The United Arab Emirates will be hoping to gain some valuable momentum ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, when they take on an in-form Irish side in the series concluding 2nd T20I today.
The United Arab Emirates will be hoping to gain some valuable momentum ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, when they take on an in-form Irish side in the series concluding 2nd T20I today.
The match will take place at the Dubai International Stadium with both the teams having different objectives.
Follow the scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary from the UAE vs IRE match:
While the UAE will try to level the series by winning a game before the start of the World Cup, Ireland will be determined to clinch the series today with a win and head over to the T20 WC with full confidence.
In the 1st T20I, the Europeans crushed UAE by a massive 57-run margin. Batting first, Paul Stirling's men posted a competitive 178-run total before bowling the hosts out for just 121 runs in 19.5 overs. Matthew Humphreys and Gareth Delany claimed three wickets apiece for the victors.
UAE won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Ireland XI: Paul Stirling (C), Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (WK), Curtis Campher, Ben Calitz, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy and Matthew Humphreys
UAE XI: Muhammad Waseem (C), Aryansh Sharma, Muhammad Zohaib, Alishan Sharafu, Mayank Kumar, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Muhammad Irfan, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique and Muhammad Jawad Ullah
The UAE vs Ireland T20I series will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country.