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3489dThe Report by Peter Della Penna in Malahide

Lively Hong Kong defend 129 to stun Ireland

After winning 21 straight matches at the World T20 Qualifier, Ireland's batting funk has now led to two straight defeats, as Hong Kong stunned the hosts by defending 129 for a five-run win

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Hong Kong BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Tanwir Afzal	4.0	1	9	0	2.25
Haseeb Amjad	4.0	0	40	2	10	(2w)
Aizaz Khan	2.0	0	29	1	14.5	(1w)
Nizakat Khan	4.0	0	17	0	4.25	(1w)
Irfan Ahmed	4.0	0	11	3	2.75
Nadeem Ahmed	2.0	0	15	0	7.5

Ireland INNINGS		R	B
A Balbirnie	caught	9	10
PR Stirling	caught	34	26
WTS Porterfield	bowled	28	40
KJ O'Brien	run out	5	10
GC Wilson	caught wk	16	16
SW Poynter	caught wk	7	7
SR Thompson	run out	0	1
JF Mooney	not out	18	8
GH Dockrell	caught	0	2
AR Cusack	not out	0	0
CA Young
EXTRAS	(b 1, lb 2, w 4)
TOTAL	124 (8 wkts; 20 ovs)

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier

Group A
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
IRE	6	4	2	8	1.356
HKG	6	3	2	7	0.614
NAM	6	3	2	7	0.314
PNG	6	3	2	7	0.113
USA	6	3	3	6	-0.321
JER	6	2	4	4	-0.523
NEP	6	1	4	3	-1.499
Group B
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SCOT	6	4	2	8	1.205
NED	6	4	2	8	1.151
AFG	6	3	1	8	0.69
OMA	6	3	2	7	0.374
KENYA	6	3	2	7	-0.645
UAE	6	1	4	3	-1.688
CAN	6	0	5	1	-1.295

Lively Hong Kong defend 129 to stun Ireland

'This win means a lot to me' - Irfan Ahmed