Cricket: Bahrain’s opener in ACC Women’s T20 washed out – Gulf Digital News

Cricket: Bahrain’s opener in ACC Women’s T20 washed out – Gulf Digital News

The weather played spoilsport as the Bahrain team’s campaign in the 2022 Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women’s T20 Championship got off to a damp start in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday after their opening Group B game against Kuwait was rained off with less than seven overs bowled in the first innings.

Batting first after Kuwait captain Amna Tariq won the toss and put Bahrain in at the Kinrara Oval, opener Tharanga Gajanayake and captain Deepika Rasangika Herath had shrugged off the early loss of debutant Ishara Maduwanthi and sped to 40/1 after 6.2 overs when the heavens opened up.

“We’re all extremely disappointed,” coach Prabodha Arthavidu told the GDN by phone from Kuala Lumpur after the match had been officially called off. “I totally believe we could have beaten them. We had a good platform after Tharanga and Deepika seized the initiative and Kuwait were on the back foot because of their previous experience against us.”

Bahrain beat Kuwait by six wickets in their only previous T20I encounter in the GCC Women’s Twenty20 Championship Cup in Oman last March and Arthavidu said he had been confident that his team could repeat the feat.

“Generally, on a pitch as true as the one