Hong Kong hopeful of securing dream ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 qualification spot
The team qualified for the Qualifier through World Cricket League Championship 2015-17 pathway.
(Web Desk) – Hong Kong are hopeful of securing a spot in International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2019 qualifier as the skipper, Babar Hayat said on Wednesday that the players are committed to land the achievement.
The team qualified for the Qualifier through World Cricket League Championship 2015-17 pathway.
Hayat was quoted by ICC today: “It means a lot to all of us playing in the qualifier playing in front of the world. I am very confident with the boys in the team, everyone is committing themselves to competing hard.”
Hong Kong secured one of the four qualification spots after winning eight matches out of the 14 played in the last two and a half years period.
ICC press release reported: “Hong Kong will depart for Pretoria, South Africa, next week for a set of warm-up fixtures against, Scotland, Netherlands and Ireland between 16 and 23 February."
"Following that they will travel to Zimbabwe to face Scotland, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 runners-up in Group B,” the notification read.
