*All 10 batters retire out at the same time in never-before-seen cricket tactic… but bizarrely still win match* United Arab Emirates faced Qatar in Thailand, needing a win to stay in control of topping their Women's 2026 T20 World Cup Asian qualifying group. Only one side progresses to the Super 3 stage of Asia'a qualifying to try and earn a spot in the Global Qualifier to then make their way to next year's tournament in England. The UAE openers put on a whopping 192 without losing a wicket after 16 overs. UAE went from 192-0 after 16 overs to 192 all out in 16 overs - with their innings all over despite Qatar's bowlers failing to take a single wicket. And Qatar were bowled all out for 29 in 11.1 overs, securing a 163-run win for UAE However, the risk of rain threatened to put a result in the match in jeopardy. In T20 cricket, a team cannot declare in their innings like in Test cricket. And that meant the UAE's innings had to be completed. So their coach Ahmed Raza had the genius idea to get ten batters to retire out. As a result, UAE's openers both surrendered their unbeaten scores before eight further team-mates walked out fully kitted up and retired, one after the other in barely believable scenes. "Whilst the innings was going on we started hearing thunder and slight drizzle started. "With the thunder and drizzle we just had to make sure the whole game was played because the weather has been around. "At the start of our bowling innings, it was already drizzling and we were scared of the thunderstorm. "I went to the umpires and checked whether we could declare but in white-ball cricket you cannot declare. "I then asked the match referee if I could retire my whole team out. "There was not enough time. It was all done purely to get a result. "By doing this I meant no disrespect to anyone involved, our opposition. *Follow us on WhatsApp* https://chat.whatsapp.com/FtL5OO7XCs36GxhNWvG8tX https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VafHo0j77qVTyKTgxc19