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Ireland vs U.A.E., 20th Match, Group B at Bulawayo, CWC Qualifier, Jun 27 2023 - Match Result

RESULT
20th Match, Group B, Bulawayo, June 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier
349/4
(39/50 ov, T:350) 211

Ireland won by 138 runs

Player Of The Match
162 (134)
paul-stirling
Match centre 
Scores: Harshith Gowda | Comms: Rvel Zahid
Scorecard summary
Ireland 349/4(50 overs)
162 (134)
1/77 (10)
United Arab Emirates 211/10(39 overs)
end of over 3913 runs • 1 wicket
UAE: 211/10CRR: 5.41 RRR: 12.63 • Need 139 from 66b
Muhammad Jawadullah13 (5b 1x4 1x6)
George Dockrell 6-0-32-2
Curtis Campher 2-0-14-2

And that's a wrap! The cricketing action from the group stage has come to an end. Until we meet again for another thrilling encounter, stay safe, stay engaged, and keep the spirit of cricket alive. This is Rvel Zahid, signing out on behalf of Abhimanyu Bose, Sreshth Shah and our scorer Harshith Gowda.

Waseem got to 45, Hameed added 39, Sanchit couldn't push on after 44 as Ireland managed to find ways to break those partnerships and the task became increasingly onerous for UAE. McCarthy's opening burst pegged UAE back and his miserly spell didn't give any sort of momentum to UAE's innings. Mcbrine, Little and Dockrell took two wickets apiece as UAE kept losing wickets in pursuit of the stiff target. Earlier, Stirling showed his class and went berserk with the bat, scored 162 to help his side post an above par total. When Stirling has these kinds of days, there's not much you can do about it. He was devastating from the word go and led the charge, as if he was doing catharsis after Ireland once again, second time in a row, will miss out the World Cup but they finish their campaign on a high with a convincing win. UAE bow out of the competition without a win and are languishing right down the table while Ireland are just above them with two points.

Andrew Balbirnie, Ireland Captain: "We wanted to put a win on the board and it was a good all-round performance. Yeah, it's been very difficult. We played very good cricket in the last 18 months. Not going into Super six is hugely disappointing. We want to go back with our heads high. I think there was a lot of passion coming into this competition. Just want to go home with a smile on face. It's been a tough tournament. In hindsight, it was a good toss to lose. I think when (Stirling) gets going, it's hard to stop him. We hope that he continues his form as long as possible."

38.6
W
Dockrell to Karthik Meiyappan, OUT

Round the wicket, tossed up outside off, chips it over the covers, Dockrell gets his second as the fielder at sweeper takes a superb catch sprinting forward. Ireland register a massive 138-run win over UAE and that also brings an end to the group stage.

Karthik Meiyappan c Adair b Dockrell 6 (8b 1x4 0x6 19m) SR: 75

David: "At least Ireland have sort of / maybe / possibly / a small bit / saved their honour here. Lets see if they dont crash out in the T20 qualifiers, Big big questions to be asked around mental fragility and the governance of Irish Cricket. Any time it matters the team capitulates and from the governance point of view the game has been stagnant for 5 years now. I think its time for new people at the top of Cricket Ireland. CEO has been in office for a very very long time now.

38.5
1
Dockrell to Muhammad Jawadullah, 1 run

Smothers this through mid-on for a run

38.4
6
Dockrell to Muhammad Jawadullah, SIX runs

Slightly overpitched, he makes room and thumps it over mid-off for half-a-dozen runs! Clean as a whistle from Jawadullah

38.3
4
Dockrell to Muhammad Jawadullah, FOUR runs

Smites it through backward point for a boundary! Lots of bottom hand in that shot and it runs all the way down to the boundary

38.2
1
Dockrell to Karthik Meiyappan, 1 run

Round the wicket, looped up on a length, came in after pitching on middle and off, wafted to wide long-off

38.1
1
Dockrell to Muhammad Jawadullah, 1 run

Stepping away to the on side and then late cuts it to deep backward point

end of over 387 runs • 2 wickets
UAE: 198/9CRR: 5.21 RRR: 12.66 • Need 152 from 72b
Muhammad Jawadullah1 (1b)
Karthik Meiyappan5 (6b 1x4)
Curtis Campher 2-0-14-2
George Dockrell 5-0-19-1
37.6
1
Campher to Muhammad Jawadullah, 1 run

On a length around the line off, glides it down to third man, in-fact gets a thick outside edge

37.5
W
Campher to Junaid Siddique, OUT

That's a close call, but the umpire's finger goes up, maybe sliding down the leg side but there was a lot going well as it pitched in line, didn't go much off the seam and hits him plumb in front of leg stump as he was looking to defend at it.

Junaid Siddique lbw b Campher 6 (4b 0x4 1x6 2m) SR: 150
37.4
Campher to Junaid Siddique, no run

Showing his bag of tricks, pace off the ball working well in his favour, rolled his fingers on this leg cutter, short and wide, can't lay bat on it

37.3
Campher to Junaid Siddique, no run

Pace off the ball, lands a touch short on a nagging off stump line, attempts a cut and flails at thin air

37.2
6
Campher to Junaid Siddique, SIX runs

That's audacious! Bludgeons it over the bowler's head for a maximum, what a way to open his account, cleared his front leg and shows free swing of the bat

Holes out to long on, mere formalities left for Ireland now

37.1
W
Campher to Sharma, OUT

Back of the hand well-disguised slow ball, lured him to throw his bat at it, he tries to muscle that over long-on, didn't get the requisite power behind the shot, clever change of pace has done the trick. Paul Stirling was swirling, back pedaling at long-on and hangs onto it brilliantly! Superb work in the field

Sanchit Sharma c Stirling b Campher 44 (54b 1x4 3x6 64m) SR: 81.48
end of over 375 runs
UAE: 191/7CRR: 5.16 RRR: 12.23 • Need 159 from 78b
Sanchit Sharma44 (53b 1x4 3x6)
Karthik Meiyappan5 (6b 1x4)
George Dockrell 5-0-19-1
Curtis Campher 1-0-7-0
36.6
1
Dockrell to Sharma, 1 run

Shorter on the pads, chips it away and Stirling at short fine does well to make a tumbling stop

36.5
Dockrell to Sharma, no run

Shuffles across to get behind the line, blocked right under his eyes

36.4
Dockrell to Sharma, no run

Tossed up from round the wicket, angles in instead of turning away, he slinks forward and punches this back to bowler

36.3
2
Dockrell to Sharma, 2 runs

Inside edge and it goes trickling away to deep square's left, tears across for the second run and makes it comfortably in the end

36.2
1
Dockrell to Karthik Meiyappan, 1 run

Springs down the track and larrups it over the bowler's head, long on charges in and it just lands a few meters in front of him, collects it on one bounce

36.1
1
Dockrell to Sharma, 1 run

Drills it down to wide long-off for a run

end of over 367 runs
UAE: 186/7CRR: 5.16 RRR: 11.71 • Need 164 from 84b
Karthik Meiyappan4 (5b 1x4)
Sanchit Sharma40 (48b 1x4 3x6)
Curtis Campher 1-0-7-0
George Dockrell 4-0-14-1
35.6
Campher to Karthik Meiyappan, no run

Fraction short and straightens down the line middle and leg, blocks it to mid on

35.5
4
Campher to Karthik Meiyappan, FOUR runs

Fortuitous but they call count! Dropped short around the line off, he was shaping up for the full blooded hoick over midwicket, gets an outside edge to third man boundary, streaky but he will take it

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
PR Stirling
162 runs (134)
15 fours8 sixes
Productive shot
pull
33 runs
0 four4 sixes
Control
83%
A Balbirnie
66 runs (88)
5 fours1 six
Productive shot
sweep shot
15 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
85%
Best performances - bowlers
SM Sharma
O
7
M
0
R
46
W
3
ECO
6.57
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
AR McBrine
O
7
M
1
R
34
W
2
ECO
4.85
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
Match details
Bulawayo Athletic Club
TossUnited Arab Emirates, elected to field first
Series
Season2023
Player Of The Match
Match numberODI no. 4604
Hours of play (local time)9.00 start, First Session 9.00-12.30, Interval 12.30-13.00, Second Session 13.00-16.30
Match days27 June 2023 - day (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Match Referee
PointsIreland 2, United Arab Emirates 0
Language
English
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