Hong Kong cricket team in Ireland in 2016

Hong Kong cricket team in Ireland 2016
		Ireland		Hong Kong
Dates		30 August 2016 – 6 September 2016
Captains		William Porterfield		Babar Hayat
Twenty20 International series
Result		Hong Kong won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs		Greg Thompson (44)		Nizakat Khan (62)
Most wickets		Four players with 1 wicket		Aizaz Khan (3)
Player of the series		Nizakat Khan (HK)

The Hong Kong cricket team toured Ireland in August and September 2016 to play two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) matches at Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason as well as a first-class match at Stormont, Belfast.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The first-class match was part of the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup, with Ireland winning by 70 runs. Hong Kong won the T20I series 1–0, after a 40-run victory in the first match and the second match being abandoned without a ball being bowled.^[7]

Squads

Ireland[8]	Hong Kong[9]
William Porterfield (c) Peter Chase George Dockrell Ed Joyce Joshua Little Andrew McBrine Barry McCarthy Jacob Mulder Kevin O'Brien David Rankin James Shannon Sean Terry Greg Thompson Lorcan Tucker (wk) Craig Young	Babar Hayat (c) Tanwir Afzal Nadeem Ahmed Tanveer Ahmed Christopher Carter Aizaz Khan Ehsan Khan Nizakat Khan Waqas Khan Adil Mehmood Ehsan Nawaz Anshuman Rath Ninad Shah Shahid Wasif

Jacob Mulder was added to the squad as a replacement for Barry McCarthy, who was recalled back to Durham for the County Championship.^[10]

Intercontinental Cup

T20I series

1st T20I

5 September 2016 Scorecard

Hong Kong  169/5 (20 overs)	v	Ireland 129 (19.3 overs)
Nizakat Khan 62 (43) Andy McBrine 1/22 (4 overs)		Greg Thompson 44 (32) Aizaz Khan 3/10 (3 overs)

Hong Kong won by 40 runs Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Alan Neill (Ire)

• Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
• Roland Black (Ire) and Alan Neill (Ire) both stood in their first T20I match as umpires.
• Ehsan Khan, Shahid Wasif (HK); Joshua Little, Jacob Mulder, Sean Terry, Greg Thompson and Lorcan Tucker (Ire) all made their T20I debuts.

2nd T20I

6 September 2016 Scorecard

Ireland	v	Hong Kong

Match abandoned Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Alan Neill (Ire)

• No toss.
• The match was abandoned without a ball bowled due to a wet outfield.

References

1. "Double fixture boost for Irish cricket". Retrieved 26 April 2016.
2. "Cricket Ireland initiative looks to broaden appeal". RTÉ Sport. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
3. "Cricket Ireland hope the sport will rival football, rugby and...". newstalk.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
4. Ryan Bailey. "Big bucks! Irish cricket has secured a major sponsor for the next 3 years". The42. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
5. Fixtures for Round 4 of ICC I-Cup and ICC WCL Championship announced
6. Hong Kong confirm fixtures against Ireland and Scotland
7. "Ireland's T20 match against Hong Kong abandoned". BBC Sport. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
8. "Uncapped Tucker, Little included in Ireland's T20I squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
9. "Babar Hayat named Hong Kong captain for Ireland, Scotland tours". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
10. "Mulder Called Into Ireland Squad For T20 Series". Cricket Ireland. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.