2022–23 Hong Kong Quadrangular Series

{{short description|International cricket tournament}}

{{use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox cricket tournament

| name = 2022–23 Hong Kong Quadrangular Series

| fromdate = 8

| todate = 12 March 2023

| administrator = Cricket Hong Kong

| cricket format = Twenty20 International

| tournament format = Round-robin and final

| host = {{flag|Hong Kong}}

| champions = {{cr|HK}}

| runner up = {{cr|MAS}}

| participants = 4

| matches = 8

| player of the series = {{cricon|HK}} Aizaz Khan

| most runs = {{cricon|BHR}} Imran Anwar (130)

| most wickets = {{cricon|HK}} Ehsan Khan (8)
{{cricon|HK}} Aizaz Khan (8)
{{cricon|MAS}} Rizwan Haider (8)
{{cricon|KUW}} Sayed Monib (8)

| previous_year =

| previous_tournament =

| next_year = 2025

| next_tournament = 2025 Hong Kong Quadrangular Series

}}

The 2022–23 Hong Kong Quadrangular Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament, that took place in Hong Kong in March 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/cricket/article/3211111/hong-kong-host-t20-tournament-will-play-malaysia-bahrain-kuwait-part-acc-premier-cup-preparations |title=Hong Kong to host T20 tournament, will play Malaysia, Bahrain, Kuwait as part of ACC Premier Cup preparations |work=South China Morning Post |access-date=22 February 2023}} The participating teams were the hosts Hong Kong along with Bahrain, Kuwait and Malaysia.{{cite web|url=https://www.hkcricket.org/news/international-cricket-returns-to-hong-kong-as-the-4-team-t20i-series-is-announced |title=International Cricket returns to Hong Kong as a 4 Team T20I Series is announced! |work=Cricket Hong Kong |access-date=22 February 2023}} Shortly before the tournament, Cricket Hong Kong announced that former Kent County Cricket Club player Simon Willis became the new head coach of their senior men's team.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/cricket/article/3212145/cricket-hong-kong-hand-ex-sri-lanka-and-kent-coach-willis-reins-mens-team-odi-status-still-their |title=Cricket Hong Kong hand ex-Sri Lanka and Kent coach Willis reins of men's team, with ODI status still in their sights |work=South China Morning Post |access-date=3 March 2023}}

Malaysia and Hong Kong won their matches on the opening day of the series.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/cricket/article/3212836/apc-group-t20i-series-hong-kong-beat-bahrain-answer-new-coachs-call |title=APC Group T20I series: Hong Kong beat Bahrain to answer new cricket coach's call |work=South China Morning Post |access-date=8 March 2023}} Both sides won again on the following day to confirm that they would meet again in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/cricket/article/3212972/t20-cricket-hong-kong-beat-kuwait-reach-final-first-home-matches-5-years |title=T20 cricket: Hong Kong make a record total to reach final in first home matches in 5 years |work=South China Morning Post |access-date=9 March 2023}}

Hong Kong defeated Malaysia in the final by 39 runs to win the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/cricket/article/3213278/t20-cricket-yasim-murtaza-blitz-helps-deliver-trophy-hong-kong-after-controversial-catch |title=T20 cricket: Yasim Murtaza blitz helps deliver trophy for Hong Kong – after controversial catch |work=South China Morning Post |access-date=12 March 2023}}

The T20I tournament was followed by a 50-over One Day tri-series between Hong Kong, Kuwait and Malaysia.{{cite web|url=https://www.hkcricket.org/news/apc-group-partners-cricket-hong-kong-to-bring-international-cricket-to-hong-kong-again |title=APC Group partners Cricket Hong Kong to bring International Cricket to Hong Kong again |work=Cricket Hong Kong |access-date=4 March 2023}} All competing teams used the 50-over event as preparation for the 2023 Men's Premier Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/cricket/article/3212318/cricket-hong-kong-adds-odi-series-involving-kuwait-and-malaysia-build-acc-premier-cup |title=Cricket Hong Kong adds ODI series involving Kuwait and Malaysia to build up for ACC Premier Cup |work=South China Morning Post |access-date=4 March 2023}}

Squads

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{{cr|BHR}}

!{{cr|HK}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hkcricket.org/news/new-head-coach-to-lead-a-refreshed-hong-kong-team-ahead-of-an-exciting-new-season |title=New Head Coach to lead a refreshed Hong Kong team ahead of an exciting new season! |work=Cricket Hong Kong |access-date=3 March 2023}}

!{{cr|KUW}}{{cite web|url=https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0mi62cbremuS8cEWFMkHTLnJoC566RiswQH4AeNo6tj8UdDbWAGKuZd1Dx4je6G7kl&id=100068524520672 |title=Kuwait National Men’s team delegation in association with FRiENDi mobile Kuwait powered by Al Muzaini Exchange Co. is off to Hong Kong today for a quadrangular T20i series against hosts Cricket Hong Kong, Malaysian Cricket Association & Cricket Bahrain from the 6th - 12th March |work=Kuwait Cricket (via Facebook) |access-date=5 March 2023}}

!{{cr|MAS}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketmalaysia.com/MalaysianCricketAssociation/viewArticle.do?articleId=277&clubId=10933 |title=Malaysia head to the Hong Kong International T20I Series |work=Malaysian Cricket Association |access-date=1 March 2023}}

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Round-robin

=Points table=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR|source=ESPNcricinfo{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/quadrangular-twenty20-series-hong-kong-2022-23-1361762/points-table-standings |title=Quadrangular Twenty20 Series (Hong Kong) 2022/23 Points table|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=11 March 2023}}

|show_tie=no

|update=complete

|team1=HK

|team2=MAS

|team3=BHR

|team4=KUW

|result1=Q

|result2=Q

|result3=3P

|result4=3P

|win_BHR=1|loss_BHR=2|nr_BHR=|nrr_BHR=-0.958

|win_HK=3|loss_HK=0|nr_HK=|nrr_HK=0.580

|win_KUW=0|loss_KUW=3|nr_KUW=|nrr_KUW=-0.594

|win_MAS=2|loss_MAS=1|nr_MAS=|nrr_MAS=0.951

|name_BHR={{cr|BHR}}

|name_HK={{cr|HK}}

|name_KUW={{cr|KUW}}

|name_MAS={{cr|MAS}}

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|col_3P=#ffc

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{{color box|#cfc}} Qualified for the final

{{color box|#ffc}} Advanced to the third place play-off

=Fixtures=

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 8 March 2023

| time = 09:30

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|KUW}}

| team2 = {{cr|MAS}}

| score1 = 158/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Meet Bhavsar 67 (41)

| wickets1 = Vijay Unni 3/15 (4 overs)

| score2 = 163/7 (19 overs)

| runs2 = Virandeep Singh 58* (52)

| wickets2 = Sayed Monib 3/32 (3 overs)

| result = Malaysia won by 3 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1361770.html Scorecard]

| venue = Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

| umpires = Tabarak Dar (HK) and Shiroy Vachha (HK)

| motm = Virandeep Singh (Mas)

| toss = Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 8 March 2023

| time = 13:40

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|HK}}

| team2 = {{cr|BHR}}

| score1 = 153/4 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Aizaz Khan 42* (26)

| wickets1 = Abdul Majid 1/13 (3 overs)
Sarfaraz Ali 1/13 (3 overs)

| score2 = 138 (19.1 overs)

| runs2 = Imran Anwar 29 (15)

| wickets2 = Ehsan Khan 3/16 (3.1 overs)

| result = Hong Kong won by 15 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1361771.html Scorecard]

| venue = Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

| umpires = Niaz Ali (HK) and John Prakash (HK)

| motm = Aizaz Khan (HK)

| toss = Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Abdul Majid and Ali Dawood (Bhr) both made their T20I debuts.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 9 March 2023

| time = 09:30

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|MAS}}

| team2 = {{cr|BHR}}

| score1 = 200/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Muhammad Amir 80 (52)

| wickets1 = Sathaiya Veerapathiran 2/29 (4 overs)

| score2 = 147/9 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Sohail Ahmed 65 (46)

| wickets2 = Rizwan Haider 4/34 (4 overs)

| result = Malaysia won by 53 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1361772.html Scorecard]

| venue = Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

| umpires = John Prakash (HK) and Gandhimathinathan Sankaranarayanan (HK)

| motm = Muhammad Amir (Mas)

| toss = Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 9 March 2023

| time = 13:40

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|HK}}

| team2 = {{cr|KUW}}

| score1 = 161/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Anshuman Rath 57 (42)

| wickets1 = Mohamed Shafeeq 2/35 (4 overs)

| score2 = 150/9 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Bilal Tahir 35* (20)

| wickets2 = Haroon Arshad 3/19 (4 overs)

| result = Hong Kong won by 11 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1361773.html Scorecard]

| venue = Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

| umpires = Tabarak Dar (HK) and Shelton D'Cruz (HK)

| motm = Haroon Arshad (HK)

| toss = Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Adit Gorawara (HK) made his T20I debut.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 11 March 2023

| time = 09:30

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|KUW}}

| team2 = {{cr|BHR}}

| score1 = 156/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Shiraz Khan 50* (24)

| wickets1 = Imran Anwar 3/22 (4 overs)

| score2 = 159/6 (19 overs)

| runs2 = Imran Anwar 87 (52)

| wickets2 = Mohammad Aslam 2/27 (4 overs)

| result = Bahrain won by 4 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1361774.html Scorecard]

| venue = Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

| umpires = Niaz Ali (HK) and Tabarak Dar (HK)

| motm = Imran Anwar (Bhr)

| toss = Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Yasser Nazir (Bhr) made his T20I debut.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 11 March 2023

| time = 13:40

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|MAS}}

| team2 = {{cr|HK}}

| score1 = 95 (18.4 overs)

| runs1 = Sharvin Muniandy 26 (30)

| wickets1 = Haroon Arshad 2/6 (2 overs)

| score2 = 98/6 (19.1 overs)

| runs2 = Aizaz Khan 44* (46)

| wickets2 = Fitri Sham 2/18 (4 overs)

| result = Hong Kong won by 4 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1361775.html Scorecard]

| venue = Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

| umpires = Tabarak Dar (HK) and John Prakash (HK)

| motm = Aizaz Khan (HK)

| toss = Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

Third-place play-off

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 12 March 2023

| time = 09:30

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BHR}}

| team2 = {{cr|KUW}}

| score1 = 135/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Prashant Kurup 33 (35)

| wickets1 = Sayed Monib 2/30 (4 overs)

| score2 = 136/4 (18.1 overs)

| runs2 = Ravija Sandaruwan 37 (33)

| wickets2 = Imran Anwar 3/19 (4 overs)

| result = Kuwait won by 6 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1361776.html Scorecard]

| venue = Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

| umpires = Shelton D'Cruz (HK) and Gandhimathinathan Sankaranarayanan (HK)

| motm = Sayed Monib (Kuw)

| toss = Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

Final

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 12 March 2023

| time = 13:40

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|HK}}

| team2 = {{cr|MAS}}

| score1 = 182/8 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Anshuman Rath 49 (40)

| wickets1 = Sharvin Muniandy 3/30 (4 overs)

| score2 = 143 (17.5 overs)

| runs2 = Zubaidi Zulkifle 29 (13)

| wickets2 = Aizaz Khan 4/26 (3 overs)

| result = Hong Kong won by 39 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1362242.html Scorecard]

| venue = Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

| umpires = Tabarak Dar (HK) and John Prakash (HK)

| motm = Yasim Murtaza (HK)

| toss = Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

}}

One Day Series

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Match

!Date

!Team 1

!Captain 1

!Team 2

!Captain 2

!Venue

!Result

[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hong-kong-od-series-2022-23-1363547/hong-kong-vs-kuwait-1st-match-1363554/full-scorecard 1st Match]

|15 March

|{{cr|HK}}

|Nizakat Khan

|{{Cr|Kuwait}}

|Mohammed Aslam

|Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

|{{cr|HK}} won by 39 runs

[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hong-kong-od-series-2022-23-1363547/kuwait-vs-malaysia-2nd-match-1363555/full-scorecard 2nd Match]

|16 March

|{{Cr|Kuwait}}

|Mohammed Aslam

|{{Cr|Malaysia}}

|Ahmad Faiz

|Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

|{{Cr|Kuwait}} won by 8 wickets

[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hong-kong-od-series-2022-23-1363547/hong-kong-vs-malaysia-3rd-match-1363556/full-scorecard 3rd Match]

|18 March

|{{cr|HK}}

|Nizakat Khan

|{{Cr|Malaysia}}

|Ahmad Faiz

|Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

|{{cr|HK}} won by 97 runs

[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hong-kong-od-series-2022-23-1363547/hong-kong-vs-kuwait-final-1363557/full-scorecard Final]

|19 March

|{{cr|HK}}

|Nizakat Khan

|{{Cr|Kuwait}}

|Mohammed Aslam

|Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

|{{cr|HK}} won by 5 runs

[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hong-kong-od-series-2022-23-1363547/hong-kong-a-vs-malaysia-3rd-place-play-off-1363558/full-scorecard 3rd Place Play-off]

|20 March

|{{cr|HK|name=Hong Kong A}}

|Scott McKechnie

|{{Cr|Malaysia}}

|Ahmad Faiz

|Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok

|{{Cr|Malaysia}} won by 8 wickets

References

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