Published: Nov 08, 2015, 11:18 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 04:31 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live blog of the tour match between the England XI and Hong Kong, which will be a 50-overs each side contest to be played on Sunday at Abu Dhabi. The match is a preparation for England to adjust to the conditions ahead of their limited-overs series against Pakistan, which will begin shortly. This contest may not be of great importance for England because all that they would be concerned about is their conditioning, it will give Hong Kong a chance to come into the limelight. England have decided to bat first in this game, which means the Hong Kong bowlers will have to do some real hard work.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE HONG KONG 173 for 10 in Overs 44: And that’s it. England XI have won the contest by 169 runs. David Willey bowled a game-changing 4 for 43 while Moeen Ali remained the leading run scorer with his 71 runs. Hong Kong put up a commendable effort. Babar Hayat scored a good 64.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE HONG KONG 165 for 7 in Overs 34: England bowlers strike again as David Willey, Chris Woakes and Joe root took a wicket each. This was Willey’s third wicket. England almost ensure their victory over the Hong Kong team.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE HONG KONG 140 for 5 in Overs 34: Babar Hayat showed his class with the bat before he left making a crucial 64. Christopher Carter (25 not out) is joined by Tanwir Afzal in the crease. Another success for the English bowlers is pushing them towards the victory.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE HONG KONG 109 for 3 in Overs 27: Hong Kong are giving a good fight back as wickets have stopped falling as frequently as they were earlier. Jos Buttler shared the gloves with Jonny Bairstow as the latter kept the stumps for a while. Hong Kong reach their team total of 100.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE HONG KONG 59 for 3 in Overs 17: Just when Hong Kong batsmen were looking for a stable partnership, England got another breakthrough. Reece Topley strikes. Hong Kong have gone past their team score of 50. Babar Hayat is joined by Christopher Carter in the crease.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE HONG KONG 23 for 2 in Overs 6: After a brilliant display of batting, the England XI have started their bowling with two quick successes. David Willey has bagged two wickets already as the Hong Kong opener went back after Jason Roy caught him at the cover and Nizakat Khan surrendered for an lbw.
OUT! Nizakat Khan lbw David Willey
*Hong Kong’s innings starts*
LIVE CRICKET SCORE ENGLAND XI 342 for 8 in Overs 50: England finish their innings at 342 with the loss of 8 overs. Moeen Ali is the top scorer for his side with his 71 off 36. He hit five huge sixes in his innings.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE ENGLAND XI 295 for 6 in Overs 45: Jos Buttler is dismissed for 36. Moeen Ali reaches 50. Good to be back into runs for them. Five overs still remaining. England are in a good position.
OUT! Liam Plunkett ruled out because of illness.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE ENGLAND XI 201 for 4 in Overs 32: England lost some quick wickets but they have put up a good amount of runs on board already. Joe Root made 39 runs off 45 deliveries while skipper Eoin Morgan scored 16 off 20 balls.
OUT! Alex Hales b Anshuman Rath 64(56)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE ENGLAND XI 130 for 1 in Overs 20: Alex Hales reaches his half century. First success comes Hong Kong’s way as Jason Roy is out for lbw. Roy made a good 42 from 32 balls.
OUT! Jason Roy lbw b Tanwir Afzal 42 (30)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE ENGLAND XI 63 for 1 in Overs 8: England have made a brisk start but they have also lost one wicket. Jason Roy has been dismissed leg-before the wicket after he scored a rapid 42 runs from 32 balls.
TOSS: England have decided to bat, which is obvious as their batsmen would look to make runs in this game ahead of their limited-overs leg of the Pakistan series.
TEAM:
Hong Kong:
Tanwir Afzal (c), Mark Chapman, Babar Hayat, Nizakat Khan, Aizaz Khan, Jamie Atkinson (Wk), Waqas Barkat, Haseeb Amjad, Anshuman Rath, Kinchit Shah, Waqas Khan, Christopher Carter, Nadeem Ahmed.
England:
Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), James Taylor, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Reece Topley, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Chris Jordan.
England wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Hales was quite serious about this tour match, as he told AFP about his and his team’s preparations: “The strides we made in the summer were fantastic and this will be as tough a challenge as we’ve had so far as this new outfit. We are playing in drier conditions where perhaps the game won’t be as free flowing as in England. I guess as an opener the power-play overs will be pretty crucial when there’s pace on the ball. You have a big role at the top of the order to go on and make big scores.”
“It is a great opportunity. Any time you play for England is, but it’s particularly important for me now with that spot up for grabs at the top of the order. Hopefully, I can show some form here and if I get that chance in South Africa I’ll be ready for that now,” Hales added.
