2023 Men's Gulf T20I Championship

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2023 Men's Gulf T20I Championship
2023 Men's Gulf T20I Championship logo.png
Dates15 – 23 September 2023
Administrator(s) Qatar Cricket Association
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and final
Host(s)Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
ChampionsFlag of Oman.svg  Oman (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Participants6
Matches16
Player of the series Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Muhammad Waseem
Most runs Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Muhammad Waseem (316)
Most wickets Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ali Naseer (11)
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The 2023 Men's Gulf T20I Championship was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Qatar in September 2023. [1] The participating teams in the inaugural edition of the Gulf Championship were the hosts Qatar along with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. [2] All of the matches were played at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha. The top two sides in the round-robin advanced to the final. [3]

Contents

Oman defeated United Arab Emirates in the final by 5 wickets to win the championship. [4] [5]

A few days after the final, the same venue will host the T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A tournament, which will feature Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia as well as Maldives. [6]

Squads

Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain [7] Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait [8] Flag of Oman.svg  Oman [9] Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia [10] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates [11]
  • Hisham Sheikh (c)
  • Abdullah Abbas
  • Ishtiaq Ahmad
  • Manan Ali
  • Atif-Ur-Rehman
  • Ahmed Baladraf
  • Sarfraz Butt (wk)
  • Haseeb Ghafoor (wk)
  • Faisal Khan
  • Saad Khan
  • Khalander Mustafa
  • Usman Najeeb
  • Mohsin Shabbir
  • Umair Sharif
  • Zain Ul Abidin
  • Abdul Waheed

Round-robin

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 541081.592Advanced to the final
2Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 532061.110
3Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 53206−0.503
4Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 53206−0.518
5Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 52304−0.391
6Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 50500−1.292
Source: ESPNcricinfo [12]

Fixtures

15 September 2023
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
142/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
143/5 (18.3 overs)
Faisal Khan 62 (42)
Adnan Idrees 2/17 (3 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan 58 (41)
Hisham Sheikh 1/28 (3 overs)
Kuwait won by 5 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Azad KR (Oma) and Mohammad Nasim (Qat)
Player of the match: Adnan Idrees (Kuw)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Parvindar Kumar, Ahsan ul Haq (Kuw), Manan Ali and Mohsin Shabbir (Sau) all made their T20I debuts.

15 September 2023
20:30 (N)
Scorecard
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
138/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
104/7 (17 overs)
Muhammad Tanveer 40* (31)
Abdul Majid 2/11 (4 overs)
Imran Anwar 37 (27)
Muhammad Jabir 2/26 (4 overs)
Qatar won by 19 runs (DLS method)
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Imran Mustafa (Kuw) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Himanshu Rathod (Qat)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
  • Bahrain were set a revised target of 124 runs in 17 overs due to a floodlight failure.
  • Uzair Amir, Mirza Mohammed Baig, Bukhar Illikkal, Muhammad Jabir, Bipin Kumar, Adnan Mirza, Himanshu Rathod (Qat) and Mohsin Zaki (Bhr) all made their T20I debuts.

16 September 2023
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
191/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
169/7 (20 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 80 (38)
Mehran Khan 1/19 (2 overs)
Aqib Ilyas 90 (52)
Ali Naseer 3/31 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 22 runs
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Imran Mustafa (Kuw)
Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (UAE)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.
  • Shakeel Ahmed (Oma) made his T20I debut.

16 September 2023
20:30 (N)
Scorecard
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
123/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
127/2 (13.5 overs)
Rizwan Butt 34* (13)
Shiraz Khan 3/12 (4 overs)
Meet Bhavsar 76* (49)
Ali Dawood 2/22 (3 overs)
Kuwait won by 8 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Mohammad Nasim (Qat) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Meet Bhavsar (Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.

17 September 2023
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
149 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
130/7 (20 overs)
Mohammad Nadeem 36 (41)
Muhammad Jabir 4/37 (4 overs)
Saqlain Arshad 31 (37)
Mehran Khan 3/17 (4 overs)
Oman won by 19 runs
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Mohammed Younis (Bhr)
Player of the match: Mehran Khan (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jassim Khan (Qat) made his T20I debut.

17 September 2023
20:30 (N)
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
121/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
122/2 (14.2 overs)
Abdul Waheed 46 (42)
Muhammad Jawadullah 4/27 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 60* (43)
Zain Ul Abidin 2/21 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 8 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Imran Mustafa (Kuw) and Mohammad Nasim (Qat)
Player of the match: Muhammad Jawadullah (UAE)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kashif Abbas (Sau) made his T20I debut.

18 September 2023
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
156/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
155 (20 overs)
Imal Liyanage 49* (36)
Shiraz Khan 2/17 (4 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan 42 (29)
Adnan Mirza 3/20 (4 overs)
Qatar won by 1 run
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Azad KR (Oma) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Adnan Mirza (Qat)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.

18 September 2023
20:30 (N)
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
110 (18.4 overs)
v
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
114/4 (18.5 overs)
Manan Ali 49 (37)
Rizwan Butt 4/24 (4 overs)
Junaid Aziz 39* (35)
Ahmed Baladraf 2/19 (4 overs)
Bahrain won by 6 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Imran Mustafa (Kuw) and Mohammad Nasim (Qat)
Player of the match: Rizwan Butt (Bhr)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ahmed Baladraf (Sau) made his T20I debut.

19 September 2023
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
176/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
145/8 (20 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 74 (39)
Adnan Idrees 1/22 (3 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan 36 (24)
Ali Naseer 4/28 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 31 runs
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Azad KR (Oma) and Mohammed Younis (Bhr)
Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Clinto Anto (Kuw) made his T20I debut.

19 September 2023
20:30 (N)
Scorecard
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
123/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
122/9 (20 overs)
Imran Ali 44 (55)
Fayyaz Butt 3/29 (4 overs)
Kashyap Prajapati 49 (53)
Rizwan Butt 4/26 (4 overs)
Bahrain won by 1 run
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Mohammad Nasim (Qat)
Player of the match: Rizwan Butt (Bhr)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.

20 September 2023
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
166/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
106 (18.1 overs)
Aryansh Sharma 58 (44)
Himanshu Rathod 2/9 (2 overs)
Saqlain Arshad 27 (22)
Zahoor Khan 4/16 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 60 runs
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Imran Mustafa (Kuw)
Player of the match: Zahoor Khan (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mohammed Irshad (Qat) made his T20I debut.

20 September 2023
20:30 (N)
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
175/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
128/7 (20 overs)
Naseem Khushi 64 (45)
Khalander Mustafa 2/26 (4 overs)
Umair Sharif 44* (36)
Ayaan Khan 2/16 (4 overs)
Oman won by 47 runs
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Mohammed Younis (Bhr)
Player of the match: Ayaan Khan (Oma)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Khalander Mustafa and Umair Sharif (Sau) both made their T20I debuts.

21 September 2023
20:30 (N)
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
148/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
149/3 (18.4 overs)
Abdul Waheed 46 (42)
Adnan Mirza 3/13 (3 overs)
Muhammad Tanveer 42* (28)
Ahmed Baladraf 2/19 (4 overs)
Qatar won by 7 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Azad KR (Oma) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Muhammad Tanveer (Qat)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to field.

22 September 2023
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
150/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
147/7 (20 overs)
Haider Butt 34 (36)
Ali Naseer 1/21 (2 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 31 (24)
Imran Anwar 2/33 (4 overs)
Bahrain won by 3 runs
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Azad KR (Oma) and Imran Mustafa (Kuw)
Player of the match: Haider Butt (Bhr)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nilansh Keswani (UAE) made his T20I debut.

22 September 2023
20:30 (N)
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
171/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
103/9 (20 overs)
Aqib Ilyas 44 (34)
Sayed Monib 3/26 (4 overs)
Mohammed Aslam 44 (34)
Fayyaz Butt 2/5 (2 overs)
Oman won by 68 runs
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Ayaan Khan (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

23 September 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
163/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
164/5 (19.2 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 46 (31)
Aqib Ilyas 2/24 (3 overs)
Aqib Ilyas 67 (33)
Zahoor Khan 2/26 (4 overs)
Oman won by 5 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Imran Mustafa (Kuw)
Player of the match: Aqib Ilyas (Oma)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

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