The Bahrain cricket team has risen to 27th in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) men’s T20I rankings released two days ago, up one slot from its position in the previous listing, and is now ahead of Qatar, who are 28th. The kingdom’s team, comprised of weekend amateurs with South Asian roots and day jobs…
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Bahrain celebrates ‘the biggest upset in FIFA history’ as Saudi beat Argentina The greatest upset at the very start of the tournament as title favourites Argentina go down 1-2 to 51-ranked Saudi Arabia in the Group C opener. This is a moment of pride and joy not just for Saudi Arabia but is being…
Bahrain’s Women Cricket Team proved their mettle in their first series abroad. In the GCC Women’s T20 Championship Cup being held in Oman, in their match against KSA, Bahrain squad broke several world records: – Rasangika Herath becomes the highest run-scorer in women’s T20 cricket with 161 not out against Saudi Arabia in 66 balls…
His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS) First Deputy Chairman, General Sports Authority (GSA) Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) President attended a celebration organised by the Bahrain Cricket Federation marking the arrival of the 2023 International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup trophy. Bahrain is hosting…
Oman defeated Bahrain comprehensively by 10 wickets to qualify for their third-ever T20 World Cup. Winning the toss at the TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Bahrain opted to bat first but was left helpless in front of the Omani bowling attack. Having completed the powerplay overs at the score of 45/1, Bahrain soon found themselves…
Bahrain qualify for World T20 Asia Qualifier semi-final despite four-wicket loss to Kuwait in last Group B match. The kingdom’s team finished second in the four-team table with two points from three games, ahead of Hong Kong and Kuwait who also had two points each, because of a better net run-rate (NRR). Needing 159 runs…
Imran Butt’s fine half-century and sensible bowling by Abdul Majid, ably supported by all four medium pacers who chipped in with crucial wickets, helped Bahrain beat Hong Kong by 20 runs in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifiers. Losing the toss and being put into bat, Bahrain started disastrously, losing skipper Toor in…
This match was a classic case of the result not truly reflecting the scenes on the ground. While Bahrain lost to UAE by 5 wickets, the silver lining was the batting of Haider Butt who was the highest run-scorer of the match at 59. What added to his superb performance as he came in after…
