(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar made their first appearance in the ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifiers Asia Division Two as they defeated hosts Thailand at Asian Institute of Technology Ground in Bangkok by six wickets yesterday.
Hosts decided to bat first after winning the toss, but were bundled out for just 92 in 36.2 overs with Samil Sadiq (four for 12) and vice-captain Shubh Agarwal taking seven wickets between them.
Qatar played patiently and chased the target in 37.4 overs at the expense of four players. Saud Kamal finished the match with a flourish, staying unbeaten on 12-ball 18, including a four and two sixes.
Sadiq gave a thrilling start to the match for Qatar as he removed opener Satarut Rungrueang off his very first delivery for one. The home team could not overcome the setback and kept losing players regularly and were struggling at seven down for 44 at one stage.
Sadiq, Agarwal (three wickets) and Patrick Kumarage were the ones to cause the damage. Kongkidakon Ruengrotchannachai was able to resist a bit before falling to Agarwal for 10 in 57 balls.
Down the order, Kokiad Chatwong rallied a bit and managed to move the team's score to 92 with an unbeaten 18-run knock off 24 balls with two boundaries.
Chasing the modest target, Qatar began steadily with openers Solaiman Mohamed (19 with three fours) and Dhanitha Hettiarrachchige (20 off 93 balls) putting together 25 runs before their partnership was broken.
After skipper Hussain Khan fell cheaply for 10, Syed Tameem and Saud Kamal pushed the team to the victory. Just before the triumph, Tameem was dismissed by Rungrueang but Kamal saw the team home.
Rungrueang bowled well to grab three wickets for 17 runs in five overs but the target was too modest to threaten Qatar.
The winners will next face Oman today. They will have a day's rest before taking on Saudi Arabia and Bhutan on successive days.
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