Hong Kong players aiming to go up against Sri Lanka great Muttiah Muralitharan at Singapore T20 event

Record-holding bowler will play at short-form event as a guest of the hosts as three Hong Kong players join the party

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Sri Lankan cricketing legend Muttiah Muralitharan will participate in the Singapore T20 tournament this weekend. Photo: AFP

Published: 3:42pm, 10 Aug 2017Updated: 9:32pm, 10 Aug 2017

Hong Kong’s top cricketers will be hoping for a shot at facing one of the greatest bowlers of all time – Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan – when they turn out for Kowloon Cricket Club at this weekend’s Singapore T20 tournament.

The KCC side are led by the club’s director of cricket Charlie Burke and are bolstered for the eight-team event by three guest players in Hong Kong players Anshuman Rath, Nizakat Khan and Karandeep Singh.

KCC are grouped with Singhalese Sports Club (Sri Lanka). Melbourne Cricket Club (Australia) and a Singapore development squad and need to finish in the top two to reach the semi-finals to have a chance of facing Muralitharan, who is playing as a guest for the Singapore Cricket Club in the other pool.

Hong Kong’s Anshuman Rath will also be in actio at the Singapore T20. Photo: Panda Man

“Murali is a decent bowler and it’s going to be a bit of fun,” said Burke. “He’s not in our group so we have to play well and make sure we get to the play-offs for a chance to play against him.

“We have a pretty strong squad, lots of guys either under-19 or in the Hong Kong squad. It’s an opportunity to cement a place in the national team.

“The cricket standard is very high, probably the highest standard amateur club tournament in the world.”

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