ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia A Qualifier
Maldives v Bahrain
Bahrain won by 7 runs.
In the third match of the tournament Bahrain won the toss and put the men from Maldives into bat first.
After a patient start from the openers it was Adam Nasif raising the level once again with a spirited 31 runs form 22 balls including 1 maximum that was the stand out performer with the bat.
Rishwan made 15 runs before the accurate bowling of Bahrain restricted Maldives to 88 from their 20 overs. Bahrain captain Anasim Khan and Waseeq Ahmed bagging 3 wickets each for just 29 runs combined.
In reply, Maldives Hassan Ibrahim bowled aggressively as one of the quickest in the region and took 2 wickets of the Bahrain batsmen keen to make a statement in their ambitions to win the tournament; reaching the target in the 7th over.
The last match for Maldives in this tournament is against Kuwait on 28th, start time 11am Maldives time.
Tournament stats can be found at ESPNcricinfo
Full Cricket Board of Maldives Tournament Information
