Dubai; The UAE is back on its favourite hunting ground in Oman for the four-team Asian Cup qualifiers. On the al-Ameerat pitch, the UAE wrote their historic victory over fanciful Ireland to book a spot at the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in Australia in October. On Sunday, the UAE will face Kuwait in the opening match that will also usher in a new era under new skipper CP Rizwan.
The UAE, for the first time, named two other captains for the two shorter formats and Ahmed Raza maintained his position as Day Open captain while Rizwan led the Twenty20 team, starting from the Asian Cup.
The Uae are the favourites to win the qualifiers and win their rightful position in the main draw against India and Pakistan in Group A. It is up to the UAE to participate in the main draw, as this experience will keep them in a smart position. the Twenty20 World Cup.
After a dazzling start to the year, where the UAE won more than 80% of matches, it has experienced a recession in recent times, albeit in competitions over 50 years old. However, those defeats happened in foreign conditions, but here the UAE is used to the warmth of the region and the Twenty20 format is better suited to them.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong overcame Singapore in the opening clash of the qualifiers by 8 issues on Saturday. The game went astray, with none of the team’s hitters turning their starts into a low-scoring game.
Chasing 149 for the win, Singapore were in the game until the very end when they needed 10 of the last two balls of the match. But Haroon Arshad, one of Hong Kong’s most beloved bowlers, made the two biggest deliveries, conceding just one point.
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