2022–23 Hong Kong Quadrangular Series
International cricket tournament
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The 2022–23 Hong Kong Quadrangular Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament, that took place in Hong Kong in March 2023.[1] The participating teams were the hosts Hong Kong along with Bahrain, Kuwait and Malaysia.[2] 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.[3]
| Dates | 8 – 12 March 2023 |
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| Administrator | Cricket Hong Kong |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Host |  Hong Kong |
| Champions | Hong Kong |
| Runners-up |  Malaysia |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 8 |
| Player of the series | Aizaz Khan |
| Most runs |  Imran Anwar (130) |
| Most wickets | Ehsan Khan (8) Aizaz Khan (8) Rizwan Haider (8) Sayed Monib (8) |
Malaysia and Hong Kong won their matches on the opening day of the series.[4] Both sides won again on the following day to confirm that they would meet again in the final.[5]
Hong Kong defeated Malaysia in the final by 39 runs to win the tournament.[6]
The T20I tournament was followed by a 50-over One Day tri-series between Hong Kong, Kuwait and Malaysia.[7] All competing teams used the 50-over event as preparation for the 2023 Men's Premier Cup.[8]
Squads
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Hong Kong[9] |
Kuwait[10] |
Malaysia[11] |
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Round-robin
Points table
Qualified for the final
Advanced to the third place play-off
Fixtures
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- Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
- Abdul Majid and Ali Dawood (Bhr) both made their T20I debuts.
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Muhammad Amir 80 (52) Sathaiya Veerapathiran 2/29 (4 overs) |
Sohail Ahmed 65 (46) Rizwan Haider 4/34 (4 overs) |
- Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
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Anshuman Rath 57 (42) Mohamed Shafeeq 2/35 (4 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
- Adit Gorawara (HK) made his T20I debut.
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- Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
- Yasser Nazir (Bhr) made his T20I debut.
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
Third-place play-off
Final
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
One Day Series
| Match | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
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| 1st Match | 15 March | Hong Kong |
Nizakat Khan | Kuwait |
Mohammed Aslam | Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok | Hong Kong won by 39 runs |
| 2nd Match | 16 March | Kuwait |
Mohammed Aslam | Malaysia |
Ahmad Faiz | Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok | Kuwait won by 8 wickets |
| 3rd Match | 18 March | Hong Kong |
Nizakat Khan | Malaysia |
Ahmad Faiz | Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok | Hong Kong won by 97 runs |
| Final | 19 March | Hong Kong |
Nizakat Khan | Kuwait |
Mohammed Aslam | Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok | Hong Kong won by 5 runs |
| 3rd Place Play-off | 20 March | Hong Kong A |
Scott McKechnie | Malaysia |
Ahmad Faiz | Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok | Malaysia won by 8 wickets |