ICC World T20 2016 qualifiers: Zimbabwe beat Hong Kong by 14 runs

Updated: 08 March 2016 18:55 IST - Published: 08 March 2016 14:10 IST

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Next up, we have another qualifying game from Group B between Afghanistan and Scotland to held at the same venue, in Nagpur.

So, Zimbabwe win their first game and would take on Scotland on March 10 in their next game. Hong Kong would clash with Afghanistan on the same date.

"We just had to drag the game till the end. Credit to the guys who stuck out with the bat," says the man of the match, Sibanda.

Vusi Sibanda is the player of the match for this game for his knock of 59 off 46!

Donald Tiripano and Tendai Chatara picked up two wickets each for Zimbabwe, while Wellington Masakadza and Sikandar Raza picked up one wicket a piece.

Atkinson got his maiden T20I fifty as well, scoring 53, while Tanwir Afzal finished unbeaten on 31!

Atkinson tried his best, and so did captain Afzal with his late hitting, but the Zimbabwe bowlers kept their nerves by bowling a plethora of slower balls and making the full use of the slowness of the pitch.

So, too close, yet too far for Hong Kong. They fell 14 short in the end.

19.6 Tiripano to Afzal, FOUR! Inside edge, and goes between the batsman's legs towards the fine-leg boundary! Zimbabawe win by 14 runs!

19.5 Tiripano to Afzal, 2 runs, hit high in the air, mistimed the slower ball! It lands safely away from the fielder at long on

19.4 Tiripano to Afzal, no run, hit on the pads again!

19.3 Tiripano to Afzal, no run, slower one outisde off, Afzal, who had backwd away outside leg, misses

19.2 Tiripano to Aizaz, 1 run, leg bye, off the slower ball on leg stump

19.1 Tiripano to Afzal, 1 run, played towards fine leg for a single

23 off 6 needed!

18.6 Chatara to Aizaz, no run, wide outside off from around the wicket to the right-hander, but just inside the white line. Good bowling!

18.5 Chatara to Aizaz Khan, no run, beaten outisde off

18.4 Chatara to Afzal, FREE HIT, 1 run, towards deep cover

18.4 Chatara to Afzal, FOUR! NO-BALL for height, high full toss, and the batsman smashes it over midwicket for a boundary

Chatara on a hattrick!

18.3 Chatara to Nizakhat Khan, OUT! Two in two! Slices this ball, that was outside off, over backward point, but found the fielder again in the deep. Is this the game here?

18.2 Chatara to Rath, OUT! He has hit it straight to the man at extra cover! He backed away and smahed it towards the covers, but found the man! Donald Tiripano is the catcher.

18.1 Chatara to Afzal, 1 run, wide outisde off, hit towards deep point

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