Zimbabwe too strong for HK
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ZIMBABWE survived a late batting charge by China’s Hong Kong to win the opening match of the World Twenty20 by 14 runs yesterday.
Opening batsman Vusi Sibanda anchored Zimbabwe to 158-8 with 59 off 46 balls while Elton Chigumbura scored an unbeaten 30 off 13 deliveries after Hong Kong won the toss and chose to field in the first-round Group B match in Nagpur, western India.
Hong Kong opener Jamie Atkinson scored 53 and captain Tanwir Afzal was not out on 31 off 17 deliveries before Zimbabwe restricted it to 144-6.
Zimbabwe ran into early trouble when it lost four of its top five batsmen for 62 runs in the eighth over. Masakadza (20) and Sikandar Raza (3) were run out while Afzal removed Richmond Mutumbami for nought and Sean Williams was bowled for 12.
Sibanda and Malcolm Waller added 61 runs off 50 balls before both fell to medium fast bowler Aizaz Khan in the 17th over to make it 125-6. Chigumbura then took charge and hit three sixes in his brisk knock which gave Zimbabwe 29 runs in the last two overs which proved decisive in the end.
Atkinson took his time to settle in before he raised his half century with a six and a four off Tendai Chatara, but holed out at long off when he misread a Donald Tiripano delivery.
Afghanistan and Scotland are the other teams in the same first-round group with the top side joining South Africa, England, West Indies and Sri Lanka in Group B in the second round, starting next week.
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