Hong Kong make 127 7 after bad start against S

NAGPUR: Hong Kong set a target of 128 for Scotland in a dead rubber match of the first round Group B in the World Twenty20 here at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday.Winning the toss, Hong Kong captain Tanwir Afzal elected to bat first but his top-order batsmen failed to make a good start.At 33 for three, Mark Chapman and Anshuman Rath came to rescue and added 49 runs for the fourth wicket before Rath departed for 21.Then again wickets began falling at regular intervals and Chapman also gone out after top scoring with 40 runs. ‘Then 28 runs were added in the last two overs and Hong Kong reached 127 for seven.Scotland made three changes – Con de Lange, the left-arm spinner, came in for off-spinner Michael Leask. Safyaan Sharif and Alasdair Evans were left out for Rob Taylor and Gavin Main.Hong Kong made one change – seamer Adil Mehmood, who had made his debut against Afghanistan last month in the Asia Cup, replaced Haseeb Amjad.