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Follow UsIt was a historic evening at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur on August 31 (Saturday) as Hong Kong completed the third-quickest chase in T20I history, taking just 10 balls to complete a thumping nine-wicket win over Mongolia in the sixth match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A 2024.
Hong Kong completing the third-quickest chase in T20I history came on the back of them bowling out Mongolia for the third-lowest total in T20I history. Batting first, Mongolia got bowled out for 17 in 14.2 overs, with off-spinner Ehsan Khan registering figures of 3-0-5-4.
In a historic spell, medium pacer Ayush Shukla became just the third bowler ever to bowl four maidens in a T20I innings, finishing with figures of 4-4-0-1.
In response, Hong Kong needed just 10 balls to get to the target, with Zeeshan Ali (15* off 6) helping them get there in style.
The only two teams to have completed a T20I chase quicker than Hong Kong are Japan (8 balls) and Spain (2 balls).
Quickest chases in T20I history (in terms of balls)
2 balls - Spain vs Isle of Man in 2023
8 balls - Japan vs Mongolia in 2024
10 balls - Hong Kong vs Mongolia in 2024*
15 balls - Kenya vs Mali in 2022
15 balls - Rwanda vs Mali in 2022
15 balls - Kenya vs Mali in 2023
Mongolia’s 17 is just the third instance of a team getting bowled out under 20 in T20Is.
Lowest team totals in T20Is
10 all-out - Isle of Man vs Spain in 2023
12 all-out - Mongolia vs Japan in 2024
17 all-out - Mongolia vs Hong Kong in 2024
21 all-out - Turkey vs Czech Republic in 2019
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