10 Batters Retired Out - Uae Cleverly Beat The Rain

In cricket you person never seen it all.

At nan Asia qualifier for nan 2026 Women's T20 World Cup successful Thailand, nan United Arab Emirates were getting twitchy.

They had raced to 192-0 successful 16 overs against Qatar but rainfall was looming successful Bangkok.

With only 1 squad progressing from nan group, nan UAE needed nan triumph against nan broadside classed 32 places beneath them, astatine 52 successful nan world, to guarantee reaching nan adjacent stage.

In a Test a broadside could state to prevention clip but successful T20s declarations are not allowed.

So alternatively nan 2 UAE openers - pinch skipper Esha Oza connected 113 and left-hander Theertha Satish 74 - retired retired and nan remainder of nan batting line-up each came to nan crease and did nan aforesaid nether nan instruction of coach Ahmed Raza.

It resulted successful nan singular scorecard of UAE being 192 each retired successful 16 overs - 10 batters retired retired and nary Qatar bowler taking a wicket.

And afterwards UAE dismissed Qatar for 29 successful 11.1 overs to complete a 163-run win.

"Whilst nan innings was going connected we started proceeding thunder and flimsy drizzle started," Raza said.

"I went to nan umpires and checked whether we could state but successful white-ball cricket you tin not declare.

"I past asked nan lucifer referee if I could discontinue my full squad out."

The triumph intends UAE advancement to nan Super 3 shape of nan Asia qualifier, meaning they stay successful nan hunt for 1 of nan 2 spots that would return them to nan Global Qualifier.

From location 4 teams will suffice for nan 2026 Women's T20 World Cup successful England.

"With nan thunder and drizzle we conscionable had to make judge nan full crippled was played because nan upwind has been around," Raza said.

"At nan commencement of our bowling innings it was already drizzling and we were frightened of nan thunderstorm. There was not capable time. It was each done purely to get a result.

"By doing this I meant nary disrespect to anyone involved, our opposition. Everything that happened was wrong nan laws and was good communicated pinch nan lucifer referee.

"This bonzer bid of events should not overshadow our captain's 100 and our opening guidelines of 192 and our bowlers doing nan remaining job."