China stuns HKCC while KCC beat all-comers on Day Two

The China National Men's Cricket Team stunned Hong Kong Cricket Club, beating the HKCC by 25 runs, on the second day of the Quaid-e-Azam trophy Twenty20 2010 played at Mission Road but it was Kowloon Cricket Club that looked the most impressive as they beat both HKCC and China with dominant victories.

Tournament Director Afzaal Haider reports:

China won the toss and elected to bat first and surprised everyone in the ground when they piled on 170 runs against the bowling attack of HKCC. Li Gian scored 51 runs, Zhang Yu Fei scored 48 runs, Wang Dian Yi scored 27 runs & Jiang Shu Yau scored 14 runs, while HKCC's Mark Winstanley took 2-38 and Michael Jamieson 1-31. In reply HKCC could only managed 145-4 in reply with Jonathan scoring 42 runs, Jason Lui 34 runs, Simon Wade 18 runs and Nicholas Lau 15 runs. Chinese bowlers Zang Peng 2 for 23, Zang Yu Fei, 1 for 27 runs as China won the match by 25 runs.

KCC won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 150-9 runs in 17.3 overs when the match was stopped because of heavy rain. For KCC Kinchit Shah scored 47 runs, Afzaal Haider 34 runs, Farooq Saeed 19 runs and Sunny Bhimsaria 17 runs. For China, Wang Jeng grabbed 3-10, Zhang Yu Fei 2-23 and Sun Dao 2-10 runs. In reply China was given the target of 146 runs in 17 overs but could't repeat the same performance that they had against HKCC and were bundled out for 44 runs as Afzaal Haider ran through the China top order by taking 3 wickets for 2 runs in his first 2 overs and then Waqar Dawood destroyed the rest of the China batting line up with his tight off spin and dousras by taking 5 wickets for only 9 runs. KCC won by 106 runs.

KCC continued its momentum by choosing to bowl first against HKCC toin the last match of the day. HKCC had no answer to KCC's bowling attack and were all out for just 43 runs in 15th over. Imran Farcy grabbed 4-7, Ninad Shah 2-12 and Waqar Dawood 3-0. In reply, KCC reached 45-1 in the 4th over with Peter Wooden scoring an unbeaten 31 while Sunny Bhimsaria hit 11 not out as KCC won the match by 9 wickets.

Tomorrow's matches see PACC take on China in the first semi-final starting at 8AM while KCC face LSWCC in the second semi-final at 11AM.

Related Link: Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2010