Bermuda Fall To Kuwait in Cricket World Cup Challenge
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Kuwait Defeat Bermuda by 5 wickets
Bermuda 226/9 Kuwait 229/5
It all came down to this final match in ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off, 2024 as either Bermuda or Kuwait would progress in second place in the Group. Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat, but in the end, just like the ICC Americas tournament, it would be heartbreak for Bermuda on the Final Day as Kuwait won by 5 wickets.
Bermuda would score 226/9 in their allotted 50 overs, Terryn Fray was the top scorer with 50, which came off 86 balls, he hit 2 fours. Bermuda was helped to the total by the 10th wicket partnership between Derrick Brangman, and Chare Smith who put on 35 runs in 3.5 overs taking Bermuda from 191/9 to a total of 226/9. Sayed Monid was the pick of the Kuwait bowlers with figures of 10-1-40-5.
In reply Kuwait would score 229/5, Meet Bhavsar was the top scorer with 101, Zeko Burgess was the pick of the Bermuda bowlers with figures of 6-0-25-1.
Despite the result Bermuda advance to the Super Six according to the Group head-to-head, with Bermuda defeating Saudi Arabia yesterday.
Bermuda Inning
..50 (86) Terryn Fray c Shiraz Khan b Sayed Monib ..14 (25) Marcus Scotland c Ravija Sandaruwan b Ilyas Ahmed ..22 (40) Chris Douglas c Meet Bhavsar b Yasin Patel ..01 (03) Tre Manders LBW Yasin Patel ..31 (40) Delray Rawlins c Meet Bhavsar b Shiraz Khan ..21 (21) Kamau Leverock c Meet Bhavsar b Sayed Monib ..24 (33) Dominic Sabir c Mohammad Amin b Sayed Monib ..11 (22) Jarryd Richardson c Meet Bhavsar b Sayed Monib ..00 (03) Zeko Burgess c Mohamed Shafeeq b Sayed Monib ..32 (21) Derrick Brangman Not Out ..03 (07) Chare Smith Not Out ..17 Extras (1nb-13w-3lb) 226 Total for 8 wickets after 50 overs
6.0-0-28-1 Ilyas Ahmed 8.0-0-42-0 Mohamed Shafeeq 10.-1-40-5 Sayed Monib 10.-2-36-2 Yasin Patel 9.0-0-42-0 Mohammed Aslam 7.0-0-35-1 Shiraz Khan
Kuwait Inning
101 (131) Meet Bhavsar c Dominic Sabir b Delray Rawlins ..15 (21) Ravija Sandaruwan c Zeko Burgess b Kamau Leverock ..07 (12) Usman Patel c Jarryd Richardson b Zeko Burgess ..22 (39) Yasin Patel c Delray Rawlins b Derrick Brangman ..39 (68) Mohammad Amin c Delray Rawlins b Dominic Sabir ..25 (09) Bilal Tahir Not Out ..10 (09) Mohammed Aslam Not Out ..10 Extras (1nb-6w-3lb) 229 Total for 5 wickets after 48 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-37 (Sandaruwan), 2-51 (Patel), 3-107 (Patel), 4-194 (Amin), 5-196 (Bhavsar)
