Dates | 5 – 11 March 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | Malaysia Cricket Association |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
Host(s) | Malaysia |
Champions | Bahrain |
Runners-up | Malaysia |
Participants | 5 |
Matches | 12 |
Player of the series | Virandeep Singh |
Most runs | Sohail Ahmed (182) |
Most wickets | Rizwan Butt (13) |
The 2024 Malaysia Open T20 Championship was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Malaysia in March 2024. [1] The tournament was contested by the men's national teams of Malaysia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Tanzania and Vanuatu. [1] All five teams remained in Malaysia to play in this T20I tournament after taking part in the 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off competition. [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Bahrain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.220 | Advanced to the final |
2 | Malaysia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.402 | |
3 | Kuwait | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.010 | Advanced to the 3rd place play-off |
4 | Vanuatu | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.903 | |
5 | Tanzania | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.517 |
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Jumanne Masquater 29 (20) Williamsing Nalisa 3/15 (4 overs) |
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Sohail Ahmed 35 (33) Yalinde Nkanya 3/17 (4 overs) | Omary Kitunda 30 (43) Rizwan Butt 5/12 (4 overs) |
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Joshua Rasu 24 (28) Sachin Kumar 4/40 (4 overs) |
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