Hong Kong vs Oman, Match 3, Sep 25, 2026: commentary
| Hong Kong | 121/8 | 20.0 ov |
|---|---|---|
| Oman | 80/6 | 20.0 ov |
Hong Kong win by 41 runs
Result
Hong Kong win by 41 runs
What the reporting says
Hong Kong sit second in Group B after the win; Oman can draw level on points by beating Malaysia, who earlier beat Hong Kong.
Scoring has been difficult at Nisshin, with 121 proving a winning total in the competition's third match.
Hong Kong seamer Ayush Shukla took three early Oman wickets, reaching 3 for 13 from three overs.
Oman captain Sufyan Mehmood top-scored in the chase with a slow 26 off 35 balls.
Sri Lanka meet Nepal in an Asian Games quarter-final on Tuesday; Malaysia play Bangladesh the same day.
Rain washed out the Malaysia-Oman group game without a ball bowled, after limiting Japan v Nepal to under 15 overs.
Facts taken from the stories linked beside them, each from a sentence in the original.
OMA 1ST
- 20.0
Over 20. 7 runs. Bowler: Nasrulla Rana. Oman: 80/6(rr 4.00)
- 19.6
FREE HIT. Nasrulla Rana to Abduljalil Al Balushi. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Wasif. Hong Kong have sealed a commanding 41-run victory over Oman, successfully defending their total of 121. Oman struggled from the very beginning, collapsing to 5/3 inside three overs. Shuaib Al Balushi offered some resistance with 20, while captain Sufyan Mehmood top-scored with an unbeaten 26 off 35 balls. Abduljalil Al Balushi added 15 not out, but Oman could only reach 80. It was an all-round bowling performance from Hong Kong, led by Ayush Shukla grabbing 3 wickets and Mohammad Ghazanfar taking 2 for 10. This comprehensive performance lifted Hong Kong to their first victory of the tournament.
- 19.6
No ball Nasrulla Rana to Abduljalil Al Balushi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, Played to backward point and it was a no ball, fielded by Khan.
- 19.5
SIX! Nasrulla Rana to Abduljalil Al Balushi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
- 19.4
Nasrulla Rana to Abduljalil Al Balushi. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Wasif.
- 19.3
Nasrulla Rana to Abduljalil Al Balushi. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Wasif.
- 19.2
Nasrulla Rana to Abduljalil Al Balushi. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Wasif.
- 19.1
Nasrulla Rana to Abduljalil Al Balushi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, Played to mid off for no runs, fielded by Murtaza.
- 19.0
Over 19. 2 runs. Bowler: Yasim Murtaza. Oman: 73/6(rr 3.84)
- 18.6
Yasim Murtaza to Abduljalil Al Balushi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Khan.
- 18.5
Yasim Murtaza to Abduljalil Al Balushi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Late Cut, Played to short third man for no runs, fielded by Khan.
- 18.4
Yasim Murtaza to Abduljalil Al Balushi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Wasif.
- 18.3
Yasim Murtaza to Sufyan Mehmood. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track working, inside edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ghazanfar.
- 18.2
Yasim Murtaza to Sufyan Mehmood. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, hit body to silly point for no runs, fielded by Wasif.
- 18.1
Yasim Murtaza to Sufyan Mehmood. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Wasif.
- 18.0
Over 18. 3 runs. Bowler: Nasrulla Rana. Oman: 71/6(rr 3.94)
- 17.6
Nasrulla Rana to Abduljalil Al Balushi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, Played to backward point for no runs, fielded by Mathur.
- 17.5
Nasrulla Rana to Abduljalil Al Balushi. Back of a length, outside off stump swayed away Leave, left for no runs, fielded by Wasif.
- 17.4
Nasrulla Rana to Abduljalil Al Balushi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, Played to backward point for no runs, fielded by Mathur.
- 17.3
Nasrulla Rana to Abduljalil Al Balushi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Gloved to point for no runs, fielded by Khan.
- 11.6
OUT! L.B.W. Mohammad Ghazanfar to Issa Al Balushi. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, hit pad. Plumb in front.
- 9.3
OUT! Bowled. Mohammad Ghazanfar to Shuaib Al Balushi. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed.
- 4.4
OUT! Bowled. Ayush Shukla to Muzaffar Shiralkar. Out-swinging length ball, off stump down the track Slog, missed.
- 2.1
OUT! Bowled. Ayush Shukla to Waheed Al Balushi. Length ball, to leg on the back foot driving, inside edge.
- 1.5
OUT! Caught. Nasrulla Rana to Zubair Al Balushi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Khan.
- 0.6
OUT! Caught. Ayush Shukla to Mohammed Al Balushi. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Khan.
HKO 1ST
- 20.0
Over 20. 12 runs. Bowler: Nawed Al Balushi. Hong Kong: 121/8(rr 6.05)
- 19.6
OUT! Run Out. Nawed Al Balushi to Yasim Murtaza. Off cutter half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, Played to mid off for 2 runs, fielded by Shiralkar, by Al Balushi. Hong Kong finished on 121. It was a challenging innings for Hong Kong, who slipped to 11/2 early before Babar Hayat and Hafeez Khan steadied the ship. Hafeez top-scored with a valuable 33, while Yasim Murtaza remained unbeaten on 18. Ehsan Khan provided late fireworks with 16, but was run out off the final ball. For Oman, Mohammed Al Balushi was outstanding, claiming three. Hong Kong have a total to defend, but Oman will feel confident heading into the chase.
- 19.5
Nawed Al Balushi to Yasim Murtaza. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Al Balushi.
- 19.4
Nawed Al Balushi to Ehsan Khan. Length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, Played in the air under control to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Al Balushi.
- 19.3
Nawed Al Balushi to Ehsan Khan. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, Played back to bowler for no runs.
- 19.2
SIX! Nawed Al Balushi to Ehsan Khan. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
- 19.1
Nawed Al Balushi to Yasim Murtaza. Full toss, wide outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Al Balushi.
- 19.0
Over 19. 8 runs. Bowler: Sufyan Mehmood. Hong Kong: 109/7(rr 5.74)
- 18.6
FOUR! Sufyan Mehmood to Ehsan Khan. Length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
- 18.5
Sufyan Mehmood to Yasim Murtaza. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, inside edge for 1 run, overthrow by Shiralkar.
- 18.4
Sufyan Mehmood to Ehsan Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, Played to point for 1 run, fielded by Al Balushi.
- 18.3
Sufyan Mehmood to Yasim Murtaza. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track working, Played to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Al Balushi.
- 18.2
Sufyan Mehmood to Ehsan Khan. Yorker, off stump on the front foot working, inside edge to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Al Balushi.
- 18.1
Sufyan Mehmood to Ehsan Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
- 18.0
Over 18. 5 runs. Bowler: Nawed Al Balushi. Hong Kong: 101/7(rr 5.61)
- 17.6
Nawed Al Balushi to Ehsan Khan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, Played in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run.
- 17.5
Nawed Al Balushi to Yasim Murtaza. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, Played to short leg for 1 run.
- 17.4
Nawed Al Balushi to Ehsan Khan. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, Played to long on for 1 run, fielded by Al Balushi.
- 17.3
Nawed Al Balushi to Yasim Murtaza. Half volley, off stump on the front foot working, Played to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Othman.
- 17.2
Nawed Al Balushi to Ehsan Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, Played to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Al Balushi.
- 17.1
OUT! Bowled. Nawed Al Balushi to Nasrulla Rana. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge. Timber!
- 14.6
OUT! Caught. Mohammed Al Balushi to Shiv Mathur. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Al Balushi. Six down for Hong Kong.
- 14.4
OUT! Bowled. Mohammed Al Balushi to Shahid Wasif. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Cleaned him up.
- 13.4
OUT! Stumped. Sameer Othman to Hafeez Khan. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, missed, by Shiralkar. Brilliant glove work from  Muzaffar Shiralkar.
- 10.2
OUT! Caught. Mohammed Al Balushi to Babar Hayat. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover, caught by Al Balushi. Simple catch for Shuaib Al Balushi.
- 2.3
OUT! L.B.W. Sufyan Mehmood to Nizakat Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad.
- 1.4
OUT! Caught. Shuaib Al Balushi to Anshy Rath. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot driving, mis-timed to backward square leg, caught by Al Balushi.