Hong Kong cricketer
Ehsan Khan (born 27 December 1984) is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer , who has played for the Hong Kong national cricket team .[ 1] He made his first-class cricket debut against Ireland in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 30 August 2016.[ 2] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Ireland on 5 September 2016.[ 3] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Scotland on 8 September 2016, taking a wicket with his very first delivery .[ 4]
On 8 March 2018, during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier match against Afghanistan at Bulawayo Athletic Club , Bulawayo , Khan took 4 wickets for 33 runs. Hong Kong went on to win the match by 30 runs, under the Duckworth–Lewis method , and Khan was named the player of the match.[ 5] [ 6] It was Hong Kong's first win against a Full Member side in an ODI match.[ 7] Following the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Khan as the rising star of Hong Kong's squad.[ 8]
Khan was a member of Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[ 9] Hong Kong won the qualifier tournament, and he was then named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup .[ 10]
In December 2018, he was named in Hong Kong's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup .[ 11] In April 2019, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[ 12] He was named as one of the six players to watch during the tournament.[ 13]
In September 2019, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[ 14] In November 2019, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[ 15] Later the same month, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[ 16] In May 2022, he was named in Hong Kong's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.[ 17]
References
^ "Ehsan Khan" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 30 August 2016 .
^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, Ireland v Hong Kong at Belfast, Aug 30-Sep 2, 2016" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 22 February 2016 .
^ "1st T20I: Ireland v Hong Kong at Bready, Sep 5, 2016" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 5 September 2016 .
^ "1st ODI: Scotland v Hong Kong at Edinburgh, Sep 8, 2016" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 8 September 2016 .
^ "12th Match, Group B, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier at Bulawayo, Mar 8 2018" . ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2018 .
^ " 'Hong Kong can beat any team' - Ehsan Khan" . ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2018 .
^ "Afghanistan suffer massive dent to World Cup hopes" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 8 March 2018 .
^ "CWCQ 2018 Report Card: Hong Kong" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 18 March 2018 .
^ "Hong Kong Squad for the ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 - 27th August - 8th September 2018" . Hong Kong Cricket . Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018 .
^ "Anshuman Rath to lead Hong Kong into the 2018 Unimoni Asia Cup" . Hong Kong Cricket . Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018 .
^ "Aizaz Khan to replace injured Anshuman Rath as captain for Emerging Nations Cup!" . Hong Kong Cricket . Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018 .
^ "All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 11 April 2019 .
^ "Six players to watch out for at WCL Division Two 2019" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 20 April 2019 .
^ "Men's ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers squad announcement" . Cricket Hong Kong . Retrieved 12 September 2019 .
^ "Hong Kong ACC Emerging Teams Tournament Men's Squad Announcement" . Hong Kong Cricket . Retrieved 12 November 2019 .
^ "Hong Kong ICC Challenge League 'B' Squad Announcement" . Hong Kong Cricket . Retrieved 22 November 2019 .
^ "Hong Kong men's squad for ICC Challenge League B round 2 in Uganda announced!" . Cricket Hong Kong . Retrieved 24 May 2022 .
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