Nepal was the opposite group from Group A to seal a semi-final berth, chasing down a goal of 75 in opposition to Bahrain with greater than 9 overs to spare. They’ll play the UAE on Wednesday to find out who tops the group and who faces the second-placed group from Group B within the semi-final. Despite a complete eight-wicket win in opposition to Bhutan, hosts Malaysia are now not in rivalry for a semi-final berth.
In Group B, Thailand lowered Kuwait to 22 for 4 within the tenth over earlier than rain led to the groups sharing factors. The end result signifies that Hong Kong has certified for the semi-finals. Thailand is the front-runner to hitch them. Their web run price exceeds 4, whereas Kuwait’s is within the negatives. To be able to qualify for the semi-finals, Kuwait must win their last recreation in opposition to Myanmar by a considerable margin and hope that Hong Kong beat Thailand comprehensively.
In a rain-hit 11-over-a-side fixture, China chased down 50 in opposition to Myanmar with greater than 4 overs to spare.
Bahrain vs UAE
Esha Oza hit 5 fours and a six in her unbeaten 78, placing on half-century stands with Theertha Satish and Kavisha Egodage.
After electing to bowl first, Bahrain skipper Deepika Rasangika bowled Pavithra Shetty and Sadamali Arachchige unchanged in the course of the powerplay. Oza and Satish had been as much as the duty, seeing out the primary six overs, amassing 43 runs within the course of. The following over would show to be the most costly of the innings as Swarna Nunna conceded a boundary to every of UAE’s two openers. Tharanga Gajanayake was the decide of Bahrain’s bowlers, dismissing each Satish and Egodage for 23 runs every.
Oza, nevertheless, continued unperturbed, smashing Rasangika over the ropes within the penultimate over on the best way to the UAE setting Bahrain a commanding goal of 143.
In reply, Bahrain initially saved the UAE’s bowlers at bay, scoring 17 runs of their first eight overs with out shedding a wicket. Vaishnave Mahesh, nevertheless, wreaked havoc within the ninth over, getting Gajanyake caught by Khushi Sharma earlier than bowling fellow opener Abeera Ali and Ishara Suhun to cut back Bahrain to 19 for 3.
Not for the primary time within the match, Rasangika top-scored with 25. She remained unbeaten when rain got here down within the 18th over. No additional play was doable with Bahrain dominated to be 69 runs behind the DLS par rating.
Transient Scores:
UAE 142/3 in 20 Overs (Oza 78*, Gajanayake 2-15) beat Bahrain 48/4 in 17.1 Overs (Rasangika 25*, Mahesh 4-10) by 69 Runs (DLS Technique)
Nepal vs Qatar
Indu Barma starred with bat and ball for Nepal. Her 3-10 helped Nepal prohibit Qatar to 74 for seven earlier than she hit an unbeaten 12-ball 20 to propel her group previous the goal within the 11th over.
After Qatar was put into bat, Khadija Imtiaz began positively, clipping Puja Mahato into the leg aspect for 4. Mahato hit again off the following ball, trapping Imtiaz in entrance for 4. Aleena Khan and Saachi Dhadwal did effectively to information their group to 23 within the eighth over earlier than Khan was run out by a direct hit from Barma, who confined captain Aysha to the identical destiny with one other correct throw.
Dhadwal and Shrutiben Rana additionally fell in equivalent style to one another, getting trapped in entrance by none apart from Barma to depart Qatar six down with three overs left. Angeline Mare scored two boundaries in an unbeaten 14 to assist her aspect acquire 17 runs within the final three overs, setting Nepal a goal of 75.
Kajal Shrestha slapped Rochelle Quyn by means of the off aspect for 4 off the primary ball of the innings earlier than pulling Khan away for 4 within the subsequent over. She’d go on to hit one other two boundaries in an innings of 32, getting bowled by Sabeeja Panayan within the seventh over with the rating on 47.
But, this proved to be somewhat too late for Qatar who was as soon as once more thwarted by eventual Participant of the Match Barma.
Transient Scores:
Nepal 75/1 in 10.3 Overs (Shrestha 32, Barma 20*, Panayan 1-23) beat Qatar 74/7 in 20 Overs (Dhadwal 21, Khan 15, Barma 3-10) by 9 Wickets
Bhutan vs Malaysia
After Bhutan was put into bat, they misplaced Yeshey Choden for a duck within the first over. Ngawang Choden and Dechen Wangmo shared three boundaries in a 32-run partnership earlier than Wangmo was bowled by Nur Dania Syuhada, who dismissed Ngawang Choden in comparable style to limit Bhutan to 36 for 3 after 12 overs.
As issues turned out, Bhutan wouldn’t rating one other boundary of their innings, setting Malaysia a manageable goal of 60.
Chasing three runs an over for victory, Malaysia had been by no means in any actual bother. Ainna Hamizah and Winifred Duraisingam picked up a boundary a bit within the first 4 overs, pushing the rating to 16 within the course of. Tshering Zangmo was the decide of the bowlers, trapping each openers in entrance earlier than Mahirah Izzati and Mas Elysa closed out the chase with unbeaten innings of 17 and 13, respectively.
Thailand vs Kuwait
Despite the sport being washed out, Nattaya Boochatham picked up figures of 3-3 and have become the primary participant from an affiliate nation to select up 100 wickets in Ladies’s T20Is. She had Amna Tariq caught behind within the fourth over and doubled her wicket-tally when she trapped Zeefa Jilani in entrance. Priyada Murali was Boochatham’s subsequent sufferer, getting bowled for 11. Maryam Omar was run out proper earlier than rain washed out the remainder of the competition.
China vs Myanmar
After China elected to bowl first, Qian Xu struck in consecutive overs with the brand new ball, trapping Khin Min Myat in entrance to cut back Myanmar to eight for 2 within the third over. Zon Lin was the one batter to get into double figures for her aspect, scoring 13. But, China saved issues tight, not permitting their opposition to attain any boundaries.
Chasing 50 for victory, Yue Chen kickstarted her innings by driving Theine Theine Soe by means of the off aspect for 4 and dispatching Lin Lin Tun to the boundary within the subsequent over. Though quiet at first, Rongyu Zhao was in a position to hold the singles ticking earlier than reducing Zon Lin away for her first boundary. By the point she was run out, China had all however sealed victory.
Yue Chen slogged a 4 into the leg aspect to make issues official and assist China register their first win of the match.
Transient Scores:
China 52/1 in 6.5 Overs (Yue Chen 28, Rongyu Zhao 12) beat Myanmar 49/6 in 11 Overs (Zon Lin 13, Qian Xu 2-10) by 9 Wickets