Malaysia Pulled Off An Exciting Win Over Bhutan |
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28/11/2021POSTED BY Malaysian Cricket Association Admin |
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In Match 5 of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier, Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat first. They got off to a poor start losing the first three wickets for just nine runs with three of them falling for a duck. The three included their skipper Winifred Duraisingam, Elsa Hunter, and Yusrina Yaakop. Bhutan’s chief destroyer - Anju Gurung, clean bowled Duraisingam and trapped Hunter leg before. Yaakop then edged Tashi Cheki to Yeshey Wangmo followed by Mas Elysa getting run out for 2 that exacerbate the poor start. When Mahirah Izzati Ismail got bowled by Sonam Choden for 1, half the side was back in the pavilion for 18 runs. Ainna Hamizah Hashim and opener Wan Julia took the score to 28 before Julia was brilliantly caught and bowled by Dechen Wangmo for 10. This was followed by a fighting partnership of 37 runs for the seventh wicket between Hashim and Nur Arianna Natsya. Tshering Zangmo provided the breakthrough having Hashim caught by Karma Samten for 18. Samten then clean bowled Natsya for 19. Nik Nur Ateiela remained unbeaten on 11 as Malaysia posted 87 for 8 in 20 overs. Bhutan began with a brilliant start through their openers Dechen Wangmo and Ngawang Choden, registering a 34-run partnership in the first eight overs, however, Malaysia’s Mas Elysa provided the breakthrough by having Choden drive straight into the hands of Nik Nur Atiela for 22. In the same over, Tshering Zangmo was run out for 1. All the benefits of a good start diminished when Yeshey Wangmo got bowled by Mahirah Izzati Ismail for a duck. While Sonam Paldon and Wangmo took the score to 55, Ismail struck again to have Paldon caught by Nur Arianna Natsya for 6. When Ismail had Sonam Choden stumped by wicketkeeper Wan Julia, Malaysia took control of the match. Soon Pema Seldon too got run out for a duck and Bhutan slipped to 65 for 6 in 15.3 overs. Skipper Duraisingam then struck twice to remove Anju Gurung and Tashi Cheki. Mas Elysa then went on to clean bowl Wangmo, who scored a fighting 35, to end Bhutan’s challenge and restrict them to 76 in 19 overs and win the match by 11 runs. Mahirah Izzati Ismail, who was adjudged Player of the Match, said: “The wickets that I took have been the result of all the efforts I have put in with the desire to win the match.” Bhutan skipper Yeshey Choden was delighted with her team’s debut performance in an ICC event. “First of all, I thank ICC for providing us with such a platform. We fell short after a good start. We learned a lot from the matches in this tournament and are happy that we gave a good fight to teams like Malaysia and Nepal. We assure you that we will perform even better in the next tournament.” Malaysia skipper Winifred Duraisingam attributed the victory to the combined team effort. "After Bhutan got off to good start, we had a huddle in the middle and decided that we won’t give up and fielded strongly. I thank everyone on the team for rising to the occasion and giving their best. Mahirah Izzati Ismail was outstanding giving 200 percent to ensure that we win this closely fought match. We have learned a lot from all the matches we played. We will return stronger in the coming events.” Results Malaysia beat Bhutan by 11 runs. Malaysia 87 for 8 in 20 overs; Bhutan 76 in 19 overs Player of the Match: Mahirah Izzati Ismail |
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