Living up to their superior billing, the United Arab Emirates thumped Bhutan by a whopping 63 runs to win their opening encounter of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Asia Qualifier B in style on Tuesday (November 19, 2024). (More Cricket News)
ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier B: UAE Thrash Bhutan By 63 Runs In Doha
Chasing a 169-run target, Bhutan could only get to 103 for eight in 20 overs, with UAE's Dhruv Parashar returning lethal figures of 4/12 in four overs
Chasing a 169-run target, Bhutan could only get to 103 for eight in 20 overs, with UAE's Dhruv Parashar returning lethal figures of 4/12 in four overs. Openers Alishan Sharafu and Muhammad Waseem had earlier shared a 61-run stand to lay the foundation for UAE's daunting total.
The UAE, placed 16th in ICC's T20I rankings, are the highest-ranked side in this group, while Bhutan are 77th. We accordingly witnessed a huge margin of victory at the University of Doha for Science and Technology ground.
Toss Update
Bhutan captain Thinley Jamtsho won the toss and elected to bowl first against the United Arab Emirates in match 2 of the T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier B.
Playing XIs
Bhutan: Ranjung Mikyo Dorji, Gakul Ghalley, Tenjin Rabgey, Thinley Jamtsho(c), Jigme Singye, Suprit Pradhan, Tshering Tashi(w), Namgay Thinley, Tenzin Wangchuk, Karma Dorji, Sonam Yeshey.
United Arab Emirates: Muhammad Waseem(c), Alishan Sharafu, Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Rahul Chopra, Syed Haider Shah(w), Zuhaib Zubair, Ali Naseer, Nilansh Keswani, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah.
Squads
Bhutan: Suprit Pradhan, Tenjin Rabgey, Thinley Jamtsho(c), Jigme Singye, Namgay Thinley, Gakul Ghalley, Tenzin Wangchuk, Tshering Tashi(w), Sonam Yeshey, Dawa Dawa, Karma Dorji, Sonam Chophel, Sherab Loday
United Arab Emirates: Aryansh Sharma, Muhammad Waseem, Vriitya Aravind(w), Vishnu Sukumaran, Rahul Chopra(c), Dhruv Parashar, Basil Hameed, Aayan Afzal Khan, Ali Naseer, Junaid Siddique, Syed Haider Shah, Alishan Sharafu, Sanchit Sharma, Asif Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Nilansh Keswani, Muhammad Jawadullah, Omid Rahman.
The match was streamed live on the FanCode app and website in India.
In the other match of the morning, hosts Qatar beat Thailand by five wickets at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha.
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