2019_Malaysia_Cricket_World_Cup_Challenge_League_A

2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A

2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A

Cricket tournament


The 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A was the inaugural edition of Group A of the 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League, a cricket tournament which formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[1][2] In July 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that the Malaysia Cricket Association would host the tournament.[3] The series took place between 16 and 26 September 2019,[4] with all the matches having List A status.[5][6]

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On the penultimate day of the tournament, Vanuatu were bowled out for 65 runs against Malaysia.[7] In reply, Vanuatu managed to dismiss Malaysia for 52 runs, recording the lowest team total defended by any side in a List A cricket match.[8]

Canada won the series, after finishing ahead of Singapore on net run rate, with both teams level on points.[9]

Squads

Prior to the series, Inam-ul-Haq and Tamoor Sajjad were ruled out of Qatar's squad due to reasons described as "personal" by organizers.[16]

Fixtures

16 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Malaysia 
192/7 (50 overs)
v
 Denmark
148 (42.2 overs)
Suharril Fetri 64* (114)
Jino Jojo 3/38 (10 overs)
Hamid Shah 42 (59)
Norwira Zazmie 4/24 (6.2 overs)
Malaysia won by 44 runs
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Suharril Fetri (Mas)

17 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Qatar 
232/8 (50 overs)
v
 Singapore
213 (48.2 overs)
Zaheer Ibrahim 63 (92)
Amjad Mahboob 3/42 (10 overs)
Tim David 75 (87)
Gayan Munaweera 5/39 (9.2 overs)
Qatar won by 19 runs
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Iqbal Hussain (Qat)

17 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Vanuatu 
160 (47.1 overs)
v
 Canada
161/5 (32 overs)
Clement Tommy 42 (57)
Nikhil Dutta 3/29 (9 overs)
Navneet Dhaliwal 72* (92)
Patrick Matautaava 2/23 (7 overs)
Canada won by 5 wickets
Selangor Turf Club, Selangor
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Navneet Dhaliwal (Can)

19 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Canada 
408/7 (50 overs)
v
 Malaysia
202 (46.3 overs)
Navneet Dhaliwal 140 (94)
Suharril Fetri 3/82 (9 overs)
Ahmad Faiz 41 (55)
Nitish Kumar 3/35 (10 overs)
Canada won by 206 runs
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Sarika Prasad (Sin) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Navneet Dhaliwal (Can)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Dhivendran Mogan (Mas) made his List A debut.

19 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Singapore 
249/7 (50 overs)
v
 Denmark
213 (50 overs)
Tim David 97 (75)
Delawar Khan 3/49 (9 overs)
Anique Uddin 43 (67)
Aryaman Sunil 6/46 (9 overs)
Singapore won by 36 runs
Selangor Turf Club, Selangor
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Vinod Babu (Oma)
Player of the match: Tim David (Sin)

20 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Denmark 
220/7 (50 overs)
v
 Vanuatu
72 (25.3 overs)
Frederik Klokker 74* (81)
Patrick Matautaava 3/35 (10 overs)
Shane Deitz 29* (50)
Jino Jojo 4/29 (10 overs)
Denmark won by 148 runs
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
Player of the match: Frederik Klokker (Den)
  • Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.

20 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Malaysia 
153/7 (50 overs)
v
 Qatar
154/7 (47.4 overs)
Nazril Rahman 52* (57)
Khurram Shahzad 2/16 (10 overs)
Mohammed Rizlan 44* (98)
Pavandeep Singh 2/14 (10 overs)
Qatar won by 3 wickets
Selangor Turf Club, Selangor
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Mohammed Rizlan (Qat)

22 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Canada 
379/4 (50 overs)
v
 Qatar
264 (48.5 overs)
Nitish Kumar 129 (84)
Iqbal Hussain 3/88 (10 overs)
Saqlain Arshad 97 (88)
Nitish Kumar 5/72 (9 overs)
Canada won by 115 runs
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Nitish Kumar (Can)
  • Canada won the toss and elected to bat.

22 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Singapore 
217/7 (50 overs)
v
 Vanuatu
175 (46.2 overs)
Tim David 63 (72)
Simpson Obed 2/25 (7 overs)
Nalin Nipiko 77 (96)
Aryaman Sunil 4/45 (8 overs)
Singapore won by 42 runs
Selangor Turf Club, Selangor
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Aryaman Sunil (Sin)

23 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Malaysia 
201 (48.1 overs)
v
 Singapore
205/6 (45.1 overs)
Virandeep Singh 73 (115)
Vinoth Baskaran 3/32 (10 overs)
Tim David 95* (81)
Suharril Fetri 3/43 (8 overs)
Singapore won by 4 wickets
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Tim David (Sin)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.

23 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Denmark 
258/8 (50 overs)
v
 Qatar
198 (43.4 overs)
Hamid Shah 93 (130)
Zaheer Ibrahim 2/30 (7 overs)
Mohammed Rizlan 63 (98)
Hamid Shah 3/37 (8 overs)
Denmark won by 60 runs
Selangor Turf Club, Selangor
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Hamid Shah (Den)
  • Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Lucky Ali (Den) and Owais Ahmed (Qat) both made their List A debuts.

25 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Canada 
302/8 (50 overs)
v
 Denmark
172/9 (33 overs)
Srimantha Wijeratne 84 (80)
Oliver Hald 2/60 (10 overs)
Zameer Khan 60 (72)
Saad Bin Zafar 3/28 (7 overs)
Canada won by 48 runs (DLS method)
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
Player of the match: Saad Bin Zafar (Can)
  • Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Denmark were set a revised target of 221 runs from 33 overs due to rain.
  • Abraash Khan (Can) made his List A debut.

25 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Vanuatu 
65 (25.1 overs)
v
 Malaysia
52 (21.4 overs)
Nalin Nipiko 12 (23)
Nazril Rahman 4/14 (6 overs)
Aminuddin Ramly 25 (35)
Patrick Matautaava 5/19 (10 overs)
Vanuatu won by 13 runs
Selangor Turf Club, Selangor
Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Patrick Matautaava (Van)
  • Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rashid Ahad (Mas) made his List A debut.

26 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Qatar 
185 (49.1 overs)
v
 Vanuatu
171/9 (44 overs)
Iqbal Hussain 39 (36)
Apolinaire Stephen 3/32 (10 overs)
Shane Deitz 50 (80)
Gayan Munaweera 4/52 (9 overs)
Qatar won by 5 runs (DLS method)
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Gayan Munaweera (Qat)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Vanuatu were set a revised target of 177 runs from 44 overs due to rain.

26 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Singapore 
245 (48.4 overs)
v
 Canada
191 (34 overs)
Arjun Mutreja 72 (117)
Abraash Khan 5/62 (9.1 overs)
Nikhil Dutta 33 (41)
Tim David 3/26 (7 overs)
Singapore won by 4 runs (DLS method)
Selangor Turf Club, Selangor
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
  • Canada won the toss and elected to field.
  • Canada were set a revised target of 196 runs from 34 overs due to rain.

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