The 2024 Hong Kong Tri-Nation Series was a Twenty20 International cricket tournament that was played in March 2024 in Hong Kong.[1] The participating teams were Hong Kong, Nepal and Papua New Guinea.[2][3]
The tournament was played in a single round-robin format.[4] The top two sides in the group stage proceeded to the final, while the last team played in a third-place game against Hong Kong A. All of the matches were played at the Mission Road Ground.[5]
The hosts failed to progress to the final after their match against Nepal ended in no result due to rain, and they lost to Papua New Guinea by 10 wickets.[6] Hong Kong defeated Hong Kong A in the 3rd place play-off by 70 runs.[7] Papua New Guinea defeated Nepal in the final by 86 runs.[8][9]
Squads
 Hong Kong[10]
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 Nepal[11]
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 Papua New Guinea[12]
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Friendship Cup
Hong Kong and Nepal played a one-off Twenty20 International match on 9 March 2024 for the Friendship Cup, celebrating the relationship between Cricket Hong Kong, China and the Cricket Association of Nepal.[2] Hong Kong won the match by 73 runs.[13]
Only T20I
Round-robin
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nepal
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.250 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.720 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −3.739 |
Fixtures
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- Kushal Bhurtel (Nep) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.[15]
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd place play-off
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Anshuman Rath 55 (26)
Rajab Hussain 2/14 (2 overs) |
Jason Lui 58 (40)
Nasrulla Rana 3/34 (4 overs) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ^ "Hong Kong's men set for tough T20 test against Nepal, Papua New Guinea in latest tri series". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Hong Kong, China to host two T20 World Cup Teams in the Hong Kong Men's T20I Series 2024!". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Nepal gears up for Tri-Nation T20 Series in Hong Kong". Khabarhub. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Cricket Hong Kong to host Nepal and PNG for T20I in March". Czarsportz. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ @CricketNep (2 March 2024). "Fixtures Announcement Get ready for more T20I Cricket Action. Keep your eyes upon the #Rhinos as take against the hosts Cricket Hong Kong and PNG, starting 9th of March" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Sloppy Hong Kong suffer bruising defeat against Papua New Guinea to miss out on own T20 tri-series final". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Young Hong Kong cricketers give several reasons for optimism while their senior counterparts show what should have been". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Nepal batting collapse hands PNG T20I series trophy". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea avenge round-robin loss to Nepal, win Hong Kong T20I tri-series". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong, China selectors announce Hong Kong, China squad for T20I Series". Cricket Hong Kong, China. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Nepal's squad announced for Tri-Nation T20 Series in Hong Kong". Khabarhub. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Cricket PNG announce Kumul Petroleum PNG Barramundis team to tour India, Oman and Malaysia". Cricket PNG. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Nepal lose one-off T20I to Hong Kong by 73 runs". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Hong Kong Men's T20I Series 2023/24". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Nepal face PNG in Hong Kong T20I series final". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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