32 runs [Scorecard | Report | Photos] |
Points Tables
Points Tables as at: 31st March 2013 (final)
| GROUP A |
| Teams |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
N/R |
Points |
NRR |
| Hong Kong |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
+3.776 |
| Nepal |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
+2.434 |
| Malaysia |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
-0.007 |
| Maldives |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
-3.587 |
| Singapore |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
-2.662 |
| GROUP B |
| Teams |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
N/R |
Points |
NRR |
| UAE |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
+2.581 |
| Afghanistan |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
+1.478 |
| Kuwait |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
+0.164 |
| Oman |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
-1.130 |
| Bahrain |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
-3.041 |
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