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]
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| Dates | 4 – 6 July 2019 | ||
| Captains | Tamoor Sajjad | Muhammad Kashif | |
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| 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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T20I series
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- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
- Qalandar Khan, Gayan Munaweera (Qat), Ilyas Ahmed, Mohammad Ahsan, Mohammed Aslam, Adnan Idrees, Shiraz Khan, Sanker Varathappan and Usman Waheed (Kuw) all made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
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- Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
3rd T20I
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- Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
- Musawar Shah (Qat) and Bilal Tahir (Kuw) both made their T20I debuts.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Qatar, Kuwait to play three T20Is from today". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Kuwait won the first match against Qatar". Kuwait Cricket. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Rizlan's last-ball six helps Qatar beat Kuwait 2-1 in T20 series". The Peninsula Qatar. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Rizlan's last-ball six helps Qatar win T20I series 2-1". Gulf Times. Retrieved 8 July 2019.