It was a close game with Kuwait managing to edge past Nepal at the Mong Kok Stadium in Hong Kong to win the Quadrangular Twenty20 Series, which was held recently. Anudeep Chenthamara turned out to be the hero in this tightly-fought match that led to Kuwait’s success at the championship, all thanks to the remarkable bowling performance with all correctness and calmness.
Anudeep’s spell proved to be a full course on T20 bowling. He scalped three vital wickets while giving away only 18 runs to dent the scoring of Nepal and keep a check on the run flow. Anudeep maintained a nice line and length, therefore making strike difficult for the batters. Under this pressure, it was easy to get out at key junctures of the innings. The vital moment of the match would come in the last over of the innings bowled by Anudeep . The match was on a knife-edge; Nepal required only a 4 runs in 3 balls to win the title, with Anudeep holding the ball. Showing nerves of steel, he bowled no ball om first ball and 6 run but he took crucial last wicket on fourth ball of the over a wicket of batsman Basir Ahamad. This not only stopped Nepal but also comfortably tilted the match to their favor.
Anudeep Chenthamara is a 25 years old born in April 28, 1999, Right-arm-medium-fast bowler residing from Kuwait. He has just debuted from this series and succeed to leave historic imprint in international cricket.
Historical Win for Kuwait
The hero may have been Anudeep for winning the game, but it was Kuwait’s win in the final of the Quadrangular Series against such competitive sides as Nepal, Qatar, and Hong Kong. But a performance in the final seemed to underline the prominence of the impact that an individual player can have in the shortest version of the game under pressing situations.
This is a very big day for Kuwait cricket as it vindicates that they are doing something very good at an international stage. The success by Anudeep Chenthamara shall always be narrated as one of the defining moments in their cricketing history.