2024 Malaysia Open T20 Championship

The 2024 Malaysia Open T20 Championship was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Malaysia in March 2024.[1] The tournament was contested by the men's national teams of Malaysia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Tanzania and Vanuatu.[1] All five teams remained in Malaysia to play in this T20I tournament after taking part in the 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off competition.[2]

2024 Malaysia Open T20 Championship
Dates5 – 11 March 2024
Administrator(s)Malaysia Cricket Association
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and final
Host(s) Malaysia
Champions Bahrain
Runners-up Malaysia
Participants5
Matches12
Player of the seriesMalaysia Virandeep Singh
Most runsBahrain Sohail Ahmed (182)
Most wicketsBahrain Rizwan Butt (13)

Squads

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  Bahrain[3]   Kuwait[4]   Malaysia   Tanzania[5]   Vanuatu[6]

Round-robin

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Bahrain 4 4 0 0 8 2.220 Advanced to the final
2   Malaysia 4 3 1 0 6 1.402
3   Kuwait 4 2 2 0 4 −0.010 Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
4   Vanuatu 4 1 3 0 2 −1.903
5   Tanzania 4 0 4 0 0 −1.517
Source: ESPNcricinfo[7]

Fixtures

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5 March 2024
09:45
Scorecard
Vanuatu  
128/5 (20 overs)
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  Tanzania
119 (18 overs)
Andrew Mansale 61* (40)
Ally Kimote 2/20 (4 overs)
Jumanne Masquater 29 (20)
Williamsing Nalisa 3/15 (4 overs)
Vanuatu won by 9 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
Player of the match: Andrew Mansale (Van)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jumanne Masquater (Tan) and Tim Cutler (Van) both made their T20I debuts.

5 March 2024
13:45
Scorecard
Kuwait  
123 (19.4 overs)
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  Bahrain
99/2 (12.4 overs)
Meet Bhavsar 50 (41)
Sathaiya Veerapathiran 3/20 (2.4 overs)
Sarfaraz Ali 57 (41)
Shiraz Khan 1/3 (1.4 overs)
Bahrain won by 28 runs (DLS method)
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Nasir Ali (Mas) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Sarfaraz Ali (Bhr)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.

6 March 2024
09:45
Scorecard
Tanzania  
97/7 (20 overs)
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  Kuwait
103/5 (17.1 overs)
Omary Kitunda 21 (18)
Shiraz Khan 2/23 (4 overs)
Yasin Patel 2/23 (4 overs)
Mohammed Aslam 51* (34)
Salum Jumbe 2/13 (2 overs)
Kuwait won by 5 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Nasir Ali (Mas) and Narayanan Sivan (Mas)
Player of the match: Mohammed Aslam (Kuw)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sefu Athumani (Tan) made his T20I debut.

6 March 2024
13:45
Scorecard
Malaysia  
148/7 (20 overs)
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  Vanuatu
96/9 (20 overs)
Virandeep Singh 52 (36)
Womejo Wotu 2/19 (3 overs)
Nalin Nipiko 34 (47)
Virandeep Singh 2/17 (4 overs)
Malaysia won by 52 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Virandeep Singh (Mas)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.

7 March 2024
09:45
Scorecard
Malaysia  
110/6 (20 overs)
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  Bahrain
112/1 (16.5 overs)
Zubaidi Zulkifle 36 (33)
Rizwan Butt 2/15 (4 overs)
Umer Toor 69* (52)
Muhammad Amir 1/33 (3.5 overs)
Bahrain won by 9 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Umer Toor (Bhr)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.

7 March 2024
13:45
Scorecard
Vanuatu  
102/7 (20 overs)
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  Kuwait
105/2 (13.1 overs)
Joshua Rasu 35* (40)
Mohamed Shafeeq 2/17 (4 overs)
Meet Bhavsar 40 (26)
Womejo Wotu 1/18 (2 overs)
Kuwait won by 8 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Nasir Ali (Mas) and Narayanan Sivan (Mas)
Player of the match: Mohamed Shafeeq (Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.

9 March 2024
09:45
Scorecard
Kuwait  
87 (18.4 overs)
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  Malaysia
88/3 (13.4 overs)
Yasin Patel 31 (33)
Virandeep Singh 3/14 (2.4 overs)
Syed Aziz 59* (38)
Nimish Latheef 2/19 (3.4 overs)
Malaysia won by 7 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Syed Aziz (Mas)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.

9 March 2024
13:45
Scorecard
Bahrain  
135/8 (20 overs)
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  Tanzania
83 (20 overs)
Sohail Ahmed 35 (33)
Yalinde Nkanya 3/17 (4 overs)
Omary Kitunda 30 (43)
Rizwan Butt 5/12 (4 overs)
Bahrain won by 52 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Narayanan Sivan (Mas)
Player of the match: Rizwan Butt (Bhr)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.

10 March 2024
09:45
Scorecard
Bahrain  
166/4 (20 overs)
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  Vanuatu
110 (18.4 overs)
Sohail Ahmed 73* (51)
Patrick Matautaava 1/10 (3 overs)
Joshua Rasu 24 (28)
Sachin Kumar 4/40 (4 overs)
Bahrain won by 56 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Narayanan Sivan (Mas)
Player of the match: Sohail Ahmed (Bhr)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ubaid Martuza (Bhr) made his T20I debut.

10 March 2024
09:45
Scorecard
Tanzania  
83 (18.2 overs)
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  Malaysia
86/4 (14.4 overs)
Mohamed Issa 28* (27)
Virandeep Singh 3/4 (2 overs)
Muhamad Syahadat 27* (31)
Ally Kimote 2/17 (3 overs)
Malaysia won by 6 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Virandeep Singh (Mas)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd Place play-off

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11 March 2024
09:45
Scorecard
Vanuatu  
106/7 (20 overs)
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  Kuwait
109/3 (11.3 overs)
Patrick Matautaava 28 (30)
Shiraz Khan 4/12 (4 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan 35 (22)
Joshua Rasu 2/23 (4 overs)
Kuwait won by 7 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Narayanan Sivan (Mas)
Player of the match: Shiraz Khan (Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.

Final

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11 March 2024
13:45
Scorecard
Malaysia  
77/9 (20 overs)
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  Bahrain
82/2 (15.4 overs)
Khizar Hayat 18* (23)
Rizwan Butt 3/10 (4 overs)
Haider Butt 37* (38)
Pavandeep Singh 1/8 (4 overs)
Bahrain won by 8 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran
Umpires: Tabarak Dar (HK) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Rizwan Butt (Mas)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Malaysia Open T20 Championship 2024 to be a pentangular tournament in March". Czarsportz. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Bermuda cricket team back in training ahead of Malaysia competition". The Royal Gazette. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Team Bahrain is ready to claw their way to victory in the Malaysia Open Quadrangular 2024!". Cricket Bahrain. Retrieved 11 February 2024 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ "Kuwait National Men's team powered by Al Muzaini Exchange; led by Captain Mohammed Aslam set to depart for Malaysia to participate in the 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off 50 Overs Tournament". Kuwait Cricket. Retrieved 14 February 2024 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "2024 Malaysia Open T20 Championship". Tanzania Cricket Association. Retrieved 4 March 2024 – via Facebook.
  6. ^ "Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu Men's Team Ready for ICC CWC Challenge League 2024 Playoff in Malaysia". Vanuatu Cricket. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Malaysia Open T20 Championship 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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