Aizaz Khan stars as Hong Kong stutter towards win over Malaysia in dress rehearsal for T20I final
- Khan picks up two wickets before scoring a nerveless 44 not out to propel Hong Kong to victory ahead of final against same opponents
- ‘We’ve got some great power hitters, but we need to keep the scoreboard ticking to ease the pressure,’ head coach Simon Willis says
Aizaz Khan picked up two wickets before scoring a nerveless 44 not out to claim the player-of-the-match award and propel Hong Kong towards their target of 96 against Malaysia on the third day of the HK T20I Series.
Coming into Saturday’s contest, both Hong Kong and Malaysia had sealed their respective berths in Sunday’s final by winning their first two games. Yet, Hong Kong’s win could arguably give them a psychological edge in Sunday’s encounter.
The two sides will now face off for the HK T20I Series Trophy at 1.40pm on Sunday at the Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground.
But head coach Simon Willis had mixed emotions after his side’s victory in Saturday’s dress rehearsal.
“We’ve got some great power hitters as we saw at the end of the game, but we need to make sure we keep the scoreboard ticking to ease the pressure,” Willis told the Post.
“We’ve had three pressure situations in three games and the encouraging thing is we’ve come through each situation positively. An area of the game we need to improve is rotation of strike and running between the wickets.”
