# Kinchit Shah

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Hong Kong cricketer (born 1995)

Kinchit Shah Personal information Full name Kinchit Devang Shah Born (1995-12-09) 9 December 1995 (age 30) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Batting Left-handed Bowling Right-arm off break Role Batsman Relations Ninad Shah (brother) International information National side Hong Kong (2014–2023) ODI debut (cap 30) 8 November 2014 v Papua New Guinea Last ODI 18 September 2018 v India T20I debut (cap 15) 24 November 2014 v Nepal Last T20I 13 November 2025 v Qatar Career statistics Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 10 49 1 37 Runs scored 136 706 66 1,058 Batting average 13.28 19.08 33.00 32.06 100s/50s 0/0 0/3 0/1 3/5 Top score 34* 79 62 139 Balls bowled 56 396 – 884 Wickets 4 12 – 37 Bowling average 10.00 41.25 – 18.59 5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 – 0 Best bowling 4/10 2/9 – 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](/source/Cricket). He is a left-handed [batsman](/source/Batsman_(cricket)), right-arm off break bowler and occasional wicket-keeper.

## Career

Shah made his [T20](/source/Twenty20_cricket) cricket debut against the Canada cricket team on 15 March 2012.[1] He made his [One Day International](/source/One_Day_International) debut for Hong Kong on 8 November 2014 [against Papua New Guinea](/source/Hong_Kong_cricket_team_against_Papua_New_Guinea_in_Australia_in_2014%E2%80%9315) in Australia.[2] He made his [Twenty20 International](/source/Twenty20_International) debut on 24 November 2014 [against Nepal](/source/Hong_Kong_cricket_team_against_Nepal_in_Sri_Lanka_in_2014%E2%80%9315) in Sri Lanka.[3]

In August 2018, Shah was named in Hong Kong's squad for the [2018 Asia Cup Qualifier](/source/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](/source/2018_Asia_Cup).[5]

Shah was a member of Hong Kong's squad for the [2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two](/source/2019_ICC_World_Cricket_League_Division_Two) tournament in Namibia.[6] In Hong Kong's opening match of the tournament, against [Canada](/source/Canada_national_cricket_team), Shah took a [hat-trick](/source/Hat-trick_(cricket)).[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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/2019_Oman_Cricket_World_Cup_Challenge_League_B) tournament in Oman.[12] In the third match of the tournament, against [Bermuda](/source/Bermuda_national_cricket_team), 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](/source/2022_Uganda_Cricket_World_Cup_Challenge_League_B) tournament.[14]

On August 31, 2022, during [2022 Asia Cup](/source/2022_Asia_Cup#Group_A) vs. [India](/source/India_national_cricket_team), in which he was also a vice-captain, he proposed to his girlfriend.[15]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-espncricinfo_1-0)** ["17th Match, Group A: Canada v Hong Kong at Dubai (CA), Mar 15, 2012. Cricket Scorecard"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/546422.html). ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ODI_2-0)** ["Hong Kong tour of Australia, 1st ODI: Papua New Guinea v Hong Kong at Townsville, Nov 8, 2014"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/791633.html). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-T20I_3-0)** ["Hong Kong v Nepal T20I Series - 4th T20I"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/802327.html). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 24 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-HKACQ_4-0)** ["Hong Kong Squad for the ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 － 27th August - 8th September 2018"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180804200907/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-squad-for-the-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-%EF%BC%8D-27th-august-8th-september-2018). *Hong Kong Cricket*. Archived from [the original](http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-squad-for-the-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-%EF%BC%8D-27th-august-8th-september-2018) on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2018AC_5-0)** ["Anshuman Rath to lead Hong Kong into the 2018 Unimoni Asia Cup"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131513/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/anshuman-rath-to-lead-hong-kong-into-the-2018-unimoni-asia-cup). *Hong Kong Cricket*. Archived from [the original](http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/anshuman-rath-to-lead-hong-kong-into-the-2018-unimoni-asia-cup) on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament"](https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1173815). *International Cricket Council*. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Hosts Namibia start with victory in ICC World Cricket League Division 2"](https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1192043). *International Cricket Council*. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2019 - Hong Kong: List A matches, Batting and bowling averages"](http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?class=5;id=12897;team=19;type=tournament). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Men's ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers squad announcement"](https://www.hkcricket.org/news/mens-icc-t20-world-cup-qualifiers-squad-announcement). *Cricket Hong Kong*. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Hong Kong: Batting and bowling averages"](http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13311;team=19;type=tournament). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Hong Kong ACC Emerging Teams Tournament Men's Squad Announcement"](https://www.hkcricket.org/news/hong-kong-acc-emerging-teams-tournament-mens-squad-announcement). *Hong Kong Cricket*. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Hong Kong ICC Challenge League 'B' Squad Announcement"](https://www.hkcricket.org/news/hong-kong-icc-challenge-league-b-squad-announcement). *Hong Kong Cricket*. Retrieved 22 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Bermuda vs Hong Kong, Challenge League Group B, 3rd Match"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/challenge-league-group-b-2019-2021-22-1207049/bermuda-vs-hong-kong-3rd-match-1207063/ball-by-ball-commentary). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Hong Kong men's squad for ICC Challenge League B round 2 in Uganda announced!"](https://www.hkcricket.org/news/hong-kong-mens-squad-for-icc-challenge-league-b-round-2-in-uganda-announced). *Cricket Hong Kong*. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Watch: Hong Kong cricketer's surprise marriage proposal at Asia Cup in Dubai"](https://www.scmp.com/sport/cricket/article/3190961/hong-kong-cricketer-kinchit-shah-shocks-girlfriend-surprise-marriage). *South China Morning Post*. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2025.

## External links

- [Kinchit Shah](https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/401537.html) at [Cricinfo](/source/Cricinfo)

- [https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/9981/kinchit-shah](https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/9981/kinchit-shah)

v t e Hong Kong T20I cricket captains 2014–15: Atkinson 2015–16: Afzal 2016–2017: Hayat 2019: Kinchit 2019–2020: Aizaz 2022–2024: Nizakat 2024–present: Murtaza

Hong Kong squads v t e Hong Kong squad – 2014 World Twenty20 5 Nawaz 7 Irfan 8 Chapman 9 Shah 10 Hayat 11 Aizaz 12 Amjad 17 Atkinson (c & wk) 18 Nadeem 33 Afzal 73 Barkat (vc & wk) 75 Nizakat 78 Dar – Lamsam – Amar Coach: Charlie Burke v t e Hong Kong squad – 2016 World Twenty20 1 Campbell 2 Nadeem 8 Chapman (vc) 9 Shah 10 Hayat 11 Aizaz 12 Amjad 13 Rath 27 Tanveer 33 Afzal (c) 55 Atkinson (wk) 73 Barkat 75 Nizakat – Carter – W. Khan Coach: Simon Cook

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