Bahrain team after being put to bat first made a total of 142/5 in 20 overs with no.3 batsman Sameer top scoring with 62 runs. From the bowlers, Bipin with 2 wkts was the pick of the lot while Mohd Hasan and Himanshu Rathod contributed with a wicket each. Himanshu being a death overs specialist once again delivered the goods as he took 1/21 in 4 overs.
Qatar team in reply chased down the score successfully crossing the victory line in the final over. Opener Shahzeb gave a flying start scoring 40 off 27 balls while it was Mirza Mohammad Baig at the middle order playing the finishers role with a match winning half century. Mohammad Mirza batted with grit taking the team through with his unbeaten 54* off 41 balls which included 3 sixes as Qatar team won the match by 3wkts. M Mirza Baig for his splendid half century was also declared ‘man of the match”
Experienced Player Himanshu who played with Qatar team as a Mentor shared with Zoomcricket: It was a great match to begin with. Both the teams had exciting youngsters which made the game interesting. I felt great sharing my experience with the youngsters and today’s performance helped to seal the series 2-0 with one match to go”
