The Hong Kong national cricket team represents Hong Kong in the arena of international competition in the world of cricket. In 1886, Hong Kong national cricket team played their first-ever match. Since 1969, they have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council. Hong Kong's squad gained the status of Twenty20 Internationals in November due to qualifying for the ICC World Twenty20 in 2014. Unfortunately, the Hong Kong cricket team lost their ODI status in March 2018 after losing to the Netherlands in a play-off match during the Cricket World Cup Qualifier in 2018. Here are the top 10 best players of the Hong Kong cricket team in ODI matches-
10. Scott McKechnie
He is an English-born cricket player who played for the Hong Kong national cricket team. Scott McKechmie was in the Hong Kong squad when they won their qualifier tournament for the Asia Cup in 2018. McKechnie announced his retirement from international cricket on March 2021.
9. Haseeb Amjad
Haseeb Amjad is a cricketer Hong Kong national cricket team. He played for Hong Kong's squad in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament of 2014. He made his debut in One Day Internationals against Afghanistan in the 2014 ACC Premier League in May 2014.
8. Christopher Carter
Christopher Carter is a former cricket player in Hong Kong national cricket team. He made his first appearance in Twenty20 International for the Hong Kong cricket team against Oman on 21 November 2015. Carter announced that he was quitting international cricket to become a pilot in Australia in 2018.
7. Mark Chapman
Mark Chapman is a left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox bowler in Hong Kong national cricket team. He made his debut in ODI for the Hong Kong national cricket team against the UAE in the 2015 to2017 ICC World Cricket League Championship in 2015.
6. James Atkinson
James Atkinson was the first player (either male or female) born in the 1990s to take part in ODI cricket as he made his appearance at the early age of 17 against Pakistan in 2008 during the Asia Cup. Atkinson captained the Hong Kong national cricket team in their first global tournament in 2014, the World T20 in Bangladesh, defeating the hosts in their final match after the regret of two losses.
5. Aizaz Mohammad Khan
Aizaz Mohammad Khan is an international cricketer who plays for Hong Kong national cricket team. He was the crucial wicket-taker for Hong Kong's squad in the T20 World Cup Qualifier, with six dismissals in seven matches. He was arrested by the Hong Kong police for defrauding the insurance company in July 2021.
4. Tanwir Afzal
Tanwir Afzal was a player in the Hong Kong cricket team. He played for Hong Kong's squad in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament of 2014. He made his debut in One Day Internationals against Afghanistan in the ACC Premier League on 1 May 2014.
3. Nizakat Khan
Nizakat Khan is born in Pakistan but plays for the Hong Kong national cricket team. Khan is a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler in Hong Kong's squad. He was appointed as the captain of the Hong Kong national cricket team in August 2021. He made his first-class century in 2016 in the ICC Intercontinental Cup in 2015-17.
2. Babar Hayat
Babar Hayat is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricket player, who played for the Hong Kong national cricket team. He is the former Hong Kong captain and right-handed batsman in Hong Kong national cricket team. He made his first appearance in One Day Internationals against Afghanistan in the ACC Premier League on 1 May 2014.
1. Anshuman Rath
Anshuman Rath is an Indian cricketer but played for the Hong Kong national cricket team. He was the captain of the Hong Kong national cricket team also. He made his first century in an ODI match when he scored 143 runs in the 2015 to 2017 ICC World Cricket League Championship in 2017. It was also registered as the highest individual score by a Hong Kong cricket team's batsman in an ODI match.
