Pakistan Go 2-0 as UAE’s Abbas Hits First Century at Over-40s T20 World Cup
Pakistan’s 2-0 start coincided with UAE’s first tournament century from Malik Qamar Abbas.
Overview
- Pakistan defeated Hong Kong by 57 runs at National Bank Stadium, piling up 192 for 4 as Fawad Alam hit 56 to earn Player of the Match and Tariq Mahmood added 46, before restricting Hong Kong to 135 for 6.
- UAE beat West Indies by five wickets at Southend Club thanks to Malik Qamar Abbas’s unbeaten 100 off 57 balls, the tournament’s first century, after West Indies set 139 for 5.
- The USA overhauled Sri Lanka’s 173 for 8 with five wickets in hand at the National Stadium, driven by half-centuries from Suneth Sampath and Anwar Ahmad.
- South Africa routed Canada by 10 wickets at Karachi Gymkhana, skittling them for 64 as Nathaniel Howard claimed five wickets to take Player of the Match.
- The event opened with hosts Pakistan edging South Africa by three runs defending 134 for 5, highlighted by Sohail Khan’s 3 for 29 and Werner Moolman’s 55 in the chase.