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          02/06Result
          ICC Intercontinental Cup at Dublin, Jun 2-5 2015
          Ireland won by an inns &amp; 26 runs
          Player of the Match
          Ed Joyce
          Ed JoyceIreland
          02/06Result
          ICC Intercontinental Cup at Dublin, Jun 2-5 2015
          Ireland won by an inns &amp; 26 runs
          Player of the Match
          Ed Joyce
          Ed JoyceIreland

          Joyce's record double blows UAE away

          • ESPNcricinfo staff
          Jun 5, 2015, 07:00 AM

          Ireland 492 (Joyce 231, Stirling 146, Javed 4-117) beat United Arab Emirates 213 (Anwar 57, Young 4-51) and 253 (Patil 63, Saqib Ali 51, Dockrell 4-93) by an innings and 26 runs
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          Ireland needed just four balls to wrap up a convincing innings and 26-run win over UAE in their ICC Intercontinental Cup clash in Dublin. UAE resumed play at an over night score of 251 for 9 and managed to add just two runs before Mohammed Naveed was dismissed by Craig Young, who ended with match figures of 1 for 110.

          Ed Joyce was adjudged the player of the match for his 232-ball 231, Ireland's highest individual first class score.

          Ireland collect the 20 maximum points available to join Namibia at the top of the table. Ireland will face Namibia in the next round of the competition later in the year.

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          U.A.E. 3rd innings Partnerships

          WktRunsPlayers
          1st40Amjad AliAsif Iqbal (1)
          2nd7Saqib AliAmjad Ali
          3rd18Saqib AliKhurram Khan
          4th100Saqib AliSP Patil
          5th0Saqib AliShaiman Anwar
          6th23Saqib AliFayyaz Ahmed
          7th0Saqib AliAmjad Javed
          8th29Mohammad TauqirAmjad Javed
          9th29AM GurugeAmjad Javed
          10th7AM GurugeMohammad Naveed