| 0.6 : 0.6: S Ahmed to K O'Brien, FOUR! Just a nonchalant flick off his pads and O'Brien gets a boundary towards square leg. |
| 1.1 : 1.1: A Raza to P Stirling, FOUR! Smashed down the ground! This would have been a maximum on most grounds but just a four here. Full and floated on middle and off, Stirling smashes this one over mid on and it goes on the bounce for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: S Ahmed to K O'Brien, FOUR! Slapped! Kevin O'Brien once again makes room. Sultan fires it on the stumps but bowls it short. Kevin has enough time to slap it through covers for a boundary. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: J Siddique to K O'Brien, OUT! CAUGHT! Brilliant catch by Ashfaq Ahmed! He is a big unit but he has done very well to pull that off! Siddique bowls this one fuller and just outside off, O'Brien shuffles across a bit and looks to flick this towards mid-wicket but does so uppishly. Ashfaq there runs and dives low down to his right and takes a very good catch. The bowling change works wonders for the hosts. An early wicket for UAE and just what the doctor ordered. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: S Ahmed to P Stirling, FOUR! Shortish in length again and this time Stirling heaves this one towards the mid-wicket region for a boundary. Off the inside half of his blade but still enough meat on the shot. Brute power! |
| 4.4 : 4.4: S Ahmed to P Stirling, FOUR! This time smashed towards the off side. Short and wide outside off, Stirling makes a little bit of room and slaps this through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: A Raza to A Balbirnie, OUT! Taken! Another good catch! Also, this is a big wicket as Balbirnie has been the man in form for the Irish. Does not make a lot of runs here. The frustration of not being able to score freely gets to him. He makes room and looks to go over covers. He does not get the desired elevation. Rohan Mustafa times his jump to perfection at the edge of the circle and takes a decent catch. Does the Shikhar Dhawan celebration after that. Ireland in a spot of bother here. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: R Mustafa to H Tector, OUT! TIMBER! Tector was nowhere near his sector! Tector looks to come down the track, Mustafa spots it and bowls a flatter one. It goes straight beneath the bat of Harry Tector as he looks to dig it out and into the off pole. He will be disappointed with the manner of his dismissal. The Irish have been struggling so far in this match against spin bowling and it is highlighted further by this wicket. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: R Mustafa to P Stirling, FOUR! Welcome, welcome boundary this! He is known for his power but here he shows finesse. Uses the pace of the bowler. This is fired full and outside off, Stirling opens the face of the bat and guides it past point for a boundary. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: R Mustafa to G Wilson, OUT! CAUGHT! The skipper departs! He took the responsibility of scoring the boundaries upon himself but he fails in doing so. Floated outside off, Wilson looks to get down on one knee and slog sweep it over the deep mid-wicket fielder. He connects well but not well enough. Finds Darius D'Silva there almost to perfection who takes a simple catch. Ireland struggling to get going. |
| 12.6: S Ahmed to M Adair, FOUR! Releases a little pressure this one! A poor ball to end his spell. Also, this one spoils what was a top over till then. Short and on middle, it sits up to be hit. Adair whips it in the gap in the mid-wicket region and bags a boundary. End of Sultan for tonight. His figures read 4-0-31-0. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: W Ahmed to P Stirling, FOUR! Brilliant use of the wrists! Short and wide outside off by Waheed, Stirling makes beautiful use of his wrists to find the gap at backward point for a boundary. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Z Khan to P Stirling, FOUR! An invitation to hit and Stirling gladly accepts it. Shortish delivery outside off, Stirling pulls this one all along the ground towards mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Z Khan to P Stirling, FOUR! Clever batting from Paul Stirling. He was expecting another delivery similar to the last one and he proves to be right. Full and wide outside off, Stirling cuts it between the backward point and third man fielder for a boundary. 100 up for Ireland with this boundary. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: J Siddique to P Stirling, FOUR! Cheeky, very cheeky. That shot was on and Stirling got the desired result. This is a length ball, Stirling paddle scoops it past short fine leg and bags a boundary. Ireland need a few more before the end of the innings. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Z Khan to P Stirling, FOUR! Sultan tries to go for the catch but it has cost UAE four runs. Was it really the need of the hour? Short of a length ball outside off, Stirling pulls this one uppishly towards mid-wicket. The man there, Sultan, runs to his right, slides and tries to take the catch but does not get to it. The ball goes from underneath him and into the fence. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Z Khan to P Stirling, OUT! RUN OUT! Paul Stirling has run out of steam probably in these super hot conditions. Fullish ball on middle and leg, Stirling drives this one down the ground towards long on. Adair is off from the non-striker's end for a double but Paul looks tired on the first run itself. He obliges to the call for the second run from Adair as he is not running to the danger end. However, the fielder at long on is clever enough to throw it to the keeper. Boota collects it and wh |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Z Khan to G Delany, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Gareth Delany departs after a very short stay at the crease. Short of a length ball on off, slower in pace, Delany tries to pull this powerfully towards the leg side with a jump. However, he manages to get just an inside edge on that one and he chops that onto the middle and off pole. Ireland falling apart in the end here. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: R Mustafa to M Adair, OUT! TIMBER! Two wickets in two balls for UAE. Ideal start to the last over as the guy who had spent some time in the middle is walking back. He comes down the track. The ball initially tends to come in but then drifts away. Adair plays down the wrong line, misses and the off stump goes for a walk. Can UAE keep Ireland under 130? Also, Mustafa will be on a hat-trick as he picked up a wicket on the final ball of his last over. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: R Mustafa to S Getkate, OUT! RUN OUT! A late, late decision there by the umpire. Dockrell can't believe it but he has to walk back and replays show that it is the right decision. Good one by the umpire as it was not an easy decision. A yorker on off, it is jammed out to the left of the bowler. The striker wants a run. Dockrell hesitates but then goes for it. The bowler picks the ball up and fires it to the keeper. It is not the best of throws as it is wide. The keeper collects it and then |
| 19.4 : 19.4: R Mustafa to D Delany, OUT! That is as plumb as it gets! Another one bites the dust. Mustafa has another wicket. His 4th. This is extremely full and on middle, Delany looks to play it across the line but misses. It hits the front pad. An appeal and up goes the finger. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: R Mustafa to S Getkate, OUT! Another run out! Just the 3 runs and 4 wickets in the last over. The last ball is played towards long on. They take one and go for the second which is probably not on. The fielder picks it up and fires it to the bowler who collects it and then throws it onto the stumps. An appeal and up goes the finger. IRELAND HAVE BEEN BOWLED OUT FOR 125! |
| 0.2 : 0.2: G Dockrell to R Mustafa, FOUR! Up and over! That is some shot and some way to get off the mark! First ball but Mustafa needs no sighters. He makes room, gets a full ball and hits it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: G Dockrell to R Mustafa, FOUR! Second boundary in the over and this is better than the last one. Mustafa comes down the track again, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: G Dockrell to R Mustafa, FOUR! Third boundary in the over. Mustafa is on a roll in this game. Did it with the ball and now doing it with the bat. He steps down the track again and lofts it with ease over the bowler for one more boundary. |
| 0.6 : 0.6: G Dockrell to R Mustafa, FOUR! Make that three in a row! 17 from the first over. UAE have got off to an excellent start. Top notch batting. Mustafa is toying with the field here. They brought the square leg up. He brings out the slog sweep and hits it over the man there and bags another boundary. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: P Stirling to R Mustafa, FOUR! Reverse swept in style! Floated outside off, Mustafa gets down on one knee and reverse sweeps this one through the point region for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: P Stirling to R Mustafa, FOUR! Another reverse sweep and similar result. Again Mustafa goes down on one knee to this ball and reverse sweeps it powerfully through backward point for a boundary. Rohan is on fire! |
| 1.6 : 1.6: P Stirling to R Mustafa, FOUR! Floated outside off, Mustafa now takes the aerial route and goes over the covers. Mustafa has come out all guns blazing and wants to end the run chase quickly it seems. 32 in two overs! |
| 2.2 : 2.2: M Adair to A Ahmed, OUT! Kaboom! Why didn't they start with this guy? He comes on and straightaway takes a wicket. A much-needed one for Ireland. Yes, it is not the man who is smashing them around the park but a wicket is a wicket. That is an excellent slower one. Full and on middle. Ahmed is way too early in his heave. He misses and the ball hits the stumps behind. Ireland need a few more quickly. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: B Rankin to R Mustafa, FOUR! He being off strike has surely not done any harm to his momentum. He has smoked this delivery. Mustafa makes room and Rankin bowls it full and on the stumps. RM crashes it through covers for a boundary. 9 from this over! |
| 7.2 : 7.2: D Delany to R Mustafa, OUT! TIMBER! The man in form for UAE is out of here! Back of a length ball on the leg pole line, Mustafa rocks back and makes room to cut this one through the off side. But he misses his attempted shot as he is beaten for pace and Delany hits the stumps. David is pumped up as he knows the key man is out of here. UAE need 65 off 76 balls but Ireland are in with a shout now. |
| 8.2: G Delany to M Usman, FOUR! Up and over! Floated outside off, too much width on offer. Usman lifts this one over the cover fielder and the ball races to the fence. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: D Delany to M Usman, FOUR! Good batting by Usman! Short of a length ball outside off, Usman rocks back and pulls this one towards mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: D Delany to M Usman, FOUR! Now a comeback by Usman! Good length ball outside off, Muhammad Usman crunches it through extra cover for a smashing boundary. Best shot of the evening! |
| 10.3 : 10.3: M Adair to M Usman, FOUR! UAE on a roll! Length ball outside off, Muhammad Usman goes back and cuts this through point for a boundary. Ireland continue to leak runs. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: B Rankin to M Usman, FOUR! Short of a length ball outside off, Muhammad rocks back and pulls this one away towards mid-wicket for a sensational boundary. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: B Rankin to M Usman, OUT! CAUGHT! Usman departs after a good cameo! Jaffa by Rankin to dismiss Usman but he has done his work here. Good length ball on the off pole line, Usman looks to defend this one off the back foot. The ball nips away a fraction and takes the outside edge of Usman's blade. It carries to skipper Wilson behind the stumps who takes it easily. Just a hiccup in the run chase for UAE. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: D Delany to D D'Silva, FOUR! What a shot! Delany digs in a short delivery, Darius hangs on the back foot, fetches it from outside off and nails his pull shot to the deep mid-wicket fence. His first boundary after facing 32 balls. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: D Delany to D D'Silva, OUT! Big mix-up and UAE have lost another wicket! Is there any twist in the tale? 16 needed more off 34 balls. A good length ball around off, D'Silva plays it down towards point where Tector dives full length to his right to stop the racing ball. Seeing Darius initially interested in a run, Shahzad puts his skates on and scoots to the other end. Tector quickly recovers from his dive, gets up to pick the ball and throws it to the bowler. Both batsmen are at the strike |
| 14.6 : 14.6: D Delany to W Ahmed, FOUR! On the pads of Ahmed, he flicks it nonchalantly towards backward square leg for a boundary. UAE just 11 runs short of the victory. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: S Getkate to W Ahmed, OUT! RUN OUT! Disaster strikes twice for UAE! Shoddy running to say the least. Fullish ball just outside off, Waheed Ahmed plays this one towards the off side and sets off for a run. However, he then denies his partner and D'Silva is sold down the river. The fielder there, Dockrell, picks it up and throws it to the bowler who dislodges the bails in no time. Wicket number 5 down for UAE and they would want to improve on their running between the wickets in the next ga |
| 15.4 : 15.4: S Getkate to W Ahmed, SIX! Full length ball and Waheed sends this delivery packing over mid-wicket as he plays a slog for a maximum. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: M Adair to W Ahmed, FOUR! UAE win by 5 wickets and with three overs left! A full toss on the pads, Ahmed picks it up and lifts it over the infield for a boundary at mid-wicket. Smiles return in the home team's camp. |
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