Black Caps rebound to claim series win
New Zealand bounced back from their shock loss to the UAE to win the third T20I in Dubai on Sunday by 32 runs to clinch the series 2-1.
New Zealand bounced back from their shock loss to the UAE to win the third T20I in Dubai on Sunday by 32 runs to clinch the series 2-1.
UAE captain Muhammad Waseem made 55 to set up a seven-wicket win over New Zealand on Saturday in Dubai as the hosts levelled the three-match T20I series.
The West Indies defeated the UAE by four wickets to complete a 3-0 sweep in Sharjah on Friday.
The West Indies produced a fine team display to secure a series victory over the UAE with a 78-run win in the second ODI on Tuesday.
Brandon King smashed a run-a-ball 112 as the West Indies gave themselves a confidence boost ahead of the World Cup Qualifier by thrashing the UAE in the first ODI on Sunday.
It is 7am in Dubai and as the sun peeks above high-rises, it reveals an animated scene below: about 200 people, mostly men, wielding bats and taped-up tennis balls in a weekly festival of street cricket.
The UAE ended Namibia’s hopes of reaching the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup.
The UAE won their first game at a T20 World Cup on Thursday to upset Namibia by seven runs and send the Netherlands into the Super 12 stage of the tournament.
Sri Lanka bounced back at the T20 World Cup with a dominant 79-run win over the UAE in Geelong, Australia.
Karthik Meiyappan’s hat-trick was in vain as Sri Lanka dismissed the UAE for just 73 to get their T20 World Cup campaign back on track.
UAE spinner Karthik Meiyappan took a hat-trick during their T20 World Cup match against Sri Lanka.
Bas de Leede impressed with the ball as the Netherlands edged the UAE.
The Netherlands beat the UAE by three wickets in a tense low-scoring T20 World Cup match on Sunday.
Ireland booked their spot at this year’s T20 World Cup with a 56-run victory over hosts Oman in qualifying on Tuesday.
Mohammed Naveed and Shaiman Anwar have both been banned for eight years from all forms of cricket after they were found guilty of match-fixing attempts at a T20 World Cup qualifying tournament.