New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Bahrain defeated Kuwait by six wickets in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Sub-Regional Qualifier A match on Friday, completing a successful chase of 189 at the YSD-UKM Cricket Oval in Bangi, Malaysia.

The victory took Bahrain to the top of the seven-team standings with eight points from four points. Bahrain are in second place with six points from four matches.

After winning the toss, Bahrain elected to field and restricted Kuwait to 188/7 in 20 overs before reaching 189/4 in 19.2 overs to secure victory. The result came in the 11th match of the Men's T20 World Cup qualifying tournament for the 2028 edition.

Kuwait's innings was built around a 38-ball 78 from Muhammad Umar, who struck five fours and seven sixes. A...