by The Professor » Tue Nov 23, 2021 8:37 pm
That crunch clash between the UAE and Hong Kong went the way of the Emirates.
After winning the toss, Hong Kong chose to field and were looking to rue their choice after a 49 run opening partnership - but after that first stand was broken wickets became a more regular occurrence. Kary Chan had a golden spell of 3-24 as she gutted the middle order, however a bit of a late rally saw the UAE to 128.
Hong Kong made a decent fist of the chase but their lower order let them down hugely; after being 98-4 they fell to 117 all out to hand the UAE dominancy at the top of the table.
In the other matches Malaysia beat Kuwait and Nepal beat Butane.
Nepal's Sita Rana has the same amount of wickets as Chan (4) but has so with a superior average of 7. Despite their lowly position in the table, Malaysia's Wan Julia has scored 44 and 24 to top the run scoring tree.
"It has been said of the unseen army of the dead, on their everlasting march, that when they are passing a rural cricket ground the Englishman falls out of the ranks for a moment to look over the gate and smile."