The Malaysia Open T20I Championship 2024 is scheduled to start on March 5 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Organised by the Malaysia Cricket Association (MCA), as many as five teams will compete in a total of 12 matches across seven days.
Hosts Malaysia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Tanzania and Vanuatu are the teams that will participate in the Malaysia Open T20I Championship 2024.
All these teams recently took part in the 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off competition held in Malaysia.
The hosts are the top-ranked team in the competition and are currently placed 25th in the ICC Men’s T20I team rankings. Kuwait and Bahrain are placed below Malaysia in the 26th and 27th spot, respectively.
Tanzania are placed 33rd in the rankings while Vanuatu are the lowest ranked team in the tournament and are placed 47th in the rankings.
As per the schedule each team will play the other four sides once in a single round-robin format.
The top two teams in the standings will clash in the Malaysia Open T20I Championship 2024 final on March 11. The third and fourth-placed teams will also square off in the third-place playoff on the same day before the final.
All matches of the upcoming T20 tournament will be played at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur.
Where to watch Malaysia Open T20I Championship 2024 live in India
Live streaming of the Malaysia Open T20I Championship 2024 will be available on the FanCode app and website.
There will be no live telecast of the upcoming T20 tournament on any TV channel in India.
Malaysia Open T20I Championship 2024 schedule and live match start times
All match times are in India Standard Time (IST)
Tuesday, March 5
Tanzania vs Vanuatu - 7:15 AM
Kuwait vs Bahrain - 11:15 AM
Wednesday, March 6
Kuwait vs Tanzania - 7:15 AM
Malaysia vs Vanuatu - 11:15 AM
Thursday, March 7
Bahrain vs Malaysia - 7:15 AM
Vanuatu vs Kuwait - 11:15 AM
Saturday, March 9
Kuwait vs Malaysia - 7:15 AM
Bahrain vs Tanzania - 11:15 AM
Sunday, March 10
Vanuatu vs Bahrain - 7:15 AM
Malaysia vs Tanzania - 11:15 AM
Monday, March 11
Third-place Playoff - 7:15 AM
Malaysia Open T20I Championship 2024 final - 11:15 AM
Malaysia Open T20I Championship 2024 teams and squads
Bahrain: Haider Butt (captain), Sohail Ahmed, Ubaid Minhas, Imran Anwar, Junaid Aziz, Sarfaraz Ali, Sathaiya Veerapathiran, Ahmer Bin Nasir (wicketkeeper), Umer Toor (wicketkeeper), Abdul Majid Abbasi, Ali Dawood, Majid Malik, Rizwan Butt, Sachin Kumar
Kuwait: Mohammed Aslam (captain), Clinto Anto, Mohammad Amin, Nimish Latheef, Ravija Sandaruwan, Bilal Tahir, Parvinder Kumar, Yasin Patel, Meet Bhavsar (wicketkeeper), Usman Patel (wicketkeeper), Mirza Ahmed, Mohamed Shafeeq, Sayed Monib, Shiraz Khan
Malaysia: Virandeep Singh (captain), Ahmed Faiz, Muhamad Syahadat, Muhammad Amir, Zubaidi Zulkifle, Khizar Hayat, Sharvin Muniandy, Ainool Hafizs (wicketkeeper), Syed Aziz (wicketkeeper), Fitri Sham, Muhammad Wafiq, Pavandeep Singh, Rizwan Haider, Vijay Unni
Tanzania: Abhik Patwa (captain), Akhil Anil, Ivan Selemani, Jumanne Masquater, Mohamed Yunusu Issa, Seif Athumani, Kassim Nassoro Mussa, Ramesh Alluri, Salum Jumbe Ally, Zamoyoni Jaboneke, Abdallah Jabiri (wicketkeeper), Mohamed Omary (wicketkeeper), Ally Mpeka Kimote, Johnson Nyambo, Laksh Bakrania, Mohamed Simba, Sanjay Kumar Thakor, Yalinde Nkanya
Vanuatu: Joshua Rasu (captain), Clement Tommy, Junior Kaltapau, Ronald Tari, Womejo Wotu, Nalin Nipiko, Patrick Matautaava, Jamal Vira (wicketkeeper), Jarryd Allan (wicketkeeper), Apolinaire Stephen, Darren Wotu, Simpson Obed, Tim Cutler, Williamsing Nalisa
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