2020 Interport T20I Series
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| 2020 Interport T20I Series | |||
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| Malaysia | Hong Kong | ||
| Dates | 20 – 26 February 2020 | ||
| Captains | Ahmad Faiz[n 1] | Aizaz Khan | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Malaysia won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Virandeep Singh (174) | Kinchit Shah (101) | |
| Most wickets |
Syazrul Idrus (8) Khizar Hayat (8) | Aizaz Khan (8) | |
| Player of the series | Virandeep Singh (Mas) | ||
The Hong Kong cricket team toured Malaysia in February 2020 to play a five-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series, known as the Interport T20 Series.[1][2] All the matches were played at the Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur.[1] The series marked the return of the 154-year-old tradition of contests known as 'Interport' matches, a term historically used to refer to matches played between various British settlements in Southeast Asia, such as Hong Kong and Malaysia (and the Malay states that preceded Malaysia).[3] The series was originally scheduled to be played at the Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, but was cancelled in early February due to the coronavirus pandemic in China.[4][5]
Malaysia secured victory in the series by winning the first three matches, giving them an unassailable lead.[6] The hosts went on to sweep the series 5–0.[7] Both teams went on to compete in the 2020 ACC Eastern Region T20 tournament (the first stage of qualification for the 2020 Asia Cup), which started a few days after the completion of the series.[8]
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T20I series
1st T20I
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Malaysia's innings was ended after 16.3 overs and Hong Kong were set a revised target of 83 runs to win from 9 overs due to multiple rain delays.
- Khizar Hayat, Bhushan Save (Mas), Aftab Hussain, Hamed Khan and Mohsin Khan (HK) all made their T20I debuts.
- Khizar Hayat became the first bowler for Malaysia to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is[10] and took a wicket with his first delivery in a T20I.[11]
,2nd T20I
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.
3rd T20I
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
4th T20I
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dhivendran Mogan (Mas) and Hassan Khan Mohammad (HK) both made their T20I debuts.
5th T20I
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.