2024 Men's Gulf T20I Championship

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2024 Men's Gulf T20I Championship
2024 Men's Gulf T20I Championship.png
Dates13 – 21 December 2024
Administrator(s) International League T20
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and final
Host(s)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Participants6
Matches16
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The 2024 Men's Gulf T20I Championship is a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that is taking place in United Arab Emirates in December 2024. [1] The event is organised by the International League T20. [2] The participating teams are the hosts United Arab Emirates along with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. [3] The top two sides in the round-robin will advance to the final. [4] The round-robin matches are being played at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai, and the final will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. [5]

Contents

Oman are the defending champions, having defeated United Arab Emirates in the final of the 2023 edition by 5 wickets. [6] [7]

Squads

Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain [8] Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait [9] Flag of Oman.svg  Oman [1] Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar [10] Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia [11] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates [12]
  • Waji Ul Hassan (c)
  • Abdul Manan Ali (vc, wk)
  • Abdul Waheed
  • Ishtiaq Ahmad
  • Nawazish Akhtar (wk)
  • Choudhry Md Imran
  • Usman Khalid
  • Faisal Khan
  • Zuhair Muhammad
  • Usman Najeeb
  • Ahmad Raza
  • Zuber Sunasara
  • Sidharth Sankar (wk)
  • Zain Ul Abidin

Round-robin

Points table

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (Q)4400081.086Advance to the final
2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 4220040.601
3Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 4220040.178
4Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 4220040.035
5Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 422004−0.350
6Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (E)404000−1.693
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo [13]
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Fixtures

13 December 2024
09:00
Scorecard
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
113/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
117/2 (16.5 overs)
Ahmer Bin Nasir 58 (42)
Ali Naseer 2/9 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 50* (37)
Imran Anwar 1/17 (3 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 8 wickets
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Gopakumar Pillai (Oma) and Zahid Usman (Kuw)
Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (UAE)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.
13 December 2024
13:30
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
136 (19 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
140/4 (16.5 overs)
Faisal Khan 49 (18)
Mohammed Aslam 4/22 (4 overs)
Usman Patel 50* (35)
Zain Ul Abidin 2/28 (4 overs)
Kuwait won by 6 wickets
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Mohammad Nasim (Qat) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Mohammed Aslam (Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
  • Zuber Sunasara (Sau) made his T20I debut.
14 December 2024
09:00
Scorecard
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
125/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
121 (19.3 overs)
Ahmer Bin Nasir 42 (38)
Mirza Ahmed 2/15 (3 overs)
Meet Bhavsar 27 (32)
Imran Anwar 3/27 (4 overs)
Bahrain won by 4 runs
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Gopakumar Pillai (Oma) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Imran Anwar (Bhr)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sai Sarthak (Bah) made his T20I debut.
14 December 2024
13:30
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
204/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
169/8 (20 overs)
Jatinder Singh 69 (50)
Mujeeb-ur-Rehman 1/13 (2 overs)
Muhammad Asim 63 (28)
Aamir Kaleem 3/19 (4 overs)
Oman won by 35 runs
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Asim Mehmood (Bhr)
Player of the match: Jatinder Singh (Oma)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
  • Vinayak Shukla, Karan Sonavale (Oma), Muhammad Asim and Mujeeb-ur-Rehman (Qat) all made their T20I debuts.
15 December 2024
09:00
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
157/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
133/8 (20 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 48 (31)
Samay Shrivastava 3/29 (4 overs)
Jatinder Singh 26 (24)
Ali Naseer 2/23 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 24 runs
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Mohammad Nasim (Qat)
Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (UAE)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.
15 December 2024
13:30
Scorecard
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
123/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
126/1 (16 overs)
Muhammad Asim 60* (47)
Ishtiaq Ahmad 4/12 (4 overs)
Usman Khalid 75* (48)
Mohammed Nadeem 1/26 (3 overs)
Saudi Arabia won by 9 wickets
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Gopakumar Pillai (Oma) and Zahid Usman (Kuw)
Player of the match: Usman Khalid (Sau)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nawazish Akhtar and Choudhry Md Imran (Sau) both made their T20I debuts.
16 December 2024
09:00
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
113/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
119/2 (15.2 overs)
Waji Ul Hassan 35 (35)
Imran Khan 3/20 (4 overs)
Haider Ali 52* (34)
Usman Khalid 1/19 (1.2 overs)
Bahrain won by 8 wickets
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Zahid Usman (Kuw)
Player of the match: Haider Ali (Bhr)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
16 December 2024
13:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
168/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
157/8 (20 overs)
Tanish Suri 77 (47)
Sayed Monib 3/33 (4 overs)
Mohammad Umar 59 (44)
Muhammad Jawadullah 3/23 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 11 runs
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Asim Mehmood (Bhr) and Mohammad Nasim (Qat)
Player of the match: Tanish Suri (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
17 December 2024
09:00
Scorecard
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
138/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
142/4 (16 overs)
Imal Liyanage 69 (56)
Sayed Monib 3/22 (4 overs)
Clinto Anto 44 (29)
Himanshu Rathod 2/23 (4 overs)
Kuwait won by 6 wickets
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Asim Mehmood (Qat) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Sayed Monib (Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
17 December 2024
13:30
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
130/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
128/8 (20 overs)
Mohammad Nadeem 47 (49)
Imran Khan 2/19 (4 overs)
Asif Ali 52 (44)
Shakeel Ahmed 2/20 (4 overs)
Oman won by 2 runs
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Mohammad Nasim (Qat)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nadeem (Oma)
  • Bahrain won the toss and elected to field.
18 December 2024
09:00
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
165/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
166/2 (18.5 overs)
Mohammad Nadeem 60 (49)
Ishtiaq Ahmad 2/32 (4 overs)
Faisal Khan 70 (40)
Mohammad Nadeem 1/17 (2 overs)
Saudi Arabia won by 8 wickets
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Asim Mehmood (Qat) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Faisal Khan (Sau)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
18 December 2024
13:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
162/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
139/7 (20 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 65 (36)
Himanshu Rathod 3/27 (4 overs)
Muhammad Tanveer 47 (36)
Simranjeet Kang 4/15 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 23 runs
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Rahat Ali (Sau) and Zahid Usman (Kuw)
Player of the match: Simranjeet Kang (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
20 December 2024
09:00
Scorecard
v
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
20 December 2024
13:30
Scorecard
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman

Final

21 December 2024
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
TBD

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