Mohammad Ahnaff and Muhammad Tanveer shared a 76-run fourth wicket stand to steer Qatar to a comfortable five-wicket win against Thailand in the opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier B at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha yesterday.Qatar chased down the target of 123 runs in 17.2 overs with Man of the Match Ahnaff making 50 off 47 balls aided with six fours and one six. Tanveer contributed 48 runs (33 balls) slamming five fours and two sixes.Earlier, after being put into bat, Thailand rode on the knocks of opener Akshaykumar Yadav (37 runs; 47 balls; 2x4s), Sorawat Desungnoen (26 runs; 19 balls; 1x4; 2x6s), and Nitish Salekar 28 not out (23 balls; 2x4s).Qatar’s left-arm pacer Ikramullah Khan took three wickets for 17 runs while Mirza Baig, Mohammed Nadeem and Saqlain Arshad picked a wicket each to restrict Thailand to 122 for 7.Meanwhile, United Arab Emirates also made a winning start to their campaign beating Bhutan by 63 runs at the University of Doha for Science and Technology Stadium. Batting first, UAE scored 166 for 6 with captain Alishan Sharafu scoring 50 (42 balls; 3x4s, 3x6s) and Muhammed Waseem making 46 (24 balls; 4x4s, 4x6s). The openers shared a 61-run partnership. In reply, Bhutan were restricted to 103 for 8 with Thinley Jamtsho being the highest run-getter scoring 28 (24 balls; 2x4s, 2x6s). Off-spinner Dhruv Parashar was the most successful bowler for UAE finishing with 4 for 12 in his four overs while Muhammed Jawadullah claimed 2 for 17.In another match, Bahrain pipped Saudi Arabia by 3 runs. Put into bat, Bahrain reached a total of 188 for 5 wickets with skipper Haider Ali scoring an unbeaten 67 (51 balls; 6x4s, 2x6s), and Imran Anwar making 53 runs (35 balls; 2x4s, 4x6s).In reply, Saudi Arabia despite a 55-ball century from opener Abdul Waheed 110 runs (8x4s, 7x6s) failed to reach the target falling short by three runs at 185 for 9.ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Sub Regional Qualifier B have a total of 7 teams are taking part - Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bhutan, Bahrain, Thailand, UAE and Cambodia from which the top two will qualify for the Regional Final, where they will be joined by Nepal, Oman, and Papua New Guinea.BRIEF SCORESThailand 122-7 (A Yadav 37, N Salekar 28 n.o., S Desungnoen 26; I Khan 3-17) lost to Qatar 123-5 in 17.2 overs (M Ahnaff 50, M Tanveer 48; N Senamontree 2-27) by five wickets.Bahrain 188-5 (H Ali 67, I Anwar 53) beat Saudi Arabia 185-9 (A Waheed 110) by three runs.UAE 166-6 (A Sharafu 50, M Waseem 46) beat Bhutan 103-8 (T Jamtsho 28; D Parashar 4-12) by 63 runs.