Kuwait Defeated Bahrain in ACC Premier Cup 2023: Kuwait won the match against Bahrain by 2 wickets. The match was played on April 22 at Mulpani Cricket Ground. Kuwait won the toss and opted to bowl first. Bahrain set a target of 256 runs with a loss of 7 wickets. In the chase, Kuwait completed the target with a loss of 8 wickets.
First Inning Summary
Muhammad Younis and Shahbaz Badar opened the inning for Bahrain. Younis went back for a duck. Shahbaz made 17 runs then he was also out. Junaid Aziz scored 36 runs and Sohail Ahmed scored 34 runs for the team.
Faiz Ahmed missed a half-century as he was out in 48 runs. Captain Haider Butt scored 34 runs for the team. At last, Imran Anwar scored a fifty, he scored 53 runs and was out in the last ball of the inning. Rizwas Butt also scored 19 runs in 7 balls then Bahrain set a total of 255 runs with a loss of 7 wickets.
For Kuwait, Sayed Monib bowled very well and picked up 4 wickets. He conceded 69 runs in his spell. Shahrukh Quddus took 2 wickets while Adnan Idris also got a wicket.
Second Inning Summary
Adnan Idrees and Usman Patel opened the inning for Kuwait. Usman Patel scored 18 then lost his wicket. Adnan Idrees played beautifully and scored a half-century. He scored 56 runs then he was lbw and went back to the pavilion.
Ravija Sandaruwan was run out for 8 runs. Meet Bhavsar played a good knock of 54 runs then he also went back to the pavilion. Then Bilal Tahir came to bat, scored 8 runs then he was also out for 8 runs. M Aslam went back for 14 runs and Parvindar Singh also went back for 4 runs.
Yasin Patel held an end and was batting well. Shiraz Khan also lost his wicket for 4 runs. Sayed Monib scored 4 runs not out. Yasin Patel played a match-winning knock of 63 runs not out. He scored 63 runs in 89 balls with the help of two fours and one six. Kuwait completed the target with a loss of 8 wickets in the 45th over. As a result, Kuwait won the match against Bahrain by 2 wickets.
Match Summary
After the Bahrain vs Kuwait match in which Kuwait Defeated Bahrain in ACC Premier Cup 2023, Bahrain is in third place and Kuwait is in fourth place in the points table of Group B. Bahrain will play against Hong Kong on April 24 in the next match. Whereas, Kuwait will play their next match against Singapore on April 25.
