Kinchit Shah

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Kinchit Shah
Personal information
Full name
Kinchit Devang Shah
Born (1995-12-09) 9 December 1995 (age 29)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Role Batsman
Relations Ninad Shah (brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  30)8 November 2014 v  Papua New Guinea
Last ODI18 September 2018 v  India
T20I debut(cap  15)24 November 2014 v  Nepal
Last T20I12 March 2023 v  Malaysia
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches1049137
Runs scored136706661,058
Batting average 13.2819.0833.0032.06
100s/50s0/00/30/13/5
Top score34* 7962139
Balls bowled56396–884
Wickets 412–37
Bowling average 10.0041.25–18.59
5 wickets in innings 00–0
10 wickets in match00–0
Best bowling4/102/9–4/10
Catches/stumpings 1/–16/–0/–9/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 July 2025

Kinchit Devang Shah (born 9 December 1995) is an Indian-born Hong Kong cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler. He is also an occasional wicket-keeper.

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Career

Shah made his T20 cricket debut against the Canada cricket team on 15 March 2012. [1] He made his One Day International debut for Hong Kong on 8 November 2014 against Papua New Guinea in Australia. [2] He made his Twenty20 International debut on 24 November 2014 against Nepal in Sri Lanka. [3]

In August 2018, Shah was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament. [4] Hong Kong won the qualifier tournament, and he was then named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup. [5]

Shah was a member of Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia. [6] In Hong Kong's opening match of the tournament, against Canada, Shah took a hat-trick. [7] He was the leading wicket-taker for Hong Kong in the tournament, with eleven dismissals in six matches. [8]

In September 2019, Shah was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. [9] He was the leading run-scorer for Hong Kong in the tournament, with 223 runs in seven matches. [10] In November 2019, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh. [11] Later the same month, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman. [12] In the third match of the tournament, against Bermuda, he scored his first century in List A cricket. [13]

In May 2022, he was named in Hong Kong's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament. [14]

On August 31, 2022, during 2022 Asia Cup vs. India, in which he was also a vice-captain, he proposed to his girlfriend. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "17th Match, Group A: Canada v Hong Kong at Dubai (CA), Mar 15, 2012. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Hong Kong tour of Australia, 1st ODI: Papua New Guinea v Hong Kong at Townsville, Nov 8, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hong Kong v Nepal T20I Series - 4th T20I". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hong Kong Squad for the ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 － 27th August - 8th September 2018". Hong Kong Cricket. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Anshuman Rath to lead Hong Kong into the 2018 Unimoni Asia Cup". Hong Kong Cricket. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Hosts Namibia start with victory in ICC World Cricket League Division 2". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2019 - Hong Kong: List A matches, Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Men's ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers squad announcement". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Hong Kong: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Hong Kong ACC Emerging Teams Tournament Men's Squad Announcement". Hong Kong Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "Hong Kong ICC Challenge League 'B' Squad Announcement". Hong Kong Cricket. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Bermuda vs Hong Kong, Challenge League Group B, 3rd Match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Hong Kong men's squad for ICC Challenge League B round 2 in Uganda announced!". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Watch: Hong Kong cricketer's surprise marriage proposal at Asia Cup in Dubai". South China Morning Post. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
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