Malaysia & Kuwait wins their matches in ACC Premier cup
Malaysia has achieved a thrilling 3-wicket victory over Qatar in the ungoing ACC Premier Cup 2023. Chasing the target of 216 runs given by Qatar in the match held at Mulpani Cricket Ground on Tuesday, Malaysia achieved the target by losing 7 wickets in 34.1 overs.
This match was played 35-35 overs as the field was wet due to rain and the match could not start on time.Earlier, after winning the toss and batting first, Qatar scored 215 runs losing 8 wickets in 35 overs. Along with this, Malaysia has 4 points in 4 games and has risen to the second place in the points table.
In this group, Nepal is currently at the top position with 5 points in 3 matches and has been selected for the semi-finals, now the winner between Oman and Saudi Arabia will be selected for the semi-finals. Oman currently has 4 points from 3 matches while Saudi Arabia has 3 points from 3 matches.
The match between Oman and Saudi Arabia will be played tomorrow, Wednesday, at the TU ground. Similarly, in this group, Qatar has lost three matches in a row. Qatar is playing its last match against host Nepal on Thursday at TU ground.
Kuwait defeated Singapore by 4 wickets in the ACC Premier Cup. Chasing the target of 114 runs given by Singapore, Kuwait achieved the target by losing 6 wickets in 26.3 overs. .
In the victory of Kuwait, Adnan Idris scored 38 runs, Meet Bhavsar scored 27 runs unbeaten and Yasin Patel scored 21 runs.Earlier, after losing the toss at the TU Cricket Ground, Singapore batted first and scored only 113 runs in 31.4 overs.
For Singapore, Amartya Kaul scored 45 runs while Manpreet Singh scored 28 runs and Thilipan Omaidurai scored 13 runs. Apart from these, other Singaporean batsmen could not score runs in double figures.
Along with this, Kuwait has gained 4 points in 3 games and has climbed to third place in Group B. Now Kuwait will play the last match of the tournament next Thursday against Hong Kong. If they win that match, Kuwait will reach the semi-finals.
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