Sibanda secures narrow win: 2016 WT20 No 1 ZIM v HKG (Nagpur)

Opener Vusimuzi Sibanda top scored with a 59-run knock that came off 46 balls with five boundaries and a six as Zimbabwe fought off a late challenge from Hong Kong to win by 14 runs.

Hong Kong skipper Tanwir Afzal applied the brakes to finish with impressive figures of 2-19 and then struck 31 in 17 balls but was unable to see his team home.

Zimbabwe 158 for 8 (Sibanda 59, Afzal 2-19) beat Hong Kong 144 for 6 (Atkinson 53, Tiripano 2-27) by 14 runs.

Mar 2016