In an unprecedented incident in the Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier 2025 in Bangkok, all ten batsmen from the UAE retired in their group-step match against Qatar on Saturday.Playing on Termathai Cricket GroundThe UAE openers started a blistering a blistering their side by Satish and Captain Esha Oja, pelting without a loss of 90 runs by a 10 -over mark. Oza scored 113 runs from just 55 balls (14 fours, 5 sixes), while Satish scored 74 runs in 42 delivery. The pair retired after 16 overs with a team score at 192/0.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!This was then one of the most bizarre scorecards in T20 history – every other UAE batsman, ten in total, retired at the beginning of the 17th over, eight of them without facing a single ball. The move was a strategy to accelerate the game due to the alleged rains.Who is that IPL player?Despite the strange innings ending, the UAE bowlers kept things regular in the second half. Qatar instigated only 29 in 11.1 overs, with only Rijafa Emmanuel (20) to double points. Seven Katri batsmen were rejected for ducks.Michelle Botha led the UAE bowling attempt with 3/11, while all the five other bowlers stuck with the wicket.While the UAE won a 163-run win on a large scale, it was a scorecard of ten ‘retired external’, which stole the headlines-a rare scene in international cricket.Check UAE scorecard:
