Bahrain take on Bhutan

Manama : Bahrain plays its sixth and final match against China in the seventh and concluding round of round-robin matches today in the International Cricket Council (ICC) 2017 World Cricket League (WCL) Asia Region Division One in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

So far the national team in fourth place of the standings have won against Thailand, Qatar and China and lost to group leaders Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

Bahrain prepared for this championship with five friendly matches in Sri Lanka, winning three and losing two, getting acclimatised and getting used to turf wickets.

Under head coach Rexie Arunvasagam and manager Syed Rizwan Shah, the squad comprises comprises the captain, Azeem Ul Haq, Tahir Dar, Babar Ali, Junaid Aziz, Gamini Arachchige, Imran Ali Butt, Janaka Chaturanga, Mohammed Rafeh, Aamar Shahzad, Mohammed Sameer, Mohammed Iqbal, Awad Khan, Bilal Mansoor, Jabbar Amjad and Mohammed Ismail.

The winner of the qualifier progresses to the ICC WCL Division 5 which will be staged in September 2017. Five regional qualifiers will play alongside two teams relegated from Division 4 and one team from Division 5.

This round of matches for Asia sees the seven teams play each other once with matches played on three grounds in the city of Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand. Each team plays a total of six matches spread over a 10 day period concluding tomorrow at Prem Tinsulanonda International School, Chiangmai Gymkhana and Royal Chiangmai Golf Club.

Today’s schedule: Bahrain vs Bhutan, Qatar vs Saudi Arabia, Kuwait vs Thailand.