Saudi Arabia beat the Maldives national team by 125 runs in Match 15 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Sub Regional Qualifier B, 2026, at YSD-UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi, on Wednesday 14 October. Saudi Arabia made 194/5, and Maldives were all out for 69.
- Saudi Arabia 194/5 (20 overs)
- Maldives 69 all out (17.1 overs)
- Saudi Arabia won by 125 runs
Saudi Arabia’s innings
Saudi Arabia won the toss and chose to bat. Muhammad Atif finished on 100 not out off 58 balls, with five fours and seven sixes. Usman Khalid made 39 off 15 balls and Waji Ul Hassan 34 off 29.
For Maldives, Iqbal Sheraz took 2 for 24 from two overs. Harsha Amarasinghe took 1/39, Azyan Farhath 1/37 and Nazwan Ismail 1/36, each from four overs. Umar Adam took two catches.
Maldives’ reply
Maldives were all out for 69 in 17.1 overs. Azyan Farhath made 18 off 17 balls and Jayamal Yapa finished on 15 not out off 20. Mohamed Rishwan made 11 off 31, and Iqbal Sheraz and Harsha Amarasinghe made 8 each.
For Saudi Arabia, Muhammad Atif took 4/11 from three overs, Zain Ul Abidin 3/10 from four and Abdul Wahid 2/9 from two.
This was Hassan Haziq Rasheed’s last match as Maldives captain. He first played for Maldives at the Asian Games against Nepal on 22 November 2010, and has represented his country for 16 years. Thank you, Haziq.
The full scorecard is on the ICC match centre.
