Hong Kong vs Malaysia Timeline : A list of T20I, List A and tournament matches played between two Asian cricket teams. It has taken part in bilateral series, ACC events qualifiers and regional tournaments. This juxtaposes all proven results, scores, venues and gamer performances, especially for their recent 2024–26 different possessions.
Hong Kong vs Malaysia Cricket Timeline
The Hong Kong national cricket team and Malaysia national cricket team have regularly faced each other in Asian competitions as both teams participate habits of T20 Junior crickets. As per the T20I record kept on file by the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians, there are 20 men’s matches (not including any Women’s games) between both sides spanning from February 18,2020 to June 7,2026. Malaysia have won 11 of these T20Is compared to Hong Kong’s nine, with no T20I ties or no-results in that record.
List A/50-over fixtures are also part of their larger match history, meaning a total head-to-head figure should not be confused with the T20I record unless specified by format.
The rivalry was especially rekindled from 2023 onwards, when they met in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Oman and Singapore before more clashes occurred again in 2025 and 2026.
Hong Kong vs Malaysia Head-to-Head Record
For men’s T20Is, the verified record through June 7, 2026 is:
| Category | Hong Kong | Malaysia |
| T20I matches played | 20 | 20 |
| T20I wins | 9 | 11 |
| T20I losses | 11 | 9 |
| T20I ties | 0 | 0 |
| T20I no-results | 0 | 0 |
| Highest team total | 185/3 | 181/8 |
The 20-match T20I figure is specifically a T20I record. It should not be presented as the total number of all cricket matches between the sides because their wider history also contains List A and other matches.
Hong Kong’s highest T20I total against Malaysia in this record is 185/3, while Malaysia’s highest is 181/8.
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Hong Kong vs Malaysia Match Timeline
The following timeline focuses on verified international meetings and separates formats where necessary.
| Date | Tournament/Series | Format | Venue | Result |
| 20 Feb 2020 | Hong Kong tour of Malaysia | T20I | Kinrara Academy Oval | Malaysia won by 21 runs (DLS) |
| 21 Feb 2020 | Hong Kong tour of Malaysia | T20I | Kinrara Academy Oval | Malaysia won by 35 runs |
| 23 Feb 2020 | Hong Kong tour of Malaysia | T20I | Kinrara Academy Oval | Malaysia won by 8 runs |
| 24 Feb 2020 | Hong Kong tour of Malaysia | T20I | Kinrara Academy Oval | Malaysia won by 13 runs |
| 26 Feb 2020 | Hong Kong tour of Malaysia | T20I | Kinrara Academy Oval | Malaysia won by 6 wickets |
| 6 Mar 2020 | ACC Eastern Region T20 | T20I | Terdthai Cricket Ground | Malaysia won by 6 wickets |
| 11 Mar 2023 | Hong Kong Quadrangular T20 Series | T20I | Mission Road Ground | Hong Kong won by 4 wickets |
| 12 Mar 2023 | Hong Kong Quadrangular T20 Series, Final | T20I | Mission Road Ground | Hong Kong won by 39 runs |
| 18 Mar 2023 | Hong Kong International One-Day Series | List A | Mission Road Ground | Hong Kong won by 97 runs |
| 19 Sep 2023 | Malaysia T20I Tri-Nation Cup | T20I | Bayuemas Oval | Malaysia won by 102 runs |
| 22 Sep 2023 | Malaysia T20I Tri-Nation Cup | T20I | Bayuemas Oval | Malaysia won by 23 runs |
| 31 Jan 2024 | Hong Kong One-Day Tri-Series | List A | Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground | Malaysia won by 2 runs |
| 6 Feb 2024 | Malaysia tour of Hong Kong | List A | Hong Kong Cricket Club | Malaysia won by 6 runs |
| 8 Feb 2024 | Malaysia tour of Hong Kong | List A | Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground | Hong Kong won by 115 runs |
| 9 Feb 2024 | Malaysia tour of Hong Kong | List A | Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground | Hong Kong won by 36 runs |
| 17 Apr 2024 | ACC Men’s T20I Premier Cup | T20I | Al Amerat Cricket Ground | Hong Kong won by 7 wickets |
| 23 Aug 2024 | T20 International Tri-Nations Cup | T20I | Selangor Turf Club | Hong Kong won by 6 wickets |
| 26 Aug 2024 | T20 International Tri-Nations Cup | T20I | Selangor Turf Club | Hong Kong won by 7 runs |
| 7 Sep 2024 | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Sub-Regional Qualifier A | T20I | Bayuemas Oval | Malaysia won by 3 runs |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series | T20I | Bayuemas Oval | Hong Kong won by 42 runs |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series | T20I | Bayuemas Oval | Hong Kong won by 8 wickets |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy | T20 | Singapore National Cricket Ground | Malaysia won by 5 wickets |
| 22 Jul 2025 | Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy | T20 | Singapore | Malaysia won by 7 wickets |
| 26 Jul 2025 | Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy | T20 | Singapore | Malaysia won by 10 wickets |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Asian Games Men’s T20I Qualifier, 2nd Semi-Final | T20I | Singapore National Cricket Ground | Hong Kong won by 6 wickets |
| 5 Sep 2026 | ACC Men’s Premier Cup | List A | YSD-UKM Cricket Oval | Match tied; Hong Kong won the Super Over |
The 2020–2024 results above are supported by established scorecard/history databases, while the 2026 matches have been cross-checked against current match-result sources.
Important: the September 5, 2026 match is a List A/50-over match and therefore should not be added to the 20-match T20I head-to-head record.
Hong Kong vs Malaysia Recent Matches
Several exciting and high profile fixtures have come up the recent bottom a part of the Hong Kong vs Malaysia cricket timeline.
2024 ACC Men’s T20I Premier Cup
Hong Kong vs Malaysia – ACC Men’s T20I Premier Cup: April 17, 2024; Hong Kong won by seven wickets Malaysia 140/9, Hong Kong chased down the target scoring result of 144 for the loss of three wickets. Match was held at Al Amerat Cricket Ground, Oman
2024 T20 International Tri-Nations Cup
In August 2024, Hong Kong contested the Royal Malaysian Police FC on two separate occasions.
After restricting Malaysia to a total of 101/7, Hong Kong chased down the target successfully with an impressive score of 102 runs for four wickets in just outside at XX. Hong Kong won by six wickets.
In the first of these matches, three days later Hong Kong made 153/6 and Malaysia thereafter at 146/7 to give a victory for Hong Kong by seven runs. Selangor Turf Club was the venue for both matches.
September 2024 T20 World Cup Qualifier
It was a much tighter finish for the September 7, 2024 meeting. Malaysia were bundled out for 124 in just 18.4 overs after which Hong Kong completed their innings on121runm with nine wickets down from turnovers.
That meant Malaysia won by three runs. The game was played between the two sides in Bayuemas Oval and it was a match of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Sub-Regional Qualifier A.
March 2025 T20I Series
The two teams played against each other twice during the Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series in March 2025.
Hong Kong: 185/3 (20 overs) beat Malaysia: 143/9 in the play-off to win by 42 runs. March,12 Malaysia scored 94 runs and Hong Kong chased down the target with a score of 95/2 on March 15, winning by eight wickets.
July 2025 Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy
In all three recorded games between both teams played during the 2025 Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy, Malaysia came out victorious against Hong Kong.
July 18: Hong Kong 151/9(50), Malaysia 152/5(Overs) – Result: Malaysia won by five wickets
July 22: Malaysia won by seven wickets chasing a target of 141.
July 26: Malaysia fell just short of chasing down the rain-adjusted Hong Kong total of 52/4 but still managed to win by ten wickets.
Hong Kong had won both their T20I encounters back in March 2025, and these three results broke this recent run of fixtures.
Hong Kong vs Malaysia 2026 Matches
As of 24 September 2026, two meetings have been completed in the Hong Kong vs Malaysia timeline at time from date: a T20I qualifier in June and a List A match in September.
June 7, 2026: Asian Games Men’s T20I Qualifier
Second semi-final:- Match 23: Hong Kong vs Malaysia (Singapore National Cricket Ground)
Batting first, Malaysia scored 114/9 in a span of 20 overs. Chasing the target of 120 runs, Hong Kong finished with a score of 120 for four in just over 18 overs to win by six wickets.
Ehsan Khan was named the Player of the Match for taking 4/20 in four overs. In the process Virandeep Singh was also contributing with his own steady 45 off just 41 balls to take Malaysia home.
The result will still count as an official-style T20I in terms of the record books, leaving Hong Kong with nine T20I wins over Malaysia and 11 for Malaysia against far better than that date.
September 5, 2026: ACC Men’s Premier Cup
September 24, 2026 – The latest finished Hong Kong vs Malaysia match was just held September 5 at YSD-UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi in the ACC Men’s Premier Cup.
Hong Kong were bowled out for 209 in 46.3 overs after Kalhan Challu (69 off 72) and Anshuman Rath (44 off 48). While Malaysia also made 209/9 in the same number of overs, with Virandeep Singh scoring an impressive 82 and Muhamad Syahadat hitting a valuable 50.
So, after the main innings, that match was indeed tied. Malaysia: 11/1 in Super Over; Hong Kong: 14/0 (3) [Hong Kong Win Super Over By Two Wickets]
The result is crucial to the timeline but should not be considered a T20I, since this was actually List A/50-over cricket.
Hong Kong vs Malaysia Biggest Recent Matches
Instead of ranking them, several other recent matches making the list because of odd/great tournament context.
2024 Qualifier: Three-Run Finish
It was a close three runs in the September 7, 2024 T20 World Cup sub-regional qualifier Hong Kong 121/9 (20 overs), along with Malaysia’s performance on the other hand, limited them to just scoring a total of merely 124.
2025 T20I Series: Hong Kong’s Two Wins
21 Oct 2023 Hong Kong’s double in T20I series vs Nepal – In chronicle of records during bilateral fights A fly by night undeterred strategy, a team for advancement bullish about it and domestic rival leftover jaded
While Hong Kong’s victories March 2025 easily by large margins. Both victories were comfortable, by 42 runs on March 12 and eight wickets three days later.
2026 Premier Cup: Tie and Super Over
The match on September 5, 2026 had both the sides finishing at a score of 209. Hong Kong subsequently clinched the Super Over 14/0 to 11/1.
Hong Kong vs Malaysia Key Batting Performances
Several individual performances stand out in the verified recent scorecards:
| Player | Team | Runs | Match |
| Zeeshan Ali | Hong Kong | 101 | 2025 |
| Kalhan Challu | Hong Kong | 69 | Sep 5, 2026 |
| Virandeep Singh | Malaysia | 82 | Sep 5, 2026 |
| Muhamad Syahadat | Malaysia | 50 | Sep 5, 2026 |
| Anshuman Rath | Hong Kong | 44 | Sep 5, 2026 |
| Virandeep Singh | Malaysia | 46 | Feb 21, 2020 |
| Ahmad Faiz | Malaysia | 58 | Feb 23, 2020 |
The September 2026 scorecard confirms Kalhan Challu’s 69, Virandeep Singh’s 82 and Muhamad Syahadat’s 50.
Virandeep Singh also scored 46 from 40 balls in the second T20I of the 2020 series and was Player of the Match.
Hong Kong vs Malaysia Key Bowling Performances
Bowling has also been a major part of some meetings.
Star bowler Ehsan Khan starred with 4/20 as Hong Kong bundled Malaysia out for just 114|9 in the June7,2026 Asian Games qualifier.
Aqeel Wahid took 4/39 from 10 overs and Virandeep Singh had figures of 3/23 apiece in the September,2026 Premier Cup fixture against Malaysia.
The 2020 series also produced a magnificent bowling display in the opening match, with Malaysia’s Khizar Hayat collected figures of 5/4 from two overs.
Hong Kong vs Malaysia Memorable Matches
February 2020: Malaysia’s Strong Start
Malaysia raced to victory in the first half of five-match 2020 T20I series. Won the first three completed matches, by 21 runs (DLS) on February 20; by 35 runs on February 21 and eight runs on Feb.
Malaysia were victorious in the 4th match by a margin of 13 runs, and completed the series sweep with further victories in the fifth game (M5) by six-wickets for an overall success of 5–0.
March 2023: Hong Kong Responds
The teams faced each other twice during the Hong Kong Quadrangular T20 Series in March 2023. On March 11 that loss was avenged in a four-wicket win over Hong Kong before the tournament was finished with Malaysia losing by 39 runs on march12 to give them second place.
September 2026: Super Over Finish
The most bizarre match-up of late had the ACC Men’s Premier Cup date September 5, 2026 where Hong Kong emerged victorious in Super Over after both sides finished on 209.
Hong Kong vs Malaysia Match Results
Cricket match results have changed enormously in the past based on the latest Hong Kong vs Malaysia. Malaysia’s one-sided 2020 five-match T20I series, Hong Kong winning multiple meetings in both 2023 and ’24, Malaysia sweeping the most recent Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy fixture (an ICC World Cup Qualifier) over these opponents at this level by four wickets early in ”’25’, before Hong kong scored well clear away wins to two completed anonymized between sides within their various formats;
A significant caveat is that you cannot combine the T20I head-to-head with wider match history. 26 India vs South Africa feb 4 – T20I stats last updated on December 2, The full record in confirmed under-19 matches is Malaysia won -11 Hong Kong – 9 up to June 7,
Hong Kong vs Malaysia Cricket Rivalry and Context
There is a large association of the meetings b/w Hong Kong and Malaysia based on Asian regional cricket. This On their schedules have since been bilateral tours, more ACC competitions then just T20I tri-series World Cup qualification and Asian Games qualification.
Their history has also seen a great change in format. A few of the games were T20Is, and others List A / 50-over matches. The January and February 2024 meetings, as well as the September 2026 ACC Men’s Premier Cup match were List A fixtures yet the June 2026 Asian Games qualifier was a T20I.
When comparing records, that distinction is important. So a full List A match between the two national teams should not appear in an all-time T20I head-to-head table just because they batted against each other.
What Is the Latest Hong Kong vs Malaysia Match?
Hong Kong vs Malaysia 24 September This was the last completed match between HongKong and Malaysia, until this completes on Sepatember 5,2026 ACC Men’s Premier Cup Fixture at YSD-UKM Cricket Oval,Bangi
In the main innings, both Skyhawk and Infernal ended up tying on 209. MALAYSIA 209/9 in 50 overs, HONG KONG All Out 209(42.3 Overs) Hong Kong went on to win the Super Over with 14/0 versus Malaysia’s 11/1.
The result should be noted as Hong Kong Super Over win, not just a normal HK W over rain abandoned match.
Hong Kong vs Malaysia Timeline – Key Takeaways
- Through June 7,2026 the verified head-to-head record in men’s T20I play is:Malaysia-leading Hong Kong. Matches-2018; Malaysian Winner – Goh Jin Wei vs Lucas Mebonye
- The series was played antecedent the 2020 T20I matches, with Malaysia winning every one of their five experiences.
- In March 2025, both sides will meet in two T20Is, with Hong Kong winning each time.
- In the three recorded encounters of Malaysia in the 2025 Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy, they have won them all.
- June 7, 2026 – Asian Games Men’s T20I Qualifier semi-final Hong Kong won by six wickets vs Malaysia
- In the weather affected September 5, a contest between Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea at the ACC Men’s Premier Cup in Sharjah saw another untimed finish with no play possible on Day Three meaning that after both teams scored identical totals of 209 runs, Hong Kong won by virtue of winning Super Over.
- The match of September 2026 was a List A game and should not be recorded in the T20I head-to-head records
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FAQs About Hong Kong vs Malaysia Timeline
When did Hong Kong and Malaysia last play each other?
The latest completed meeting was on September 5, 2026, in the ACC Men’s Premier Cup at YSD-UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi. The match was tied at 209, with Hong Kong winning the Super Over.
How many times have Hong Kong and Malaysia played cricket?
The exact number depends on the format and classification. For men’s T20Is, the verified record through June 7, 2026 contains 20 matches. Malaysia won 11 and Hong Kong won nine. Their wider international history also contains List A matches.
Who has won more Hong Kong vs Malaysia T20I matches?
Malaysia have won 11 of the 20 men’s T20Is, compared with nine wins for Hong Kong, according to the ACS T20I records through June 7, 2026.
What was the latest Hong Kong vs Malaysia score?
In the latest completed meeting on September 5, 2026, Hong Kong scored 209 all out and Malaysia made 209/9. The match went to a Super Over, which Hong Kong won 14/0 to 11/1.
When did Hong Kong vs Malaysia play in the Asian Games qualifier?
They played in the second semi-final of the Asian Games Men’s T20I Qualifier on June 7, 2026, at Singapore National Cricket Ground. Hong Kong won by six wickets.
Conclusion
Head-to-head in T20Is, List A cricket and through the ACC tournaments & regional qualifiers, this is an on-going lengthy timeline of fixtures between Hong Kong vs Malaysia. An opening stand which helps Malaysia consolidate their hold on the verified men’s T20I record, going full circle as recent results have ebbed and flowed with each team winning a game apiece. Another odd chapter was added at the meeting in September 2026, which ended as a tie before Hong Kong won the Super Over.
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