15 August 2006
HONG KONG HAND BHUTAN A LESSON
 |
| Damber Gurung and Tim Smart with Match Referee
Iqbal Sikander |
 |
| Bhutan’s openers Tashi and Tandin
Wangchuk embark on the field |
|
Bhutan v Hong Kong at The Royal Selangor Club
HONG KONG WON BY NINE WICKETS
Bhutan have come a long way since their last ACC Trophy but were
still no match for Hong Kong, who beat them by nine wickets at the
Royal Military College grounds.
Bhutan have a couple of batsmen who really know how to play and
they, Tashi and Manoj Adhikari unleashed a couple of drives that
had connoisseurs purring. In fact, the whole team showed enough gumption
to suggest that given more time to develop, they could offer Hong
Kong a better fight in the years ahead.
As it was it took a seriously sharp short-of-a-length spell of bowling
from Hussain Butt to dislodge opener Tashi and rip through the middle-order.
Pace and bounce are just not what the Bhutanese encounter in their
domestic training and it showed here today.
Irfan Ahmed played a careless shot to get out for 15 as Hong Kong
set about making the necessary 78 to win.
 |
| Tandin Wangchuk taking on Irfan Ahmed |
Bhutan v Hong Kong at The Royal Selangor Club, August 15th 2006
Toss: Bhutan
HONG KONG WON BY NINE WICKETS
Bhutan: 77 all out in 30.4 overs (K. Butt 4-20)
Hong Kong: 81-1 in 15 overs (T. Smart 32*)
Man of the Match: Hussain Butt (Hong Kong)
Points: Hong Kong 2, Bhutan 0
|
