UAE beat Qatar by seven wickets in Al Amerat
The match was part of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025
Alishan Sharafu hit a fifty to help UAE chase down the target of 119
UAE earned a thumping seven-wicket victory over Qatar to start their ICC T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025 campaign on a high at Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat on Wednesday, October 8.
Earlier, Qatar had won the toss and opted to bat first. However, the decision could not bring favourable results for them.
Qatar (Playing XI): Imal Liyanage(w), Mujeeb ur Rehman, Muhammad Tanveer, Muhammad Asim, Shahzaib Jamil, Zubair Ali, Mirza Mohammed Baig(c), Shariq Munir, Mohammad Ikramullah Khan, Daniel Archer Louis, Owais Ahmed
United Arab Emirates (Playing XI): Muhammad Waseem(c), Aryansh Sharma, Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra(w), Harshit Kaushik, Basil Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Zahid Ali, Simranjeet Singh, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Rohid Khan
UAE bowlers, fresh from their Asia Cup experience against top sides, delivered a fine performance. Muhammad Rohid Khan was particularly impressive as he conceded just 13 runs off his four overs and picked up a couple of wickets.
Captain Mirza Mohammed Baig top scored for Qatar with a 29-ball 30 but they could only score 118/8 in 20 overs.
In reply, UAE started slow but since the target was small they were able to reach there in 18.3 overs. Alishan Shorufu scored a fine half-century for UAE to help them complete a successful chase.
Squads:
United Arab Emirates Squad: Muhammad Waseem(c), Aryansh Sharma(w), Jonathan Figy, Alishan Sharafu, Basil Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Harshit Kaushik, Muhammad Irfan, Junaid Siddique, Haider Ali, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Rahul Chopra, Simranjeet Singh, Zahid Ali
Qatar Squad: Imal Liyanage(w/c), Mujeeb ur Rehman, Muhammad Tanveer, Muhammad Asim, Shahzaib Jamil, Amir Farooq, Daniel Archer Louis, Mirza Mohammed Baig, Saqlain Arshad, Owais Ahmed, Mohammad Ikramullah Khan, Muhammad Murad, Arif Nasir Uddin
