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]
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| Dates | 5 – 11 March 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Malaysia Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Host(s) |  Malaysia |
| Champions |  Bahrain |
| Runners-up | Malaysia |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Player of the series | Virandeep Singh |
| Most runs | Sohail Ahmed (182) |
| Most wickets | Rizwan Butt (13) |
Squads
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edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bahrain
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.220 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Malaysia
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.402 | |
| 3 |  Kuwait
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.010 | Advanced to the 3rd place play-off |
| 4 |  Vanuatu
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.903 | |
| 5 |  Tanzania
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.517 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[7]
Fixtures
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Jumanne Masquater 29 (20)
Williamsing Nalisa 3/15 (4 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
- Jumanne Masquater (Tan) and Tim Cutler (Van) both made their T20I debuts.
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- Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
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- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sefu Athumani (Tan) made his T20I debut.
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
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Sohail Ahmed 35 (33)
Yalinde Nkanya 3/17 (4 overs) |
Omary Kitunda 30 (43)
Rizwan Butt 5/12 (4 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
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Joshua Rasu 24 (28)
Sachin Kumar 4/40 (4 overs) |
- Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ubaid Martuza (Bhr) made his T20I debut.
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- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd Place play-off
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- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
References
edit- ^ a b "Malaysia Open T20 Championship 2024 to be a pentangular tournament in March". Czarsportz. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Bermuda cricket team back in training ahead of Malaysia competition". The Royal Gazette. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Team Bahrain is ready to claw their way to victory in the Malaysia Open Quadrangular 2024!". Cricket Bahrain. Retrieved 11 February 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2024 Malaysia Open T20 Championship". Tanzania Cricket Association. Retrieved 4 March 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu Men's Team Ready for ICC CWC Challenge League 2024 Playoff in Malaysia". Vanuatu Cricket. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Malaysia Open T20 Championship 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2024.