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Hong Kong players ready for global T20 leagues, says Blitz star Nizakat Khan

The man of the match in Sunday’s final is being encouraged to play in the Caribbean Premier League by his Jaguars teammate Darren Sammy

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Nizakat Khan receives his man of the match award from CHK director Jonathan Cummings. Photo: Ike Li/Ike Images
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Man of the match Nizakat Khan hopes the performances of local players at the Hong Kong T20 Blitz will open the doors for Hong Kong cricketers to take part in major Twenty20 tournaments around the world.
Nizakat scored 93 in the final on Sunday to help Hung Hom JD Jaguars win the third edition of the tournament at Mission Road, beating Galaxy Gladiators Lantau by six runs in the final.

Nizakat, Kowloon Cantons captain Babar Hayat, City Kaitak’s Anshuman Rath and Hong Kong players such as Kyle Christie, Haroon Arshad, Kinchit Shah, among others, more than held their own playing alongside and against top overseas players during the six-day tournament.

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Nizakat Khan (L) in action against City Kaitak. Photo: Winson Wong
Nizakat Khan (L) in action against City Kaitak. Photo: Winson Wong

“I’m looking forward to hopefully playing in some of the big leagues,” said Nizakat, who was also player of the tournament at the 2017 Hong Kong World Sixes. “That is my benchmark. I hope that if I can keep knocking on doors my chance will come.

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“I’ve scored a T20 century before in big matches [against Sydney Thunder in Australia] and other Hong Kong players such as Babar, he is phenomenal and is a top performer on the international stage, as well as Anshy Rath.

“A few of our boys are ready to play in those types of leagues.”

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