China were bowled out for 28 by Saudi Arabia and crashed to a 390-run defeat in a World Cricket League regional qualifier in Thailand today.
Saudi Arabia piled up 418 all out in 50 overs before China’s batsmen collapsed in just 12.4 overs as extras top scored with 13.
Shahbaz Rasheed made 50 and Mohammad Afzal a century from 91 balls with 13 fours and two sixes. Saudi captain Shoaib Ali took only 24 balls to reach 50 and made a rapid-fire 91 from just 41 balls
with 10 fours and six sixes.
Facing the huge total China were shot out by bowling trio Ibrar Ul Haq who took three wickets for eight runs, leg- spinner Imran Arif who bagged three for just two runs and off-spinner Shahbaz Rasheed finished the match with a hat-trick.
Thailand, Bahrain, Bhutan, Kuwait and Qatar are the other nations taking part in the tournament.
