ICC World Twenty20 2016 - 1st Match
(First Round Group B - Hong Kong vs Zimbabwe)
Sibanda's fifty takes Zimbabwe closer to main draw
| Zimbabwe | vs | Hong Kong |
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| 158/8 (20) | 144/6 (20) | |
| Zimbabwe won by 14 runs | ||
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| Photo © ICC |
Vusi Sibanda's first T20I fifty and Elton Chigumbura's audacious finishing ensured Zimbabwe had enough runs to beat Hong Kong, although they will be disappointed in an all-round messy performance. Three run-outs stunted what should have been a more imposing total, and loose bowling and fielding, and a gutsy Hong Kong chase could have easily pulled the carpet out from under them.
Jamie Atkinson's career-best 53 held Hong Kong's innings together but he battled against a constantly rising required rate which ballooned from a shave under eight to more than 13 with five overs left. With Zimbabwe's slower bowlers struggling for control, Hong Kong were in it until almost the end, when the task proved just a little too much.
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