Bhutan registers first win in quadrangular series 

Thinley Namgay     

After dropping two consecutive video games, the senior nationwide males’s cricket crew recorded their first win after defeating the Maldives by six runs yesterday within the ongoing first T20 Quadrangular Sequence 2022 in Malaysia.

With the autumn of 9 wickets, Bhutan collected 110 runs in 20 overs within the extremely contested match. The Maldives managed to attain 104 runs with the autumn of eight wickets in 20 overs.

The Maldives gained the toss and determined to bowl first.

Each the groups began the sport on a excessive observe. Whereas Bhutan had made 55 runs within the first 10 overs, the Maldives have been seven runs behind the previous on the identical level.

Namgay Thinley was declared the participant of the match. He made 17 runs from 25 balls and took three wickets.

The chief govt officer of Bhutan Cricket, Damber S Gurung, mentioned: “I have to congratulate the boys, coaches and the help employees for this historic victory. So far as I do know, we had by no means gained a T20 sport towards the Maldives.”

“We completely needed to win this sport to remain within the competitors. The competitors isn’t over but. The remaining video games can be powerful,” Damber S Gurung mentioned, including that the highway to the ultimate remained open for Bhutan.

The crew, he mentioned, wanted to remain targeted and execute the plan to the perfect of their capability.

He mentioned that the crew has each younger and senior gamers. “I’m very proud with the best way younger gamers are performing and recognize the best way seniors are guiding them. I see them growing their abilities and contributing equally within the sport.”

As of yesterday, Malaysia was main the sequence with six factors adopted by the Maldives and Bhutan with two factors every. Thailand, which has performed two video games within the sequence, is but to register a win and earn some extent.

Malaysia, Bhutan and the Maldives have performed three matches every.

Malaysia defeated Bhutan by 39 runs and 155 runs on July 3 and a pair of, respectively.

Bhutan, Thailand, the Maldives and host Malaysia are competing within the sequence, which started on July 2.

Bhutan will play their fourth sport tomorrow towards Thailand.

Every crew will play twice towards one other. The league spherical ends on July 9 and the 2 high groups will play the ultimate on July 11.

After the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifiers in Malaysia in 2018, the senior nationwide males’s cricket crew had not participated in worldwide competitions.

A 17-member squad, together with three officers, are in Malaysia since June 27.