Former Hong Kong star Mark Chapman ready for game of his life at Cricket World Cup, after coming of age in New Zealand colours
- Mark Chapman is poised for one of the biggest matches of his life, as New Zealand prepare to play for a place in the Cricket World Cup semi-finals
- The classy batsman represented Hong Kong at two T20 World Cups and was the 10th man to play ODI cricket for two different countries
Former Hong Kong prodigy and current New Zealand star Mark Chapman said he had “come of age” ahead of one of the biggest matches of his life: Thursday’s titanic Cricket World Cup clash with Sri Lanka in Bangalore.
Chapman made his Hong Kong debut, aged 16, and between representing the city’s team at the 2014 and 2016 T20 World Cups, made an unbeaten century on his One Day International debut, against UAE in 2015.
He moved to his father’s native New Zealand at the age of 13, and became the 10th man to play ODI cricket for two different countries when he was picked for the Black Caps in 2018.
Victory for New Zealand over Sri Lanka would likely be enough for a semi-final meeting with imperious hosts India next week. The Kiwis have lost four successive matches, after opening the competition with four victories.
“This match is among the biggest of my career, it is a World Cup, and the pinnacle of international cricket,” Chapman told the Post.