Thailand Girls held their nerves to beat Hong Kong Girls by six runs within the opening match of the Girls’s Asia Cup in Dubai on Friday evening.
After being invited to bat first Thailand posted 120-9 from their 20 overs. Captain Naruemol Chaiwai led the innings with a composed 43 off 31 balls, hitting 4 fours and two sixes.
Nannapat Koncharoenkai added 27 from 41 balls, whereas Phannita Maya scored 19. Thailand struggled to speed up constantly however Chaiwai’s late hitting helped them attain a aggressive complete.
Hong Kong’s Marina Lamplough was their standout bowler, claiming 4-11 from her 4 overs. Kary Chan and Alison Siu additionally took two and three wickets respectively.
Hong Kong made a tough begin within the chase, dropping Mariko Hill for a duck off the sixth ball of the innings. Kary Chan then supplied momentum with 28 off 20 balls, whereas Yasmin Daswani added a affected person 28 from 41.
Lamplough briefly lifted Hong Kong’s hopes with a fast 22 off simply 11 balls, together with 4 boundaries. Nonetheless, common wickets prevented them from constructing a decisive partnership.
Hong Kong reached 100-6 within the nineteenth over however may handle solely 114-7 from their 20 overs, ending six runs in need of Thailand’s goal.
Thailand’s bowlers shared the workload successfully. Onnicha Kamchomphu took 3-27, whereas Phannita Maya claimed 2-22. Thipatcha Putthawong and Suleeporn Laomi took one wicket every.
Chaiwai was named Participant of the Match for her essential 43.