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

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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

17.6 Panyangara to Afzal, 1 run, he is put down at backward point. He was put down by Chigumbura!

17.5 Panyangara to Afzal, SIX! He gets it off the middle, finally. Full ball, Afzal gets underneath and smashes it over long on for a maximum

17.4 Panyangara to Afzal, no run, once again, he bowls it short and wide outside off, well outisde the reach of the striker

17.3 Panyangara to Afzal, 2 runs, short ball, hit in the air over midwicket

17.2 Panyangara to Afzal, no run, short and wide, and Afzal, who was already down the track, and had walked outisde his leg stump, misses it again

17.1 Tinashe Panyangara to Afzal, no run, slower ball, Afzal tries to slap it across theline, and misses

39 off 18 needed! Game on?

16.6 Tiripano to Afzal, 3 runs, opens the face of the bat and guides it towards the vacant deep backward point area.

16.5 Tiripano to Afzal, 2 runs, hitin the air again over covers. Lands safely in between three fielders at mid-off, log-off an deep midwicket

16.4 Tiripano to Afzal, FOUR! Smashed over extra cover for four! He beats the man in the deep

16.3 Tiripano to Rath, 3 runs, flicked through the leg side, over midwicket and they run three

Tanwir Afzal, a right-handed batsman, is the new man!

16.2 Tiripano to Atkinson, OUT! He hits it over long-on but doesn't get the timing or the power behind the shot. Williams takes the catch, and Hong Kong are in trouble as their set batsman is now out!

16.1 Tiripano to Atkinson, 2 runs, a bit fumble by the third man behind point allows the batsmen to collect the second run

Tiripano comes back into the attack!

Alright, 53 off 24 needed now!

15.6 Chatara to Rath, FOUR! Good improvisation from Rath, walks across his stumps and plays the ramp shot over fine-leg for four

15.5 Chatara to Rath, no run, well fielded by Chatara in his folow through

15.4 Chatara to Atkinson, 1 run, mistimed shot, but lands short of the fielder at long-off

15.3 Chatara to Atkinson, FOUR! Full ball, smashed straight over the bowler's head for four! Hong Kong are still in this!

15.2 Chatara to Atkinson, SIX! He gets hold of this one. Short ball, pulled over deep midwicket for a mammoth six!

15.1 Chatara to Atkinson, no run, slower ball, he tries to heave over the leg side but misses

14.6 Masakadza to Atkinson, 1 run, played towards short fine-leg

14.5 Masakadza to Rath, 1 run, swept towards square leg for a single

14.4 Masakadza to Rath, FOUR! Full toss on leg stump, Rath gracefully accepts and smahes it past square leg for four