2025 Cricket World Cup Challenge League B (Hong Kong)
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Dates6 – 16 February 2025
AdministratorInternational Cricket Council
Cricket formatList A
Tournament formatRound-robin
| Dates | 6 – 16 February 2025 |
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| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Host |  Hong Kong |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs |  Raghav Dhawan (273) |
| Most wickets | Juma Miyagi (12) |
The 2025 Hong Kong Cricket World Cup Challenge League B was the second round of Group B matches of the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League, a cricket tournament which forms part of the qualification pathway to the 2027 Cricket World Cup.[1] The tournament was hosted by Cricket Hong Kong, China from 6 to 16 February 2025, with all matches having List A status.[2]
Tri-series
| 2025 Hong Kong Tri-Nation Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 28 January–3 February 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Hong Kong won the series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bahrain, Hong Kong and Uganda played a tri-nation series in preparation for the Challenge League matches.[3] Hong Kong defeated Uganda in the final.[4]
Round-robin
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.540 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Hong Kong |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.827 | |
| 3 |  Bahrain |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.445 | Advanced to the 3rd place play-off |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[5]
Fixtures
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
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Cyrus Kakuru 69 (79) Asif Ali 5/11 (2.5 overs) |
Rishabh Ramesh 45 (79) Alpesh Ramjani 5/15 (6.2 overs) |
- Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
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Asif Ali 29 (50) Nasrulla Rana 4/22 (10 overs) |
Babar Hayat 61 (71) Imran Khan 2/22 (8 overs) |
- Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
3rd place play-off
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Hong Kong A 79/3 (18.3 overs) | |
Rizwan Butt 17 (16) Sheryar Khan 5/29 (9.2 overs) |
Shahid Wasif 31* (32) Asif Mohammad 2/19 (3 overs) |
- Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.
Other matches
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Justin Mosca 52 (26) Laksh Bakrania 2/38 (4 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
Hong Kong A 243 (49.5 overs) |
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Sahal Malvernkar 64 (89) Khalidy Juma 3/27 (7 overs) |
Kassim Nassoro 25 (49) Daniel Mapp 5/18 (7 overs) |
- Hong Kong A won the toss and elected to bat.
