In cricket you’ve by no means seen all of it.
On the Asia qualifier for the 2026 Girls’s T20 World Cup in Thailand, the United Arab Emirates had been getting twitchy.
They’d raced to 192-0 in 16 overs in opposition to Qatar however rain was looming in Bangkok.
With just one workforce progressing from the group, the UAE wanted the win in opposition to the aspect ranked 32 locations under them, at 52 on the earth, to remain in charge of reaching the following stage.
In a Check a aspect might declare to save lots of time however in T20s declarations aren’t allowed.
So as a substitute the 2 UAE openers – with captain Esha Oza on 113 and left-hander Theertha Satish 74 – retired out and the remainder of the batting line-up every got here to the crease and did the identical underneath the instruction of coach Ahmed Raza.
It resulted within the outstanding scorecard of UAE being 192 all out in 16 overs – 10 batters retired out and no Qatar bowler taking a wicket.
And afterwards UAE dismissed Qatar for 29 in 11.1 overs to finish a 163-run win.
“While the innings was happening we began listening to thunder and slight drizzle began,” Raza mentioned.
“I went to the umpires and checked whether or not we might declare however in white-ball cricket you cannot declare.
“I then requested the match referee if I might retire my entire workforce out.”
The win means UAE are wanting good to progress to the Tremendous 3 stage of the Asia qualifier and from there acquire one of many two spots that may take them to the International Qualifier.
4 groups will progress from the International Qualifier to the 2026 Girls’s T20 World Cup in England.
“With the thunder and drizzle we simply had to verify the entire recreation was performed as a result of the climate has been round,” Raza mentioned.
“Firstly of our bowling innings it was already drizzling and we had been terrified of the thunderstorm. There was not sufficient time. It was all carried out purely to get a outcome.
“By doing this I meant no disrespect to anybody concerned, our opposition. The whole lot that occurred was throughout the legal guidelines and was nicely communicated with the match referee.
“This extraordinary sequence of occasions shouldn’t overshadow our captain’s hundred and our opening stand of 192 and our bowlers doing the remaining job.”
