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Eire and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) booked their tickets on the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia with complete victories over Oman and Nepal, respectively, within the ongoing T20 World Cup Qualifier A on Tuesday (February 22).
Batting first within the Semi-Closing 1, UAE posted an enormous 175/7 on the board of their allotted 20 overs, due to opener Muhammad Waseem‘s splendid knock. The correct-handed batter smashed 70 from 48 deliveries with the assistance of eight boundaries, together with 4 sixes. Wicketkeeper-batter Vriitya Aravind additionally chipped in with a precious 46 off 23 balls to assist his group attain a giant complete.
In reply, Nepal obtained bundled out for simply 107, courtesy of scintillating bowling by UAE skipper Ahmed Raza. The left-armer bagged a outstanding five-wicket haul whereas conceding solely 19 runs in his quota of 4 overs, which included a maiden as nicely. Junaid Siddique additionally shined with the ball, taking three scalps for 27 in 4 overs.
“The battle has been actual. The final time I went to a World Cup was in 2014 (the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh), and I didn’t make it to Australia in 2015. So this was very particular and really emotional. It was surreal when all the pieces was falling into place for us. Life is taking me again there now, hopefully nonetheless as captain of UAE. I helped my group to qualify, and there are usually not many captains who’ve completed that for UAE previously. I really feel a part of an elite group now. It’s a big achievement, and it’s a very emotional one as a result of it has been a really lengthy journey,” stated UAE captain Raza after the match, as quoted by ICC.
Within the Semi-Closing 2, Eire, after being put to bat first, scored 165/7 in 20 overs. Gareth Delany (47 off 32 balls), Andy McBrine (36 off 21 deliveries) and Harry Tector (35 off 27 balls) performed helpful knocks to take Eire to a decent complete.
In reply, Oman obtained all out for a mere 109 in 18.3 overs, dropping the competition by 56 runs. Simi Singh and Joshua Little have been the choose of the bowlers for the Irish facet. Whereas Singh bagged three wickets for 20 runs in 3.3 overs, Little took a few scalps for 14 runs in his quota of 4 overs.
“I feel our dedication obtained us there right this moment, we knew initially of the week we would have liked to win three video games, and we’ve obtained higher each match – and that’s what it’s essential to do in match cricket. We misplaced just a few early wickets, however Gareth Delany and Harry Tector’s partnership was world-class,” stated Eire captain Andrew Balbirnie after the match as quoted by Cricket Eire.
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