Cricket: Kuwait clinch series victory – Gulf Digital News

Cricket: Kuwait clinch series victory – Gulf Digital News

A stunning, unbeaten 44 off only 15 balls by all-rounder, Edson Silva propelled Kuwait to a dramatic, series-clinching, six-wicket victory over Bahrain last night in the fourth T20I at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman.

Kuwait, who had entered the game leading 2-1 in the five-match series, had slumped to 123 for six at the end of the 16th over with 41 still required off four overs to overhaul Bahrain’s total of 164 for six.

But Silva, who had come in at number seven with the score at 114 for five, smashed three fours and four sixes to enable his side to eventually win quite comfortably with nine balls to spare.

Silva’s assault, which saw Kuwait pillage 36 runs off the 17th and 18th overs of their innings, began when he hit off-spinner Sachin Kumar for four off just the second delivery he faced, before clearing the boundary off the very next ball for his first six.

After taking 15 runs off the Kumar over in partnership with Sayed Munib, Silva laid into left-arm medium-pacer Imran Anwar, blasting him for two sixes and two fours in an over that eventually went for 21 runs.

Suddenly, with the score at 159 for six after 18