![]() In reply, the hosts wobbled after early wickets, but Imal Liyanage’s steady 44 (45) kept them in the chase before bowling hero Murad hit a six in the last over to get over the line with just two balls to spare. Sent in at the toss, Faisal Khan led the Saudis to 130/9 in their 20 with 42 (29), but he didn’t receive enough support left-arm seamer Muhammad Murad’s 3/17 did the damage for Qatar. The afternoon match was much closer, with Qatar edging a tight contest against Saudi Arabia. Muhammad Younis smashed 31 (13) to ensure the chase was a formality, with Bahrain getting home 3 wickets down in the seventh over. Kuwait didn’t quite have enough runs on the board though, as the Saudis got home with an over and four wickets to spare.Īfter Tuesday’s rest day, the Maldives again struggled on Wednesday morning with Bahrain keeping them to 88/9 in their 20, thanks to left-arm Waseeq Ahmed’s 3/14 and fast man Anasim Khan’s 3/15. Kuwait’s bowling comeback was led by off-spinner Adnan Idrees, who dismissed both openers on his way to 2/16 in his 4 overs, then Aslam derailed the middle order with 3/38 in his quota. The Saudi chase was led by openers Sajid Cheema (52 off 30) and Faisal Khan (37 off 22), who combined for a 92-run stand in 7.3 overs. Sent in to bat, Kuwait reached 146/8 in their 20, as captain Mohammed Aslam produced with the bat to hit 55 (41). The unpredictability continued on the third match day, as Saudi Arabia overcame Kuwait in a tight chase. In response, Qatari left-arm tweaker Mohammed Nadeem’s 4/10 helped to bundle the tourists for just 56. The afternoon game saw Qatar assert their dominance over the Maldives, as the hosts posted 154/6 in their 20 with Mohammed Rizlan’s 62 (46) the top score. ![]() Rajiva Sandaruwan (49 off 31) and Adnan Idrees (39 off 18) did the damage for Kuwait. ![]() Led by skipper Mohammed Aslam’s 3/13 off 4, Kuwait restricted Bahrain to 124/8 and then chased it inside 12 overs. The Saudi response was clinical, with Faisal Khan’s 41 (24) setting the tone as they passed the target in 15.1 overs with seven wickets to spare.ĭay two saw Kuwait get off the mark against Bahrain, with a NRR-bosting win of their own. Three runouts added to their woes, and they concluded 20 overs on just 98/9. After choosing to bat at the toss, the islanders struggled to get going in the face of a disciplined team bowling effort where all six bowlers collected a wicket. The second match saw another big win as Saudi Arabia cruised home against the bottom-ranked Maldives. The tourists reached victory in just 13.1 overs with 8 wickets in hand. The response was a demolition, as Bahraini opener Muhammad Younis smashed 6 sixes on his way to 82* (44). Opting to bowl first at the toss, Bahrain kept the hosts to 133/5 in their 20 overs, led by a tidy spell of 2/23 from left-arm orthodox Abdul Majid. On the first day’s play, Bahrain set down a marker as they thumped Qatar in their own backyard at the Al-Arabi Stadium in Doha. Run from the 23rd to the 29th of October, the Asia Western Subregional qualifier featured Bahrain, Kuwait, Maldives, Qatar and Saudi Arabia in a single round-robin format. While Scotland and Namibia continued to fly the Associate flag in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Asian qualifying for the 2022 edition wrapped up with Bahrain edging Qatar on Net Run Rate to progress to the global qualifiers early next year.
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