Kuwait held their nerve comfortably defeat United Arab Emirates in the final over of the 2nd Match in the Asia Cup Qualifiers.
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Toss Update: Kuwait won the toss and opted to field first.
After being sent into bat first, United Arab Emirates scored 173 on the board losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. Opener Chirag Suri top scored for them with 88 runs including 9 fours and 2 sixes. It was a valiant knock from Suri but, unfortunately, ended up on the losing side.
Kuwait, chasing 174 runs to win, managed to score 177 losing 9 wickets in 19.5 overs. Though UAE was in control for most part of the run-chase, Edson Silva's brisk knock (25 runs off just 14 balls) gave Kuwait the edge and the victory in the end.
Match result: Kuwait defeated United Arab Emirates by a margin of 1 wickets.
Edson Silva has been adjudged as the Player of the Match for his crucial contribution of 25 runs off 14 deliveries with 2 fours and 2 sixes.
Brief Scores: Kuwait: 177-9 in 19.5 overs (Ravija Sandaruwan - 34, Basil Hameed - 3-22) defeated United Arab Emirates: 173-5 in 20 overs (Chirag Suri - 88, Sayed Monib - 1-29) by a margin of 1 wickets
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