Hong Kong were victorious in the 2026 Hong Kong tri-series against Malaysia and China, winning the final by 28 runs and remaining undefeated throughout the entire tournament.

Both China and Malaysia won just a single match each, both defeating each other, but Malaysia progressed to the final by virtue of a superior net run rate.

The tournament was an opportunity for all three teams to fine tune their skills before embarking on the Asia Games Qualifiers in Kuala Lumpur in late May.

Key Findings

Hong Kong

Hong Kong were at their clinical best throughout the tournament, but one would have expected this given the disparity in rankings. Hong Kong are ranked 23rd and were playing teams with rankings over forty. Still, one can only play the teams that are listed to play.

The pleasing thing for the home team was the consistency of the toup four batters, particularly skipper Natasha Miles and Yas Daswani who dominated the series with 240 and 193 runs respectively. Daswani was in particularly good form and that’s a continuation of her great consistency over the last 18 months. She finished with a strike rate of 109.03 which was the highest of any top order batters in the tournament.

Kary Chan was in vintage form with the ball – she took 5-15 against Malaysia on day three – and was named Player of the Tournament.

Malaysia

A continuation of a downward trend evident over the last two years and the team only made the final courtesy of their better run rate than China, but making the final on the back of a single victory is nothing to sing about.

A half century to Mas Elysa was the only batting highlight and her 92 runs, the best for Malaysia, shows just how poor this team is performing with the bat at present.

The bowlers had a better time of it, with Mas Elysa taking 7 wickets, while Mahirah Izzati was quite consistent with the ball. That said, there is much to do to bring this team up to the standard they displayed two years ago if they are to achieve success in the Asia Games Qualifiers.

China

Despite finishing last, China actually performed very well and only just missed the finals. They were particularly good in the field, ably led by captain Mingyue Zhu who was responsible for a number of runouts, mostly from direct hits. The wicket keeper, Jiang Chunquin, was also a standout in the field for China.

Mingyue Zhu was China’s leading batter with 103 runs and was also an important figure with the ball. One player to watch will be fast bowler, Ma Ruike who had some inspired spells through the series. All in all, China had a good tournament and it augers well for them for the Asia Games Qualifiers.

Matches

Day One

Malaysia 91/8 (Dhanusri Muhunan 13, Zhao Yihan 2-10, Mingyue Zhu 2-16) defeated
China 65 (Mingyue Zhu 16, Nurin Imanina 4-17, Mas Elysa 2-17) by 26 runs
POTM: Nurin Imanina

Hong Kong 136/4 (Natasha Miles 40, Yas Daswani 34, Mahirah Izzati 2-21) defeated
Malaysia 105/5 (Mas Elysa 51*, Alison Siu 2-14, Kary Chan 2-23) by 31 runs
POTM: Mas Elysa

Day Two

China 85 (Mingyue Zhu 25, Wang Huiying 24, Nur Qalysha 2-8, Aisya Eleesa 2-9) tied with
Malaysia 85/8 (Dhanusri Muhunan 15, Winifred Duraisingam 15, Cai Yuzhi 3-14)
China won the super over.
POTM: Cai Yuzhi

Hong Kong 119/3  (Natasha Miles 52*, Yas Daswani 28, Wang Huiying 1-21) defeated
China 110/8 (Mingyue Zhu 59, Iqra Sahar 2-3, Joyleen Kaur 2-25) by 9 runs
POTM: Natasha Miles

Day Three

Hong Kong 134/2 (Yas Daswani 62*, Natasha Miles 44, Aisya Eleesa 1-24) v
Malaysia 46  (Nur Dania Syuhada 11*, Kary Chan 5-15, Alison Siu 2-4) by 88 runs
POTM: Yas Daswani

Hong Kong 141/4 (Natasha Miles 70, Yas Daswani 21, Wang Huiying 1-21) defeated
China 80/7  (Jiaping Li 23, Wei Haiting 21, Joyleen Kaur 3-13, Kary Chan 2-12) by 61 runs
POTM: Natasha Miles

Final

Hong Kong 114/4 (Yas Daswani 48*, Natasha Miles 34, Mahirah Izzati 2-13) defeated
Malaysia 86  (Mahirah Izzati 20, Irdina Beh Nabil 19, Kary Chan 3-12, Joyleen Kaur 2-14) by 28 runs
POTM: Yas Daswani

Player of the series: Kary Chan – 51 runs, 13 wickets