Hamilton Masakadza steers Zimbabwe to warm-up win

In the other warm-up match in Dharmasala, Hong Kong held its nerve in a thriller against Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association XI to win by one wicket.

After winning the toss and bowling out HPCA XI for 105, Hong Kong was reduced to 13 for 2 in the third over, Ajay Rana grabbing both wickets.

But Ryan Campbell, with Mark Chapman for company, managed to pull Hong Kong out of trouble. The two put on a 64-run partnership with the runs coming at a good clip, and a win seemed straightforward from there.

But Nikhil Gangta removed Chapman for 22, triggering an incredible collapse. Gangta got rid off Nizakat Khan next while Arjun Sharma trapped Cambell lbw for 46 off 42 balls.

The equation was still fairly easy -- 19 runs required from the last five overs with five wickets in hand -- but nerves nearly got the better of Hong Kong. Sumeet Varma was handed the ball -- an inspired move, it turned out -- and snared 3 for 5 in two overs. There was even a run out off his last delivery, which meant Hong Kong needed five more runs in the last over.

Anshuman Rath (12 not out) and Nadeem Ahmed (5 not out), however, showed great composure to take the side across the line, with Nadeem hitting the winning runs off the last ball.

It was only fitting as Nadeem was the one who set up the game, taking 3 for 15 to keep HPCA XI to a modest total.

Ankush Bains got the home side off to a blazing start, blasting 31 off 14 even as wickets fell at the other end. But once Bains perished to Adil Mehmood, Hong Kong managed to claw its way back.

Gangta chipped in with 21, but the rest struggled to rotate the strike and didn’t make much of a contribution, Mehmood and Cambell finishing with two wickets each. Vinay Galetiya hit a run-a-ball 18 to take HPCA past 100, but while the eventual total did prove challenging for Hong Kong, it just wasn't enough.

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