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Kinchit Devang Shah (born 9 December 1995) is an Indian-born Hong Kong cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler. He is also an occasional wicket-keeper.
Career
Shah made his T20 cricket debut against the Canada cricket team on 15 March 2012.[1] He made his One Day International debut for Hong Kong on 8 November 2014 against Papua New Guinea in Australia.[2] He made his Twenty20 International debut on 24 November 2014 against Nepal in Sri Lanka.[3]
In August 2018, Shah was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[4] Hong Kong won the qualifier tournament, and he was then named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup.[5]
In April 2019, Shah was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[6] In Hong Kong's opening match of the tournament, against Canada, Shah took a hat-trick.[7] He was the leading wicket-taker for Hong Kong in the tournament, with eleven dismissals in six matches.[8]
In September 2019, Shah was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[9] He was the leading run-scorer for Hong Kong in the tournament, with 223 runs in seven matches.[10] In November 2019, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[11] Later the same month, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[12] In the third match of the tournament, against Bermuda, he scored his first century in List A cricket.[13]
In May 2022, he was named in Hong Kong's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.[14]
References
- ↑ 17th Match, Group A: Canada v Hong Kong at Dubai (CA), Mar 15, 2012 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo. espncricinfo.com.
- ↑ Hong Kong tour of Australia, 1st ODI: Papua New Guinea v Hong Kong at Townsville, Nov 8, 2014.
- ↑ Hong Kong v Nepal T20I Series - 4th T20I.
- ↑ Hong Kong Squad for the ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 － 27th August - 8th September 2018.
- ↑ Anshuman Rath to lead Hong Kong into the 2018 Unimoni Asia Cup.
- ↑ All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament.
- ↑ Hosts Namibia start with victory in ICC World Cricket League Division 2.
- ↑ ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2019 - Hong Kong: List A matches, Batting and bowling averages.
- ↑ Men's ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers squad announcement.
- ↑ ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Hong Kong: Batting and bowling averages.
- ↑ Hong Kong ACC Emerging Teams Tournament Men's Squad Announcement.
- ↑ Hong Kong ICC Challenge League 'B' Squad Announcement.
- ↑ Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Bermuda vs Hong Kong, Challenge League Group B, 3rd Match | ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
- ↑ Hong Kong men's squad for ICC Challenge League B round 2 in Uganda announced!. Retrieved 24 May 2022.