Pins and needles in Munich

Bitter defeat: (from left) Rafiq Ismail, Tun Ameerul Hakim Tun Hasnul Azam, Ahmad Muaz Fishol and Timmy Tan blew a 2-0 lead against Australia and lost 3-2.

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian bowlers’ campaign at the World Cup ended in heartbreaking fashion as both the men’s and women’s teams were eliminated in the semi-finals in Munich yesterday.

The men’s quartet of Rafiq Ismail, Timmy Tan, Ahmad Muaz Fishol and Tun Ameerul Hakim Tun Hasnul Azam, who were the defending champions, blew a 2-0 lead against Australia and lost 3-2.