The United Arab Emirates (UAE) kicked off their T20I series against Scotland at home with a winning night. This comes after a long era of sadness at the Ligue 2 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Currently, with the two groups tied 1-1, they are for the third match to be held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, March 14 in Dubai. (More cricket news)
The UAE team led by Muhammad Waseem endured a painful and complicated run at the 2023-27 ICC World Cup against Canada and Scotland. They lost all 3 games played, with two losses to champions Canada and one to Scotland. Scotland and the United Arab Emirates scored a big win by winning the first set of the T20I series of 3 settings through 8 windows. First in bowling, the UAE limited the visitors to a score of 147, thanks to the impressive functionality of the fast pitcher. Junaid Siddique, who won four wickets and was later named player of the adjustment.
Unfortunately, Waseem’s side suffered a setback in the second T20I match when Scotland beat them by nine points, to avenge their earlier defeat. Jack Jarvis played a key role in the victory by gaining 3 wickets and taking down the UAE race creators.
In a previous ICC World Cup championship match, Richie Berrington’s team had already beaten the UAE cricket team on 8 grounds at the same venue. Despite losing the first game, the team put on a captivating performance with a score of 75 out of forty-five balls. Scotland are determined to regain their momentum in the next do-or-die match, which promises to be an enthralling one.
The third T20I match between the United Arab Emirates and Scotland will be played on March 14 at nine o’clock in the evening. IST | 19:00 local time at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
The T20I matches between the United Arab Emirates and Scotland will be streamed on the FanCode app and online page in India. Unfortunately, there will be no live streaming of the matches.
United Arab Emirates: Muhammad Waseem (captain), Tanish Suri (w), Alishan Sharafu, Aryan Lakra, Rahul Chopra, Basil Hameed, Aayan Afzal Khan, Zuhaib Zubair, Junaid Siddique, Hazrat Luqman, Akif Raja, Ashwanth Chidambaram, Vriitya Aravind, Nilansh Keswani, Omid Rahman
Scotland: George Munsey, Ollie Hairs, Brandon McMullen, Charlie Tear, Matthew Cross (goalkeeper), Jack Jarvis, Michael Leask, James Dickinson, Gavin Main, Bradley Currie, Hamza Tahir, Richie Berrington (captain), Safyaan Sharif, Christopher Sole, Andrew Umeed, Mark Watt, Chris Greaves