Bahrain beat Mongolia by eight wickets with 113 balls remaining, finishing on 18/2 in 1.1 overs against Mongolia's 17/10 in 12.4 overs.
Mongolia were bowled out for 17 runs. Ali Dawood claimed five wickets for just five runs in four overs, while Abdul Majid added two wickets in 0.4 overs. The highest scores were G Ganbold and S Gantulga with four runs each, and O Lutbayar contributed three.
In reply Bahrain required only two runs to win. Opener Asif Ali smashed 11 runs from three balls, hitting a four and a six, and Fiaz Ahmed added five runs from three balls, also with a boundary. Shujaat Rasool and Imran Anwar were dismissed without scoring.
The decisive bowling performance came from Ali Dawood, whose five‑for‑5 dismantled the Mongolian line‑up, while Asif Ali's rapid 11 set the tone for Bahrain's swift chase.