The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will face Bahrain in the final game of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier B 2024 at the University of Doha for Science and Technology in Doha, Qatar on Thursday (November 28, 2024). Watch the BHR vs UAE cricket match live. (More Cricket News)
On the penultimate day of the competition, the UAE beat hosts Qatar by 29 runs to confirm their ticket to the regional final, to be held in Malaysia next year. Now, they will look to sign off their campaign with a perfect win record.
For Bahrain, however, it's a do-or-die match. With six points from five matches (three wins and two defeats), they are fourth in the seven-team table. A defeat against the favourites will surely end their campaign, but they will be up for a fight.
That said, beating the UAE might not be enough for Bahrain as their fate is now directly linked with those of Qatar (2nd) and Saudi Arabia (3rd). If Qatar beat Saudi Arabia, game over. If both Saudi Arabia and Bahrain win their respective games, then the notorious Net Run Rate play will come into effect, to decide who join the UAE as one of the top two teams from Asia Qualifier B.
Here's what the table looks like after the penultimate day's matches:
| Pos. | Team | Pld. | W | L | NR | Pts. | NRR |
| 1 | UAE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.987 |
| 2 | Qatar | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.85 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1.221 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1.214 |
| 5 | Thailand | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | minus 1.330 |
| 6 | Cambodia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | minus 1.925 |
| 7 | Bhutan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | minus 2.715 |
UAE vs Bahrain T20 head-to-head
It's 2-2 in four matches. The United Arab Emirates won the last two meetings to make it even in this fledgling T20 International rivalry.
UAE vs Bahrain squads
UAE: Muhammad Waseem, Alishan Sharafu (c), Asif Khan, Rahul Chopra, Syed Haider Shah (wk), Dhruv Parashar, Ali Naseer, Zuhaib Zubair, Simranjeet Kang, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah, Vriitya Aravind, Sanchit Sharma, Basil Hameed, Vishnu Sukumaran, Muhammad Farooq, Nilansh Keswani, Aryansh Sharma, Aayan Afzal Khan, Omid Rahman
Bahrain: Asif Ali, Junaid Aziz, Umer Toor (wk), Haider Butt (c), Fiaz Ahmed, Ahmer Bin Nasir, Imran Anwar, Abdul Majid, Rizwan Butt, Ali Dawood, Imran Khan, Imran Ali Butt, Shahbaz Badar, Sachin Kumar, Sohail Ahmed, Muhammad Salman
It will be one engrossing day of cricket in Doha. Besides the aforementioned battles, Bhutan and Cambodia go head to head to avoid the wooden spoon. The BHU vs CAM match at West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha starts at 11:30 AM IST (09:00 AM local). It can be streamed live on FanCode.
Which teams have qualified for the regional final, and how?
Eight teams: Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and the United Arab Emirates.
Nepal, Oman and Papua New Guinea earned byes thanks to their participation in the previous T20 World Cup.
Kuwait and Malaysia qualified from Asia Sub-regional Qualifier A, Japan from East Asia-Pacific Sub-regional Qualifier B and Samoa from East Asia-Pacific Sub-regional Qualifier A.
And on Wednesday, the UAE claimed one of the two spots from the Qualifier B.
UAE Vs Bahrain, ICC T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifier B Live Streaming:
When is UAE Vs Bahrain, ICC T20 WC Asia Sub-regional Qualifier B Match 21?
The UAE Vs Bahrain, ICC T20 WC Asia Sub-regional Qualifier B Match 21 will be held on November 28, Thursday at the University of Doha for Science and Technology in Doha.
Where to watch UAE Vs Bahrain ICC T20 WC Asia Sub-regional Qualifier B Match?
UAE Vs Bahrain, ICC T20 WC Asia Sub-regional Qualifier B Match 21 will be live-streamed on the FanCode application and website.
