Dubai-raised Mahika Gaur makes England debut and UAE beat Bhutan

01.09.2023 - 06:45 thenationalnews.com

Having spent her formative years in cricket in Dubai, Mahika Gaur will rarely have experienced rainfall at all. There are plenty of things the teenage fast bowler will have to get used to having switched her allegiance from the UAE to England.

Maybe chief among them will be having to dodge showers. The former Dubai College schoolgirl made a fine impression on her debut for England in a rain-affected win over Sri Lanka on Thursday night.

The start to the T20 international in Hove in the south of the UK was delayed by drizzle. Ahead of a revised 17-over game, she was handed her cap by Kate Cross, her Thunder teammate who has played a key role in her switch from Dubai to England.

She was forced to wait to get into the action after Sri Lanka opted to bowl first. England amassed an impressive 186 for four in their 17 overs, built on a brisk half century by Alex Capsey.

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