16/02Result

33rd Match, ICC World Cricket League Championship at Mong Kok, Feb 16 2017

NetherlandsNetherlandsNED
330/7
Hong KongHong KongHKG
325/9 (50 ov)

Netherlands won by 5 runs

Player of the Match

Michael RipponNetherlands

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Hong Kong collapse allows Netherlands to escape with five-run win

Netherlands overcame a maiden century by Hong Kong's Anshy Rath and a 197-run WCL Championship-record partnership between Rath and Babar Hayat to secure a tense five-run win at Tin Kwong Road

Match Centre

Match Details

Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong

Series

ICC World Cricket League Championship 2015

Toss

Netherlands , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Michael Rippon

Season

2016/17

Hours of play (local time)

09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00 Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15

Match days

16 February 2017 (50-over match)

Points

Netherlands 2, Hong Kong 0

Scorecard Summary

NETHERLANDS 330/7(50 OVERS)

Roelof van der Merwe62 (54)
Stephan Myburgh88 (98)

Ehsan Khan2/49 (9)
Ehsan Nawaz2/62 (10)

HONG KONG 325/9(50 OVERS)

Anshy Rath134 (121)
Babar Hayat83 (107)

Paul van Meekeren2/46 (10)
Michael Rippon4/67 (10)

END OF OVER:
50 | 4 Runs | HKG: 325/9 (6 runs required, RR: 6.50)

Nadeem Ahmed7 (8b)
Tanveer Ahmed2 (3b)

Paul van Meekeren10-0-46-2
Ahsan Malik8-0-61-1

49.6

van Meekeren to Nadeem Ahmed, no run,

49.5

van Meekeren to Tanveer Ahmed, 1 run,

49.4

van Meekeren to Nadeem Ahmed, 1 run,

49.4

van Meekeren to Nadeem Ahmed, 1 wide,

49.3

van Meekeren to Nadeem Ahmed, no run,

49.2

van Meekeren to Nadeem Ahmed, no run,

Match Coverage

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A loss that may have cost Hong Kong millions
At a level of cricket where survival is not guaranteed, the game between Hong Kong and Netherlands had more riding on it than most international matches - and both teams played that way
Hong Kong collapse allows Netherlands to escape with five-run win
Netherlands overcame a maiden century by Hong Kong's Anshy Rath and a 197-run WCL Championship-record partnership between Rath and Babar Hayat to secure a tense five-run win at Tin Kwong Road

Hong Kong INNINGS		R	B
C Carter	lbw	19	18
Anshuman Rath	caught	134	121
JJ Atkinson	stumped	6	11
Babar Hayat	stumped	83	107
Nizakat Khan	caught	22	14
Waqas Khan	caught	7	8
Ehsan Khan	lbw	17	8
Aizaz Khan	caught	2	3
Ehsan Nawaz	bowled	1	4
Nadeem Ahmed	not out	7	8
Tanveer Ahmed	not out	2	3
EXTRAS	(lb 3, w 17, nb 5)
TOTAL	325 (9 wkts; 50 ovs)

Netherlands BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
VJ Kingma	4.0	44	0	11.00	(2nb, 3w)
PA van Meekeren	10.0	46	2	4.60	(3nb, 5w)
PW Borren	8.0	44	1	5.50	(1w)
MJG Rippon	10.0	67	4	6.70	(1w)
RE van der Merwe	10.0	60	1	6.00	(1w)
Ahsan Malik	8.0	61	1	7.62

Hong Kong 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	41	Anshuman Rath	C Carter
2nd	12	JJ Atkinson	Anshuman Rath
3rd	197	Anshuman Rath	Babar Hayat
4th	35	Nizakat Khan	Anshuman Rath
5th	0	Nizakat Khan	Waqas Khan
6th	23	Ehsan Khan	Waqas Khan
7th	3	Aizaz Khan	Waqas Khan
8th	2	Aizaz Khan	Ehsan Nawaz
9th	2	Nadeem Ahmed	Ehsan Nawaz
10th	10	Nadeem Ahmed	Tanveer Ahmed

ICC World Cricket League Championship

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NED	14	10	2	22	0.978
SCOT	14	8	3	19	0.849
HKG	14	8	4	18	1.082
PNG	14	8	6	16	-0.379
KENYA	14	6	8	12	-0.551
UAE	14	5	9	10	-0.379
NEP	14	4	9	9	-0.451
NAM	14	3	11	6	-0.602

Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong

Series

Toss

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

Match days

Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

NETHERLANDS 330/7(50 OVERS)

HONG KONG 325/9(50 OVERS)

END OF OVER:50 | 4 Runs | HKG: 325/9 (6 runs required, RR: 6.50)

A loss that may have cost Hong Kong millions

Hong Kong collapse allows Netherlands to escape with five-run win

END OF OVER:
50 | 4 Runs | HKG: 325/9 (6 runs required, RR: 6.50)