IRE 109/10 in 18.4 Overs - Live United Arab Emirates Vs Ireland Match 3 T20 2021

SCORECARD COMMENTARY

UAE WON

T20

UAE beat IRE by 54 runs

Man of the Match - Karthik Meiyappan

UAE

163-4

20.0/20 Ovrs

109-10

18.4/20 Ovrs

IRE

UAE Summer T20I Bash, 2021 |Match 3 |10/8/2021
ICC Academy, Dubai

Commentary

That's all we have for you from this coverage. The sixth T20I of the UAE Summer T20I Bash between United Arab Emirates and Ireland will be played on Sunday, 10th October at 9.00 am local (5.00 am GMT). Do join us for that. Till then, goodbye and take care!
Karthik Meiyappan is named as the MAN OF THE MATCH for his brilliant bowling display.
18.4
W
Waseem Muhammad to Mark Adair, OUT! TAKEN! Length ball, outside off. Craig Young chips it straight towards covers. Alishan Sharafu is present over there and grabs the catch with ease. United Arab Emirates win by 54 runs!
Earlier in the day, Ireland put UAE into bat which did not prove to be a fruitful decision as the hosts put up a big total of 163 runs on the board. It was always going to be tough for the Irish batters today but no one expected them to bat this poorly. In the end, the UAE bowlers were excellent and Ireland suffered a heavy defeat.
United Arab Emirates did put up a stellar performance with the bat earlier in the day but their bowling performance was even better. UAE are known for their bowling and today they just proved how good their bowlers can be when on song. Akif Raja was the star upfront with the ball as he got a wicket each in his first 3 overs, setting the Irish batsmen on the back foot inside the Powerplay. They kept it tight in the middle overs and then Karthik Meiyappan just came in and spun a web around the Irish batters as he ended up scalping 4 wickets. In the end it was a very comfortable victory for the hosts.
Ireland got off to a woeful start as they lost their power hitter, Paul Stirling in the second over. The misery didn't stop there as they lost another 2 wickets inside the Powerplay and never really recovered from that position. Curtis Campher and Gareth Delany did put up a fightback but that didn't last for too long either. Wickets kept tumbling in every couple of overs and the asking rate was just out of reach. Ireland will be thoroughly disappointed by that sorry display with the bat today.
United Arab Emirates have come roaring back and have avenged yesterday's defeat by putting up a stellar performance. Ireland on the other will be disappointed with their overall performance today.
18.3
2
Waseem Muhammad to Mark Adair, Fuller in length, on off. Young drills it towards extra cover. The fielder there misfields and allows the batters to come back for the second.
18.2
0
Waseem Muhammad to Mark Adair, Outside off, left alone.
18.1
2
Waseem Muhammad to Mark Adair, Short of a length, outside off. Young makes room for himself and carves it behind point for a couple of runs.
END OF OVER 18 | 3 Runs & 0 Wkt | IRE 105/9

17.6
1
Zahoor Khan to Mark Adair, On the pads, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single.
17.5
0
Zahoor Khan to Mark Adair, Slower and shorter on middle, Young is deceived by the pace and gets beaten.
17.4
0
Zahoor Khan to Mark Adair, Full and outside off, Young swings but misses.
17.3
1
Zahoor Khan to Josh Little, A low full toss on middle, worked to point for a single.
17.2
1lb
Zahoor Khan to Mark Adair, Full and on leg, Young looks to flick but misses. He gets hit on the pads and the ball rolls to point. The batters take a leg bye.
17.1
0
Zahoor Khan to Mark Adair, Short of a length, outside off. Young tries to heave it over long on but fails to get any bat on it.
END OF OVER 17 | 3 Runs & 0 Wkt | IRE 102/9

16.6
1
Akif Raja to Mark Adair, Length ball, on middle. Young looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls towards covers and the batters take a single. Akif Raja appeals for an LBW but the umpire says no.
16.5
0
Akif Raja to Mark Adair, On a length, outside off. Young keeps it out.
16.4
1
Akif Raja to Josh Little, In the air, but safe! Short ball, on middle. Josh Little goes for the pull shot but doesn't time it that well. The ball is skied up towards the mid-wicket region. Chirag Suri runs from mid on to take the catch but the ball falls well short of him. A single is taken.
16.3
0
Akif Raja to Josh Little, Good-length ball on middle and leg. Little looks to work it on the leg side but gets hit on the thigh pad.
16.2
0
Akif Raja to Josh Little, Short of a length, on off. Little looks to upper cut but fails to connect.
16.2
1wd
Akif Raja to Josh Little, WIDE! Length ball, way too outside off. Little swings but misses. Wided by the umpire.
16.1
0
Akif Raja to Josh Little, Good-length ball, outside off. Josh Little flashes his bat hard but to no avail.