The 2022 Malaysia Quadrangular Series is a Twenty20 International (T20i) cricket tournament that is scheduled to take place in Malaysia in July 2022.
The participating teams are the hosts Malaysia along with Bhutan, Maldives and Thailand. These will be the first International matches for all the participating teams except the host’s in the 2022 season.
Team Maldives will be back in International action for the first time since October 2021, when they took part in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia A Qualifiers.
Both Maldives and Thailand have experience of playing in Malaysia before, when they took part in the T20i Tri-series tournament held in June 2019.
The hosts, Malaysia, have played much cricket this year and despite some off-the-field issues, are going from strength to strength on-the-field in both the men’s and women’s game.
Team Maldives squad are fresh from a tour of Sri Lanka playing practice matches at Panadura Esplanade and De Soysa Park Stadium. More Info
The squad of 14 players led by Coaches Ahmed Neesham and Imad Ismail and Team Manager Ibrahim Shaaz Habeeb head for Malaysia direct from the tour of Sri Lanka on Saturday morning.
All four teams will take on each other twice, making it 12-group stage fixtures, and the top two teams will advance to the final.
All 13 matches will be played at YSD-UKM Cricket Oval. The opening clash will be between the host country Malaysia against Bhutan on July 2 (Saturday).
Maldives fans will get to see the team playing their first match against Thailand in a morning clash on Sunday July 3.
Fixtures
(All start times stated in Maldives Time)
Saturday 2 July 7am (Maldives time) Malaysia v Bhutan
Sunday 3 July 7am (Maldives time) Maldives v Thailand 11am (Maldives time) Malaysia v Bhutan
Monday 4 July 7am (Maldives time) Malaysia v Thailand 11am (Maldives time) Maldives v Bhutan
Tuesday 6 July 7am (Maldives time) Bhutan v Thailand 11am (Maldives time) Maldives v Malaysia
Wednesday 7 July 7am (Maldives time) Bhutan v Maldives 11am (Maldives time) Thailand v Malaysia
Thursday 8 July 7am (Maldives time) Maldives v Thailand
Friday 9 July 7am (Maldives time) Malaysia v Maldives 11am (Maldives time) Bhutan v Thailand
Sunday 11 July GRAND FINAL 7am (Maldives time) Top 2 Teams from the Group Stages.
Maldives Squad
Yoosuf AzyanFarhath
Captain
Born with a bat in hand, Azyan is made from willow and comes alive when he's in the middle of the park. He captains the team for the first time in this tournament. With skills and 7 years playing at the top, this young man can go as far as he is determined to in cricket.
Adam NasifUmar
Vice Captain
A multi-talented cricketer with bat, ball, and on the field, Adam has worked hard at all aspects of the game as he aims to achieve his personal goals within cricket. Bowling off-break at speed and from a height guarantees to ask questions of any batsman. With a positive personality the management have given him the responsibility of Vice-Captaincy to channel that winning mentality.
Mohamed`Rishwan
Batsman
Rishwan is a big hitter that has piled on the runs year after year and taken key wickets. This could be the tournament where he shows the international teams what he is capable of. When Maldives win matches, for sure, Rishwan's name will be in lights.
Hassan HaziqEasheed
Batsman / WK
Haziq led his club team from the front by scoring runs in all competitions against all types of bowling. His shot selection makes batting look easy and this keen eye aids his performances as wicket keeper. Nicknamed 'The Lion', for his courage to take on a challenge.
AhmedHassan
All Rounder
Moring, noon and night, Ahmed is ready for cricket. Picking up the sport through the school junior programmes, he has risen through all the national level age-groups and is keen to deliver his biggest dream of getting the Maldives cricket team to a world cup. With a huge shot-selection catalogue at his disposal and off-spin up his sleeve, can the man from Gerevi make an impact this time?
Ahmed AmeelMauroof
Bowler
Light-of-foot, Ameel squirrels his way to the crease and delivers a ball with the most economical of actions. As a left armer he always makes the batsmen think. A talented middle order batsman that can time the ball well.
LeemShafeeq
Bowler
Following in his fathers strides, Leem generates a surprising amount of pace and bounce from slamming that front foot into the crease and using his leg as a huge lever. Wise beyond his age, Leem has worked out how to take wickets match after match regardless of the opposition.
HassanIbrahim
Bowler
Hassan has played Grade cricket in Australia and tournament cricket in Malaysia. A pacey, front on action has seen Hassan snatch key wickets and keep the best of batsmen unable to play their natural game. Hassan is a reliable middle order batsman when, on his day, can embarrass the best of bowlers with a range of powerful shots.
IbrahimRizan
Bowler
A traditional off-spinner, Rizan works hard at his art and has won awards recently for his tally of wickets taken at the domestic level. When he gets the chance on the international stage, he must continue that learning curve. A future leader and future key player.
JanakaMalinda
Bowler
Malinda is talented all-rounder and super quick between the sticks. A master at unsettling the fielding side with fast runs exchanging the strike. Arriving at the bowling crease with plenty of variations, Having drawn a blank when selected previously, this chance he could be a key player if Maldives are to snatch victories in this years competition.
IbrahimNashath
All Rounder
Mr Dependable. This firefighting cricketer is a trusted team mate with either bat or ball. A cool character on and off the field, Nashath is a captains dream rotating the strike and sending down some magical variations.
MohamedAzzam
Batsman / WK
In early years he scored centuries and kept wicket like the best, some lean years and some injuries recently has perhaps seen a drop in confidence. However, all in Maldives Cricket know what he is capable of. This is the year to show those at home and away.
AliShunan
Bolwer
After some years away from the game, Shunan has turned things around and fought his way back to the squad - last appearing in 2015.
A leggie with the skills to rip it both ways. The baby faced assassin can launch the ball way past the rope as well as any in the game.
AliImaan
Bowler
A debutant to the squad, Imaan has worked on his craft and now is the time to re-pay the faith shown by the coaches and selectors as he has not bowled many competitive overs.
AhmedNeesham
Coach
A former national team member of the successful regional tournaments 2005, 2006 and 2010. This all-rounder produced match winning performances again and again for club and country. Now, he is charged with empowering the national team with the same self-belief, hunger to improve and win as he had.
ImadIsmail
Coach
Imad is Mr Maldives Cricket. The CBM Development Manager, Level 3 Coach, Coach Educator, Level 3 Umpire & Umpire Educator has perhaps the biggest challenge of his career ahead of him to reshape cricket development in the 'post-covid' times.
Always plays and teaches cricket to be played with a smile.
Ibrahim ShaazHabeeb
Manager
Shaaz comes into the group with a wealth of sports management experience. A natural swing bowler still performing on a domestic level, he is now charged with channeling his winning mind-set into developing a comfortable environment for the players and making sure they don't have to deal with all the things he can take care of.
