Hong Kong stormed into Asia Cup 2018 defeating UAE in the final of the Qualiers. Earlier, Hong Kong, along with five other teams (Nepal, Oman, Singapore, Malaysia and UAE) battled out in the 2018 Asia Cup qualifier. Anshuman Rath has been named as captain of Hong Kong squad. Fast bowling all-rounder Haroon Arshad and leg spin bowler Jhatha Subramanyan provide fresh energy and an abundance of skill to the squad while middle order batsman Waqas Khan has made a comeback in the squad after being left out of the World Cup Qualifiers held in March 2018.
Hong Kong will join India and Pakistan in the Group A of the tournament. Hong Kong's campaign will get underway against Pakistan on September 16 in Dubai before they take on India on September 18 at the same venue.
Meanwhile, ICC has decided to accord One-Day International status to India and Pakistan's group league matches against Hong Kong in Asia Cup 2018, starting September 15. Hong Kong, an ICC associate member, is yet to get ODI status but have beaten Nepal, who recently earned the ODI status, to qualify for the Asia Cup. When a country doesn't have an ODI status, the matches aren't counted as official One-dayers.
Hong Kong squad
|
Player Name |
Batsman/Bowler/All-rounder |
|
Anshuman Rath © |
Wicket keeper |
|
Aizaz Khan |
All-rounder |
|
Babar Hayat |
Batsman |
|
Cameron McAulsan |
Batsman |
|
Christopher Carter |
Wicket keeper |
|
Ehsan Khan |
Bowler |
|
Ehsan Nawaz |
Bowler |
|
Arshand Mohammad |
Bowler |
|
Kinchit Shah |
All-rounder |
|
Nadeem Ahmed |
Bowler |
|
Nizakat Khan |
All-rounder |
|
Raag Kapur |
Bowler |
|
Scott McKechnie |
Batsman |
|
Tanveer Ahmed |
Bowler |
|
Tanwir Afzal |
All-rounder |
|
Waqas Khan |
Batsman |
|
Aftab Hussain |
Bowler |
 "Hong Kong Cricket Team")