Thailand's skipper, Naruemol Chaiwai, believed that her team enjoyed themselves and carried out their strategies to defeat Pakistan with four wickets at the Asia Cup in Sylhet. It was a significant upset because there were seven slots between the two teams in the ICC T20I standings, but Thailand played with maturity the entire time.
"We are very happy with the win. Pakistan is a strong side. They are a top-class team," Chaiwai said after the match. "We played cricket with happiness. We wanted to have fun in the ground. As you saw, it came automatically."
She claimed that their ability to carry out their strategies against Pakistan was what set this victory apart from the previous two victories. She commended the bowlers for limiting their significantly more powerful adversaries to 116 for 5 in 20 overs.
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"We went with our same plan as we had in the last two games," Chaiwai said. "We didn't execute them well in those games, but today we were more focused. The bowling and batting sides did pretty well. The bowlers bowled in the correct line and length. We also put the fielders in the right positions. The outfield was slow too so they couldn't hit the big shots."
Sidra Ameen, the Pakistani opener who made 56 in 64 balls in the first innings, was visibly disappointed during the news conference but refused to give up on the confidence that her team had gained from winning the previous two Asia Cup games.
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"It is an upset for us," Ameen said. "Our efforts weren't enough in the way we played. They deserved the win. We didn't bat according to the plan. We were short by 10-20 runs. We didn't also bowl in the right areas. They batted well, so credit goes to them.”