Hong Kong beat Afghanistan by 4 wickets in the only T20I
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, . Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Afghanistan162/620 ov
Hong Kong166/619.4 ov
Hong Kong won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Hong Kong won the series 1-0
Match report
From the scorecardAfghanistan won the toss and chose to bat. Afghanistan made 162 for 6 in 20 overs, Asghar Afghan 51 from 37 balls and Samiullah Shenwari 34 from 27 balls.
Hong Kong reached 166 for 6 in 19.4 overs, Tanwir Afzal 42 from 22 balls and Babar Hayat 35 from 18 balls. Karim Sadiq took 2 for 20.
Hong Kong won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining).
Key performers
Afghanistan innings
162/6(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shahzad †lbw b Tanwir Afzal | lbw b Tanwir Afzal | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Usman Ghanic Nadeem Ahmed b Haseeb Amjad | c Nadeem Ahmed b Haseeb Amjad | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Asghar Afghan (c)run out (†C Carter) | run out (†C Carter) | 51 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 137.84 |
| Karim Sadiqc Tanwir Afzal b Aizaz Khan | c Tanwir Afzal b Aizaz Khan | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 115.79 |
| Samiullah Shenwarirun out (Haseeb Amjad) | run out (Haseeb Amjad) | 34 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 125.93 |
| Shafiqullahrun out (†C Carter) | run out (†C Carter) | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 187.50 |
| Gulbadin Naibnot out | not out | 4* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Mirwais Ashrafnot out | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 6) | (lb 6) | 6 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.10) | 20 Ov (RR 8.10) | 162/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (Mohammad Shahzad, 0.4 ov), 16-2 (Usman Ghani, 3.1 ov), 50-3 (Karim Sadiq, 8.2 ov), 113-4 (Asghar Stanikzai, 15 ov), 143-5 (Samiullah Shenwari, 18 ov), 159-6 (Shafiqullah, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanwir Afzal | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Haseeb Amjad | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Nadeem Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Aizaz Khan | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Anshuman Rath | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Hong Kong innings
166/6(19.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anshuman Rathlbw b Rokhan Barakzai | lbw b Rokhan Barakzai | 18 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 105.88 |
| Kinchit Shahst †Mohammad Shahzad b Karim Sadiq | st †Mohammad Shahzad b Karim Sadiq | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Babar Hayatc M Nasim Baras b Rokhan Barakzai | c M Nasim Baras b Rokhan Barakzai | 35 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 194.44 |
| Mark Chapmanc Usman Ghani b Karim Sadiq | c Usman Ghani b Karim Sadiq | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 104.76 |
| Nizakat Khanc M Nasim Baras b Aftab Alam | c M Nasim Baras b Aftab Alam | 26 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 130.00 |
| Tanwir Afzal (c)c Usman Ghani b Aftab Alam | c Usman Ghani b Aftab Alam | 42 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 190.91 |
| Aizaz Khannot out | not out | 12* | 8 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Waqas Barkatnot out | not out | 7* | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 1) | (lb 1, w 1) | 2 | ||||
| Total19.4 Ov (RR 8.44) | 19.4 Ov (RR 8.44) · Target 163 | 166/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 14-1 (KD Shah, 2.2 ov), 44-2 (Anshuman Rath, 5.4 ov), 64-3 (Babar Hayat, 8.1 ov), 89-4 (MS Chapman, 11.5 ov), 144-5 (Nizakat Khan, 16.5 ov), 152-6 (Tanwir Afzal, 18.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karim Sadiq | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Aftab Alam | 4 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 11.00 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Mirwais Ashraf | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Rokhan Barakzai | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nasim Baras | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 0.4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |