The Hong Kong cricket team toured Malaysia in February 2020 to play a five-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series, known as the Interport T20 Series.[1][2] All the matches were played at the Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur.[1] The series marked the return of the 154-year-old tradition of contests known as 'Interport' matches, a term historically used to refer to matches played between various British settlements in Southeast Asia, such as Hong Kong and Malaysia (and the Malay states that preceded Malaysia).[3] The series was originally scheduled to be played at the Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, but was cancelled in early February due to the coronavirus pandemic in China.[4][5]
| 2020 Interport T20I Series | |||
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| Malaysia | Hong Kong | ||
| Dates | 20 – 26 February 2020 | ||
| Captains | Ahmad Faiz[n 1] | Aizaz Khan | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Malaysia won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Virandeep Singh (174) | Kinchit Shah (101) | |
| Most wickets |
Syazrul Idrus (8) Khizar Hayat (8) | Aizaz Khan (8) | |
| Player of the series | Virandeep Singh (Mas) | ||
Malaysia won the first three matches to give them an unassailable lead in the series.[6] The hosts went on to sweep the series 5–0.[7] Both teams went on to compete in the 2020 ACC Eastern Region T20 tournament (the first stage of qualification for the 2020 Asia Cup) which started a few days after the completion of the series.[8]
Squads edit
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T20I series edit
1st T20I edit
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Malaysia's innings was ended after 16.3 overs and Hong Kong were set a revised target of 83 runs to win from 9 overs due to multiple rain delays.
- Khizar Hayat, Bhushan Save (Mas), Aftab Hussain, Hamed Khan and Mohsin Khan (HK) all made their T20I debuts.
- Khizar Hayat became the first bowler for Malaysia to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is[10] and took a wicket with his first delivery in a T20I.[11]
2nd T20I edit
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.
3rd T20I edit
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
4th T20I edit
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dhivendran Mogan (Mas) and Hassan Khan Mohammad (HK) both made their T20I debuts.
5th T20I edit
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
Notes edit
- ^ Virandeep Singh captained Malaysia for the fifth T20I.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Hong Kong vs Malaysia T20I Interport Series moved to Malaysia!". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Malaysia to host Hong Kong in rescheduled T20I Series". Cricket Malaysia. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Preview - Malaysia Vs Hong Kong Interport T20I Series". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Hong Kong to host Malaysa in 5-Match T20I series!". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Hong Kong vs Malaysia T20I Interport Series Called Off". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Faiz seals series for Malaysia with third win over Hong Kong". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Malaysia sweep Hong Kong in historic series win". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "A treat for Cricket fans in Thailand as Bangkok hosts the ACC eastern region T20". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Malaysia (Malaysia vs Hong Kong T20I bi-lateral series 2020)". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Khizar returns with a bang as Malaysia down Hong Kong". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Is Kyle Jamieson the tallest man ever to play for New Zealand?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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