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Hong Kong vs Nepal Only T20I 2024 Article

Read the article of Hong Kong vs Nepal Only T20I 2024 - Nepal tour of Hong Kong one & only T20I match played between Nepal and Hong Kong at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong in 09th March 2024.

Hong Kong vs Nepal Only T20I 2024 Highlights
Babar Hayat celebrates his century © Cricket Hong Kong, China / Twitter

Babar Hayat's power-hitting 46-ball century before Aizaz Khan's four-wicket haul and Ehsan Khan's three-for gives Hong Kong's record 73-run victory over Nepal, despite a Binod Bhandari - Aarif Sheikh's blitz in a one-off T20 international.

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  • Hong Kong's 73-run win was their third largest victory by terms of runs in T20 international and It is their biggest win against Nepal in T20Is, previous biggest win by 43-runs at Bangkok in 2020.
  • Babar Hayat became the first Hong Kong batsman to score a century against Nepal in T20I cricket history.
  • Babar Hayat became the first Hong Kong batsman to scored two centuries in T20I cricket history.
  • Babar Hayat's plundered 110 was his second highest score for Hong Kong in T20 international and the highest-score by an Hong Kong batsman against Nepal in T20Is surpassing the previous record of 48 held by Nizakat Khan at Bangkok in 2020.
  • Hong Kong's 212 was their joint second highest score in T20 international and It is their highest total against Nepal in T20Is, previous highest was 154 at Bangkok in 2020.
  • 76 : Anshy Rath and Babar Hayat set up the record third-wicket partnership for Hong Kong against Nepal in T20 international, previously held by the 45-run stand between these same pair at Mulpani in the last year and the Hong Kong's second highest third-wicket stand in T20Is, The highest is unbeaten 127-run stand between Babar Hayat and Mark Chapman against Oman at Abu Dhabi in 2015.
  • 95 : Babar Hayat and Aizaz Khan set up the record fifth-wicket partnership for Hong Kong in T20 international, previously 80-run jointly held by (Babar Hayat and Zeeshan Ali) against PNG at Bulawayo in 2022 and (Anshy Rath and Yasim Murtaza) against China at Mong Kok earlier in this last month and the Hong Kong's highest any-wicket stand against Nepal in T20Is, previously held by the Anshy Rath and Babar Hayat earlier in this match.
  • Babar Hayat hammered a 46-ball fastest century for Hong Kong in T20 internationals, improving his previous record of 50-ball hundred against Oman at Fatullah in 2016.
  • 13 : Babar Hayat hit the most sixes in an innings for Hong Kong in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 7-sixes jointly hit by Tanwir Afzal (against Scotland) at Mong Kok in 2016, Babar Hayat (against Oman) at Fatullah in 2016 and Babar Azam (against PNG) at Bulawayo in 2022 and the joint sixth most sixes hit by any batsman in an innings in T20Is, jointly with Richard Levi.
  • Aizaz Khan's 4 for 26 was his joint best bowling figures for Hong Kong in T20 international and the third best-bowling-figures by an Hong Kong bowler against Nepal in T20Is.

Hong Kong scored massive total of 212-6 in 20 overs with top scorer by Babar Hayat hammered a 110 off 49-balls - which was his 2nd T20I hundred and his first century against Nepal in T20Is - including 13-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 224.48.

Anshy Rath cracked a 39 off 32-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes, Martin Coetzee hit 31 off 21-balls included 5-fours & a six with strike rate of 147.61, Aizaz Khan blasted a unbeaten 21 off 11-balls contained 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 190.90.

Nepal best bowler by Aakash Chand picked up 3-wickets for 27-runs in 3-overs, Pratis GC, Aarif Sheikh and Rashid Khan each took one-wickets.

Nepal bundled out for 139 in 16.4 overs with top scorer by Binod Bhandari blasted a 42 off 22-balls including 4-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 190.90.

Aarif Sheikh hammered a 38 off 21-balls including 4-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 180.95 and Rohit Paudel hit 30 off 23-balls included 2-fours & a six.

Hong Kong best bowler by Aizaz Khan claimed a joint career-best 4-wickets for 26-runs in 3.4-overs, Ehsan Khan picked up 3-wickets for 26-runs in 4-overs Nasrulla Rana and Ateeq Iqbal both took one-wickets.

Babar Hayat named Player of the match for his power-hitting batting performance to smashed a 110-runs knocked off facing 49-balls including 13-sixes and 3-fours with strike rate of 224.48.

                   

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