Kuwaiti cricket team in Qatar in 2019

The Kuwait cricket team toured Qatar in July 2019 to play a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series.[1][2] This was the first bilateral T20I series for both sides.[1] The series formed part of both teams' preparation for the Asian Regional Qualifying Finals tournament for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier.[1] All of the matches were played at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha.[2] Kuwait won the opening match by seven wickets,[3] before the second match was decided by a Super Over which was won by Qatar, after the game was tied.[4] Qatar won the final match by three wickets to win the series 2–1.[5]

Kuwaiti cricket team in Qatar in 2019
 
  Qatar Kuwait
Dates 4 – 6 July 2019
Captains Tamoor Sajjad Muhammad Kashif
Twenty20 International series
Results Qatar won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Muhammad Tanveer (105) Adnan Idrees (166)
Most wickets Awais Malik (4) Ilyas Ahmed (8)

Squads

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  Qatar   Kuwait[1]

T20I series

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1st T20I

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4 July 2019
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Qatar  
154/9 (20 overs)
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  Kuwait
157/3 (16.3 overs)
Muhammad Tanveer 50 (42)
Ilyas Ahmed 3/17 (4 overs)
Adnan Idrees 79 (50)
Inam-ul-Haq 1/13 (3 overs)
Kuwait won by 7 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Shivani Mishra (Qat) and Mohammad Nasim (Qat)
Player of the match: Adnan Idrees (Kuw)

2nd T20I

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5 July 2019
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kuwait  
112/8 (20 overs)
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  Qatar
112 (20 overs)
Mohammed Aslam 26 (30)
Nouman Sarwar 3/17 (4 overs)
Mohammed Rizlan 32 (37)
Ilyas Ahmed 2/19 (4 overs)
Match tied
(Qatar won the Super Over)

West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Riyaz Kurupkar (Qat) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)
Player of the match: Nouman Sarwar (Qat)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to field.

3rd T20I

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6 July 2019
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kuwait  
203/5 (20 overs)
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  Qatar
206/7 (20 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan 88 (55)
Awais Malik 2/28 (4 overs)
Muhammad Tanveer 50 (30)
Ilyas Ahmed 3/37 (4 overs)
Qatar won by 3 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Riyaz Kurupkar (Qat) and Mohammad Nasim (Qat)
Player of the match: Mohammed Rizlan (Qat)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Kuwait Cricket set to play its first ever T-20 Internationals bilateral series with Qatar Cricket Association". Kuwait Cricket. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Qatar, Kuwait to play three T20Is from today". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Kuwait won the first match against Qatar". Kuwait Cricket. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Rizlan's last-ball six helps Qatar beat Kuwait 2-1 in T20 series". The Peninsula Qatar. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Rizlan's last-ball six helps Qatar win T20I series 2-1". Gulf Times. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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