Hong Kong, Bhutan, UAE help start T20 WC Asia Qualifiers with victories

Theertha Satish helped hosts Hong Kong, Bhutan, UAE start the T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier with a win over Malaysia at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Monday (November 22).

In the other two matches, Mariko Hill followed Hong Kong against Nepal and Bhutan beat Kuwait by 40 runs.

Isha Ojha scored 33 runs in 30 balls :-

UAE lost the opening wicket but Theertha Satish and opener Isha Ojha added 56 runs for the second wicket to take them to a firm total. Isha Ojha scored 33 runs in 30 balls, while Theertha was the top scorer with 46 runs.

For Malaysia, Mahira Izzati Ismail was the most successful bowler with two wickets to her name.

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In the chase, Malaysia started slowly with captain Winifred Duraisingam, while Van Julia attempted to keep him in the game. Once Julia was gone, they could not keep up with the required run rate and fell short, losing just two wickets. They eventually finished at 101 for two in the stipulated 20 overs.

All UAE bowlers were meager, with only Chamani Seneviratne scoring more than six overs per over.

At the ICC Academy Ground 2, in addition to losing two early wickets to Yasmin Daswani and Natasha Miles, Hill kept Hong Kong in the hunt with a 38-run partnership with Carey Chan before being taken home with Emma Lai in the 18th over. Hill remained unbeaten on 42 off 38 balls.

Hong Kong bowler Kabita Kunwar :-

Earlier, fielding first, Hong Kong restricted Nepal to 104 for three in 20 overs. The Hong Kong bowlers dismissed Kabita Kunwar and Kajal Shrestha for a duck and four runs respectively. Two for 21, Sita Rana Magar and Indu Barma took Nepal to the three-figure mark even though the runs didn’t come at a fast clip.

In the second match at the ICC Academy, with whom to bat, Bhutan was in the opening duel when Khadija Khalil trapped Ngawang Choden in the second over. They were at 65 for four at one point, with Tshering Zangmo and Pema Seldon adding 43 runs for the fifth wicket and 34 not out in the former.

Bhutan scored 114 for six in 20 overs, with four Kuwaiti bowlers taking a wicket each.

In reply, Kuwait struggled during their entire innings with the tough bowling of Bhutan. Five batsmen were run out while only two batsmen reached the double figures. They were 36 for five in ten overs and apart from a few chases by Maryam Omar, Kuwait could not make a dash for the purpose.

When Umar took the falling seventh wicket, Kuwait’s hopes of chasing the objective were defeated. From 69 for six, they lost four for five and were eventually bowled out for 74 in the final over.

Karma Samten and Dechen Wangmo took two wickets each for Bhutan, while Zangmo took the wicket of Siobhan Gomez.

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Brief Score Team :-

UAE:- 131/4 in 20 overs (Theertha Satish 46, Isha Oza 33; Mahira Izzati Ismail 2/20) beat Malaysia 101/2 in 20 overs (Van Julia 44, Elsa Hunter*) POTM by 30 runs: Theerth Satish

Nepal:- 104/3 in 20 overs (Sita Rana Magar 40, Indu Barma 31; Betty Chan 1/12) lost to Hong Kong 105/4 in 18 overs (Mariko Hill 42; Sabnam Rai 1/14) by six wickets POTM: Mariko Hill

Bhutan:- 114/6 in 20 overs (Tshering Zangmo 34*; Khadija Khalil 1/6) beat Kuwait 74/10 in 19.3 overs (Khadija Khalil 29; Karma Samten 2/9, Dechen Wangmo 2/12) by 40 runs POTM: Tshering Zangmo