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Hong Kong cricket team against Nepal in Sri Lanka in 2014–15

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The Hong Kong and Nepal national cricket teams toured Sri Lanka from 9 November to 3 December 2014.[1][2] The series, hosted by Sri Lanka Cricket, was part of a program organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) to benefit non-Test-playing ACC members.

Hong Kong cricket team against Nepal in Sri Lanka in 2014–15
 
  Hong Kong Nepal
Dates 9 November – 3 December 2014
Captains Jamie Atkinson Paras Khadka
Twenty20 International series
Results Hong Kong won the 4-match series 1–0
Most runs 21 (Aizaz Khan, Anas Khan) 40 (Sompal Kami)
Most wickets 2 (Aizaz Khan, Irfan Ahmed, Nadeem Ahmed, Tanwir Afzal) 2 (Shakti Gauchan, Sagar Pun)

The series was initially planned to feature three Twenty20 Internationals and a List A match between the two teams, along with two three-day matches against a Sri Lanka Cricket XI,[3] with the matches played in Dambulla and Kurunegala[4] However, due to regular rain in Dambulla, the T20I series was shortened and rescheduled to one match, and the List A match moved a day earlier, with both matches being scheduled in Colombo. The T20I match was won by Hong Kong.

Squads

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  Hong Kong     Nepal

Tour matches

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Three-day matches

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9–11 November 2014
Scorecard
Nepal    
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187 (56.1 overs)
Paras Khadka 59 (110)
Mohamed Shiraz 3/28 (11.1 overs)
347 (97.3 overs)
Minod Bhanuka 113 (133)
Sompal Kami 5/64 (16.3 overs)
211 (70.2 overs)
Rajesh Pulami 95 (173)
Chamikara Edirisinghe 6/84 (28.2 overs)
138/8d (44.2 overs)
Gayan Maneeshan 63 (73)
Sompal Kami 3/21 (7.2 overs)
SLC XI won by 87 runs
Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala
Player of the match: Sompal Kami (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and chose to field
14–16 November 2014
Scorecard
Nepal    
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193 (59.1 overs)
Subash Khakurel 55 (101)
Prabath Jayasuriya 8/68 (20.1 overs)
162 (48.2 overs)
Lahiru Jayaratne 64 (95)
Sompal Kami 6/48 (14.2 overs)
94 (29.5 overs)
Nuwan Liyanapathirana 31* (38)
Karan KC 5/21 (7.5 overs)
Match Drawn
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
Umpires: Chandrajith Danasinghe and Tabarak Dar
Player of the match: Sompal Kami (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and chose to field
  • Rain interrupted the Nepal's second innings
26–28 November 2014
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  • Match was canceled due to the death of Australian Cricketer Phillip Hughes.

T20I series

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1st T20I

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19 November 2014
11:00 am
Scorecard
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    Nepal
  • Match abandoned without a ball bowled.
  • The match was initially delayed due to a wet outfield, before being called off by the umpires.[5] The match has been rescheduled for 21 November.[6]

2nd T20I

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20 November 2014
11:00 am
Scorecard
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    Nepal
  • Match abandoned without a ball bowled.

2nd T20I (re-scheduled)

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21 November 2014
11:00 am
Scorecard
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    Nepal
  • Match abandoned without a ball bowled.
  • Re-scheduled

3rd T20I

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22 November 2014
02:00 pm (D/N)
Scorecard
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    Nepal

List A series

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Only List A

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23 November 2014
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    Nepal
No result
Colombo

T20I series (rescheduled)

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Only T20I

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24 November 2014
10:00
Scorecard
Nepal    
72 (20 overs)
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  Hong Kong
73/8 (19.5 overs)
Sompal Kami 40 (31)
Aizaz Khan 2/4 (4.0 overs)
Anas Khan 21* (28)
Shakti Gauchan 2/10 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 2 wickets
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguru (Sri Lanka) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (Sri Lanka)
Player of the match: Aizaz Khan (Hong Kong)

References

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  1. ^ "ACC SCHOLARSHIPS CONTINUE FOR UMPIRES AND ANALYSTS". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Nepal, Hong Kong to tour Sri Lanka in November". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Nepal's three-day match with Kurunegala to have first class status". CricketLok. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong and Nepal tour to Sri Lanka". Asian Cricket Council.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong vs Nepal 1st T20I abandoned". Cricket Country. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Nepal's first T20I series uncertain". My Republica. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Nepal, HK likely to play T20I in Colombo". My Republica. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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