The bowlers wreaked havoc on the very first day of the Asian Cricket Council Women’s T20 Championship, which began on Friday, June 17, 2022 in Malaysia. In the match played at the Kinrara Academy Oval ground in Kuala Lumpur, 6 Malaysian bowlers gave 38 runs to Singapore’s 10 batters on the way to the pavilion. At the same time, 5 bowlers from Nepal took all 10 wickets of Bhutan for 29 runs at the UKM-YSD Cricket Oval ground in Bangi. Malaysia won by 117 against Singapore and Nepal by 50 runs against Bhutan.
In the match against Bhutan, Nepal won the toss and elected to bat. Nepal scored 94 for 9 in 20 overs. Chasing the target, Bhutan’s team was bundled out for 44 runs in 17.5 overs. Nepal’s Sangeeta Roy took 4 wickets for 6 runs in 2.5 overs. She was also adjudged player of the match.
Apart from Sangeeta, Kabita Kumar of Nepal took 2 wickets for 3 runs in 3 overs. Asmina Karmacharya took 1 for 7 in 3 overs, Sita Rana Magar took 2 for 8 in 4 overs, Indu Burma took 1 for 5 in 2 overs. Barring Tsering Zangmo, none of Bhutan’s (16) batters reached double digits.
At the same time, in the match against Singapore, Malaysia won the toss and decided to bat. Malaysia scored 171 for 4 in 20 overs. For him, captain Winifred Duraisingam scored 50, Mas Elisa scored 59, while got 25 extra runs. Chasing the target, the Singapore team was bundled out for 54 runs in 17.4 overs. Barring Vigneshwari Pashupati (10 runs), none of her batters could touch the double figure.
Malaysia’s Noor Dania Ciuda 1 for 6 in 2 overs, Sasha Azmi 2 for 9 in 4 overs, Ayesha Elisa 2 for 7 in 3 overs, Noor Ariana Natsya 1 for 7 in 1 over, Mas Elisa in 2.4 overs 2 for 7 runs, Nick Noor Attila took 2 wickets for 2 runs in 2 overs. Mass Elisa was adjudged Player of the Match.