Hong Kong vs Nepal

Scorecard: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci... 75/8 (20 overs), Hong Kong 69 all out (17.4 overs)

Nepal Women won by 6 runs

Nepal survived a nail-biting match to to draw level with second-placed Hong Kong on four points in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers Asia.

Batting first, Nepal’s innings was salvaged by number eight batter and eventual player of the match Karuna Bhandari. Her 19* runs off 27 balls in the last six overs of the innings proved to be the difference. Indu Barma’s 15 in the first half of the innings was also crucial to Nepal’s 75 runs in total.

Hong Kong’s spinner Ka-Man Chan picked up where she left off before the rest day, taking for 3/11. Keenu Gill was also a consistent performer with 2/9.

Hong Kong’s response started off well with opener Ka-Ying Chan’s 18 off 21 and Keenu Gill’s 10 off 19. Captain Mariko Hill scored 13 off 16 from number 5. But Hong Kong collapsed going from 33/1 to 58/9. After an elaborate celebration of Mariko Hill’s wicket, Nepalese bowlers calmed themselves and finally picked up the last wicket with two overs and two balls left.

Karuna Bhandari was the top wicket taker with 3/17, capping an all-round performance.

“It was disappointing today. I thought we bowled and fielded really well. We just panicked on the bat. It was uncharacteristic of the girls today,”, said Hong Kong Women’s Coach Charlie Burke.

“Credit to Nepal, they kept fighting and fought really well.”

“It shows how close this competition is. These are four sides which competed very well over the last six years.”

“We are going to play China (tomorrow) who are very confident after their win today. Last game against Thailand, so it will be interesting to see the Thailand versus Nepal game tomorrow. We can only control what we can do and see what happens,” added Burke.

Both matches tomorrow will be played at Hong Kong Cricket Club, with Thailand vs Nepal at 9:30 am and China vs Hong Kong at 2:00 pm. Entry is free.

China vs Thailand

Scorecard: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci... 86/7 (20 overs), China 87/7 (19.2 overs)

China won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

China beat Thailand in a close contest as they pulled off a successful chase with four balls to spare. Thailand’s batsmen were penalised for causing avoidable damages to the pitch, which potentially cost them the match.

Winning the toss and batting first, Thailand opener Sirintra Saensakorat scored 15 off 38 balls, while captain and number six batter Sornnarin Tippoch entered in the 15th over and brought up the run rate.

She scored an efficient 25 runs off 21 to bring the total to 86 runs, with the help of Chanida Sutthiruang who scored 14.

Coming off a five-wicket display on Tuesday, China’s Ying-Ying Li took three wickets in this game.

China’s response had a good start, opener Miao Zhou scored a team-high 22 off 40 balls. Captain Huang Zhuo provided a boost of 11 runs when she came in at number three. China did lose wickets late and were precariously placed at 70/7 but fittingly, player of the Match Ying-Ying Li guided the team home and sealed the victory with the winning run.

Despite the result Thailand are still on top of the table with three wins and China remain on the bottom with this their solitary victory from four matches.

香港 對 尼泊爾

尼泊爾得75分，八人出局，香港得69分，全數出局。

女子板球世界盃亞洲外圍賽，尼泊爾險勝港隊，與港隊同得兩勝兩負，並排聯賽榜第二。

尼泊爾首先擊球進攻，Karuna Bhandari得到全隊最高的19分，在局尾為球隊的總分推進至75分，成為致勝關鍵。

香港投手陳嘉敏保持上仗佳態，取得三個出局，失11分。星杞姍（Keenu Gill）亦交出穩定表現，取得兩個出局，失九分。

攻守交換，港隊開局不錯，陳嘉瑩得18分，星杞姍得10分。隊長Mariko Hill得13分，但港隊隨後失勢，擊球手連番出局，最後未能扭轉劣勢。

港隊教練貝卓禮（Charlie Burke）賽後對賽果表示失望：「我們投球及防守很好，但在擊球時不夠冷靜。尼泊爾表現很好，奮戰到底。」

「這個賽果顯示今屆賽事競爭激烈，四隊都在過往六年的表現都大有進步。明日我們會再次對戰中國，他們經過今日的首勝將會信心大增。星期六最後一戰港隊會面對泰國，將會相當關鍵。」

中國 對 泰國

Thailand 86/7 (20 overs), China 87/7 (19.2 overs)泰國得86分，7人出局，中國得87分，7人出局，球局尚有四球下成功提早追分勝出

中國首嘗勝仗，在緊湊的賽事中險勝泰國，打破對方不敗之身。泰國擊球手跑分時不慎破壞球道而被罰五分成為勝負關鍵。

首先擊球的泰國，開局雖然保持不出局，但得分速度較慢。其後擔任第六位擊球手的隊長Sornnarin Tippoch進場，擊出25分將總分推進至86分。

中國投手李瑩瑩繼上仗取得五個出局後，今仗再取三個出局。

中國隊的擊球局有好開始，開局球手鄒淼擊出全隊最高22分，加上隊長黃卓的11分及朱明月的10分，令中國在最後關頭成功追分，險勝對手。

明日早上九時半將會上演泰國對尼泊爾，下午兩時將會有中港大戰第二回。兩仗都在香港木球會舉行，公眾免費入場。