Rahul Sharma gives Hong Kong selectors plenty to think about

Forty-five year-old Rahul Sharma showed the national selectors that he still has plenty to offer as he hit an unbeaten century to guide his side to victory in the latest warm-up match for the Hong Kong senior cricket squad. The match was the fourth in a series of games being played in preparation for the upcoming ACC Trophy tournament to be held in Malaysia from 12-31 August 2006.

Other notable performances included a solid half century from Tabarak Dar whilst bowlers Khalid Khan, Irfan Ahmed and Amjad Mehmood each claimed a brace of wickets, although Khan and Ahmed were plagued with wide and no-ball troubles.

The following is a summary of the scores from the match.

Batting
Irfan Ahmed 22, Tabarak Dar 64, Ilyas Gull 31, Munir Dar 24, Afzaal Haider 27

Bowling
Khalid Khan 7-0-39-2 (9nb, 2w), Jamshed Khan 4-0-33-0, Nadeem Ahmed 7-1-34-2, Butt Hussain 7-2-31-0, Jawaid Iqbal 4-0-31-0, Amjad Mahmood 4-0-29-2, Skhawat Ali 2-0-16-0

Batting
Rahul Sharma 120*, Butt Hussain 21, Manoj Cheruparambil 18, Skhawat Ali 31

Bowling
Afzaal Haider 7-0-43-0, Irfan Ahmed 7-0-48-2 (5nb, 4w), Ghulam Mustafa 3.2-0-27-0, Zarfan Ali 4-0-26-1, Munir Dar 7-0-30-0, Ilyus Gull 6-1-47-1