Malaysia trounce Oman while Hong Kong overcome Thailand

Joshua Jeyaraja and Anwar bin Arudin struck sparkling half-centuries for Malaysia, who trounced Oman by 51 runs to notch up their second victory in the Youth Asia Cup match at the Quaid-e-Azam Park in Karachi. In today's other match at National Stadium, Hong Kong defeated Thailand by four wickets.

Kwan Chand of Thailand Photo © ACC

Jeyaraja scored 82 off 125 balls, including nine fours and a six, while Anwar hit a 51-ball 71 with six fours and two sixes to guide Malaysia to 278 for five from 50 overs. Oman, who had their target revised to 209 in 30 overs due to afternoon rain, were restricted to 157 for 9 - thanks to Maxwell Stephen, who took 3 for 16.

Malaysia now have 13 points from three games, while Oman have 10 points from as many games.

At the National Stadium, Thailand batted first and were dismissed for 174 in 46.2 overs with No. 9 batsman Kwan Chand top-scoring with 39. Openers Darshil Shah (37) and Saurabh Dhanukha (31) put on 41 runs, but the middle order failed to handle the offspin bowling of Zain Abbas, who finished with 4 for 22.

In their chase, Hong Kong were helped by Thailand's generous helping of 38 extras which helped the winners' cause. Courtney Kruger was the top-scorer with a 56-ball 45 which featured five boundaries. Sahan bowled well for Thailand and finished with figures of 4 for 34.

Scores in brief:
Thailand 174 in 46.2 overs (Kwan Chand 39, Darshil Shah 37, Saurabh Dhanuka 31, Zain Abbas 4-22) lost to Hong Kong 178-6 in 36 overs (Courtney Kruger 45, Sahan 4-34) by four wickets.

Malaysia 278-5 in 50 overs (Joshua Jeyaraja 82, Anwar bin Arudin 71) beat Oman 157-9 in 30 overs (Derrick Ruston 38, Rustam Ali Khan 30, Maxwell Stephen 3-16) by 51 (D/L method).

Tuesday's fixtures:
Singapore v Nepal at Asghar Ali Shah Stadium; UAE v Maldives at PCB Regional Academy ground.