and that will do it, low full toss driven down to mid-off, easy run on offer and they take it. Easy win for Scotland, with 46 balls to spare.
Hong Kong vs Scotland, 1st Semi-Final at Dublin, Jul 25 2015 - Match Result
Nadeem Ahmed and Kinchit Shah's 13-run partnership is HKG's highest for the 10th wicket in T20Is, breaking the record of 7 between Nadeem Ahmed and Haseeb Amjad
Irfan Ahmed has broken the record for most sixes (6) in T20Is for HKG, going past Nizakat Khan's 5
Tanwir Afzal: Today we failed to build a platform at the start which cost us.
Preston Mommsen: We were fresh and executed our plans well. We prepared thoroughly and pulled back our lengths after researching their strong areas. They were 20-30 runs short of par and they will rue a couple of dismissals but that's cricket. We didn't take them lightly.
Man of the Match is Rob Taylor. "Wanted to put on a show for everyone watching and we did that today. We tried to put it in at a hard length and the whole unit bowled well."
Scotland advance to the finals of the World T20 Qualifier with this five-wicket win. A humbling defeat for Hong Kong, well and truly beaten by a quality side. They didn't have to sweat too much throughout the match, and Coetzer's early blitz put the game beyond the reach of Hong Kong.
cut away to point to bring scores level. One needed for Scotland.
fired in on leg at 123 kph, neatly clipped but straight to midwicket
low full toss, swiped away on the ground to deep square leg
short and wide and pulled over mid-on, almost makes it to the boundary but pulled back just inside
another wicket for HK. But all a bit too little, too late. Short ball down leg and Mommsen goes for the pull and gets a thick edge which is easily taken by the keeper
picked away off his pads, one bounce down to fine leg
there is four of them. One bounce and into the boundary, slower ball and it is met after a couple of steps down the track. Smashed over cover
Just 11 needed for a spot in the finals for Scotland
131 kph, tickled away off his pads down to fine leg
the free hit is punished, not a great ball even if it wasn't a free hit. Full on his pads, easily picked away over fine leg for four, juts lands inside the boundary
free hit coming up. Irfan oversteps by a big margin. It is short and wide again, cut away to backward point where there is some neat fielding to stop it from beating him.
what a shot! quality stroke, times it to perfection. Keeps his shape and lofts it well over the long-off boundary for another six.
cut away off the wide ball to the sweeper on the off side
good shot, well picked. Irfan continues to go short, he waits for it and lofts it over short midwicket and it races away
back of a length outside off, dabbed down to third man
beaten this time, 126 kph, full ball outside off stump, Munsey is beaten on his drive
poor ball this time, bangs it in again well down the leg, helped down to fine leg for another single
short and quite wide outside off, the cut finds point
bangs it in once more, pulled on its way down to fine leg
the shorter ball on middle is pulled on the ground to deep square leg
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The Village, Malahide, Dublin | |
Toss | Scotland, elected to field first |
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Season | 2015 |
Player Of The Match | |
Series result | Scotland advanced |
Match number | T20I no. 445 |
Hours of play (local time) | 10.00 start, First Session 10.00-11.25, Interval 11.25-11.45, Second Session 11.45-13.10 |
Match days | 25 July 2015 - day (20-over match) |
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