(Reuters) -United Arab Emirates batters retired out en masse in an effort to end their match against Qatar quickly with rain threatening to affect the Women's Twenty20 World Cup Asian qualifier in Bangkok on Friday.
UAE reached 192-0 in 16 overs with captain Esha Oza making 113 off 55 balls before deciding to finish their innings early to avoid a washout.
Ending an innings by declaration is not allowed in T20 Internationals, however, so every batter had to pad up and walk to the middle before retiring without facing a ball.
UAE then bowled out Qatar for 29 in 11.1 overs to secure a crushing win by 163 runs and remain top of Group B.
The top team from each of the three groups will compete in a final 'Super Three' round, with the top two qualifying for next year's World Cup in England and Wales.
(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
