- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.4 and he's gone! Length ball, pitched well outside off and nips back in. O'Brien plays across the line and is beaten, ball goes past the bat pad gap and hits the stumps. First ODI wicket for Kashif Daud on his debut. 39/127.6 on a length, and outside off. Balbirnie gets down on one knee and went for the slog-sweep. He ends up getting a top edge which lobs over the keeper, who does well to catch that 141/231.2 and he's gone! Length ball around off, as Tector gets forward to defend it. He misses the line as it hits the pad and umpire gave him out 153/333.6 this time he gets the wicket. On a length which was pitched outside off and turns back in. Tucker gets forward to defend, ball went past the bat pad gap and clips the stumps 159/443.4 tossed up well outside off, Campher goes for the drive. But, he ends up with an edge towards the backward point. Rohan Mustafa held the catch 208/5Extras7 (lb 1, w 6)TOTAL269/5 (50 Overs, RR: 5.38)Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Kevin O'Brien, 7.4 ov), 2-141 (Andy Balbirnie, 27.6 ov), 3-153 (Harry Tector, 31.2 ov), 4-159 (Lorcan Tucker, 33.6 ov), 5-208 (Curtis Campher, 43.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Zahoor Khan 8 0 53 0 6.62 21 7 0 2 0 Kashif Daud 10 0 56 1 5.60 31 4 2 2 0 Ahmed Raza 10 0 46 1 4.60 32 5 0 0 0 Rohan Mustafa 10 1 43 2 4.30 34 3 1 0 0 KP Meiyappan 10 0 60 1 6.00 25 5 1 0 0 Waheed Ahmed 2 0 10 0 5.00 6 0 0 2 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.6 on a length and outside off stump. Farid drives it off the front foot, gets an outside edge and the keeper dives full length to his right and held the catch 38/23.2 short ball, goes back and tries to pull it over the square leg. This was touch quick and sends it straight to the substitute fielder stationed there.. 18/145.4 brilliant catch!..length ball around off. Slogs it across the line and went towards the deep midwicket region. The fielder ran across to his right and then dives to take a great catch. A superb innings comes to an end... 235/412.5 this time he's gone! It was quite full and wide outside off. Sharafu tries to drive that but ends up edging it back to the keeper 51/3Extras11 (nb 1, w 10)TOTAL270/4 (49 Overs, RR: 5.51)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Vriitya Aravind, 3.2 ov), 2-38 (Zawar Farid, 7.6 ov), 3-51 (Alishan Sharafu, 12.5 ov), 4-235 (CP Rizwan, 45.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB CA Young 9 0 57 0 6.33 27 8 0 1 1 BJ McCarthy 10 1 60 2 6.00 32 7 1 5 0 C Campher 10 0 31 2 3.10 37 0 1 0 0 AR McBrine 9 0 49 0 5.44 28 1 3 2 0 MR Adair 8 0 48 0 6.00 22 6 0 2 0 GJ Delany 3 0 25 0 8.33 4 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Ireland , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
United Arab Emirates led the 4-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09:30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00, Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15
Match days
08 January 2021 (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 55 runs, 1 wicket)
- Ireland: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (57 balls), Extras 1
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 131 runs, 3 wickets)
- Drinks: Ireland - 85/1 in 17.0 overs (PR Stirling 37, A Balbirnie 24)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (PR Stirling 22, A Balbirnie 29, Ex 0)
- Ireland: 100 runs in 20.5 overs (125 balls), Extras 1
- PR Stirling: 50 off 67 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- A Balbirnie: 50 off 55 balls (5 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 118 balls (PR Stirling 48, A Balbirnie 52, Ex 0)
- Ireland: 150 runs in 30.4 overs (184 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Ireland - 159/4 in 34.0 overs (PR Stirling 70)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 83 runs, 1 wicket)
- Ireland: 200 runs in 42.1 overs (253 balls), Extras 4
- Ireland: 200 runs in 42.2 overs (254 balls), Extras 4
- PR Stirling: 100 off 133 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Ireland: 250 runs in 48.1 overs (289 balls), Extras 6
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (PR Stirling 31, GJ Delany 16, Ex 3)
- Innings Break: Ireland - 269/5 in 50.0 overs (PR Stirling 131, GJ Delany 21)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 2 wickets)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 150 runs, 1 wicket)
- United Arab Emirates: 50 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: United Arab Emirates - 61/3 in 17.0 overs (CP Rizwan 22, Muhammad Usman 5)
- United Arab Emirates: 100 runs in 24.3 overs (148 balls), Extras 7
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (CP Rizwan 19, Muhammad Usman 27, Ex 4)
- CP Rizwan: 50 off 83 balls (5 x 4)
- CP Rizwan: 50 off 82 balls (6 x 4)
- United Arab Emirates: 150 runs in 31.3 overs (190 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: United Arab Emirates - 150/3 in 31.4 overs (CP Rizwan 63, Muhammad Usman 47)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 115 balls (CP Rizwan 46, Muhammad Usman 47, Ex 7)
- Muhammad Usman: 50 off 65 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 79 runs, 1 wicket)
- United Arab Emirates: 200 runs in 40.3 overs (244 balls), Extras 11
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 168 balls (CP Rizwan 76, Muhammad Usman 66, Ex 8)
- CP Rizwan: 100 off 131 balls (9 x 4)
- United Arab Emirates: 250 runs in 46.5 overs (282 balls), Extras 11
- Muhammad Usman: 100 off 106 balls (7 x 4, 3 x 6)
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