HONG KONG—Five days of impressive T20 cricket was on display in Hong Kong from March 8 to 15. This was the second such event in Hong Kong, demonstrating a big move forward from last year, in organisation, and standard of play with many more overseas players attracted to the event with top players from around the globe taking part,
After 5 days of bat on ball with T20 league matches between 5 teams each with a mixture of local and international players, Kowloon Cantons and City Kaitak emerged finalist. They had both won 3 matches from 4 games, each finishing with 6 points but Kowloon Cantons topped the league table with a superior run-rate. These two teams met in the final on the afternoon of Sunday March 12, 2017.
The last league match of the series was played on Sunday morning with a game between City Kaitak in their distinctive yellow kit and Hong Kong Island (HKI) in their red gear. City Kaitak scored 167 in their 20 overs. HKI were fairly well up to run rate in the early stages, and had reached 64 for 3 in the 8th over but were losing wickets at regular intervals.
Misbah and Dar moved the total forward but then Dar hoisted a ball to leg and was well caught making the score 78 for 4 in the 10th over. Pascoe joined Misbah and they took the total onto 92 before the 5th wicket fell in the 13th over. Ehsan joined Misbah but Ehsan only lasted a few balls before being dismissed – 92 for 6 wickets still in the 13th over. The run rate required had increased to 9 per over and HKI were running out of batsmen.
