After opting to bat on winning the toss, China had moved to 12 for no loss in four overs when Idrus picked up his first wicket. Having been brought in as first change, Idrus struck with the first ball of his second over, bowling Wang Liuyang for 3. He went on to pick up three more wickets in the same over, and completed his five-for in the next.

Idrus’ final over, a maiden, yielded two more wickets and left China 20 for 9 at the end of nine overs. A few moments later, Vijay Unni trapped Luo Shilin lbw to wrap up the innings on 23.

In reply, Malaysia lost their openers early as well and were 3 for 2 after two overs. Virandeep Singh, however, scored 19 off just 14 balls, with the help of two fours and a six, to seal the win for his side in 4.5 overs.