The Hong Kong public cricket crew is the group that addresses free Hong Kong in global rivalry. It played its most memorable match in 1866 and has been a partner individual from the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1969. Hong Kong played its initial One Day Internationals in the 2004 Asia Cup, and in January 2014 was conceded ODI status until 2018, because of completing third in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. The group acquired Twenty20 International status in November 2013, because of meeting all requirements for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. Hong Kong lost their ODI status in March 2018 subsequent to losing to the Netherlands in a play-off match during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. They did, in any case, play two further ODI matches at the 2018 Asia Cup in September 2018 in the wake of winning the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier, as the ICC reported that all matches played at the finals would have ODI status. Hong Kong has played in each ICC Trophy/World Cup Qualifier competition, with the exemptions of the 1979 and 2005 events. It has likewise participated in two ICC Intercontinental Cup competitions, in 2005 and in 2015-17, and in two ICC T20 World Cup competitions, in 2014 and 2016. In April 2018, the ICC chose to concede full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to every one of its individuals. In this manner, all Twenty20 matches played between Hong Kong and other ICC individuals after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.
