The Maldives national team beat China by 10 wickets in its opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Sub Regional Qualifier B, 2026, at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday 8 October. China were bowled out for 96 in 16.3 overs, and Maldives reached 100 without losing a wicket in 10.1 overs. Yoosuf Azyan was named Player of the Match, with 3/33 with the ball and 52 not out with the bat.
- China 96 all out (16.3 overs)
- Maldives 100 for 0 (10.1 overs)
- Maldives won by 10 wickets
China’s innings
China won the toss and chose to bat. China were 53 for 5 before they were bowled out for 96. No China batter passed 15; Yuechao Zong made 15, Zhuoyue Chen 13 and Jianyao Du 12.
Player of the Match Yoosuf Azyan took 3/33 from his four overs, two of the wickets lbw. Tharusha Kavinda took 2/11 from two overs, Ibrahim Rizan 2/7 from 1.3 overs, Adam Nasif 1/12 from four overs, one of them a maiden, and Harsha Amarasinghe 1/5 from three overs, one of them a maiden. Iqbal Sheraz bowled two overs for 15.
Maldives’ reply
Chasing 97, Maldives did not lose a wicket. Yoosuf Azyan made 52 not out from 33 balls, with five fours and three sixes, and Mohamed Rishwan 44 not out from 29, with four fours and two sixes. The opening pair put on an unbroken 100 and finished the chase in 10.1 overs, a run rate of 9.84.
Maldives were captained by Hassan Haziq Rasheed, who also kept wicket.
Next
Maldives play Singapore on Friday 9 October at 11:00 Maldives time (14:00 Kuala Lumpur) at Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur. The full scorecard for China v Maldives is on the ICC match centre.
