T20 World Cup Qualifiers: UAE upsets Ireland, Canada registers huge victory – The opening day of the ICC T20 World Cup qualifiers saw four interesting matches, with teams eager to prove their mettle to be a part of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. These qualifiers are held so that teams who sit on top will qualify to the group stage of the main competition. One of the major highlights of Day 1 was UAE pulling a major upset on Ireland. Follow ICC T20 World Cup Updates on InsideSport.IN
Each of the teams will be eager to fix their spot in the group stages of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 which will commence on October 2022 and will be held in Australia. With UAE pulling off a major upset, Ireland will be eager to get back to their winning ways.
T20 World Cup Qualifiers: UAE upset Ireland to put one step closer to T20 World Cup in Australia, Canada & Nepal win
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Nepal vs Oman
The first encounter of the day saw Nepal locking horns with Oman. Nepal registered a comprehensive victory over Oman by 39 runs. Oman opted to bowl first after winning the toss and Nepal scored 117-8 after 20 overs. Young middle-order batter Aarif Sheikh was the highest scorer on his side with 38 runs. Omani bowler Khawar Ali bagged 3 wickets for his team.
Oman saw a total batting collapse as they were sent back to the pavilion for 78 runs in 17 overs. Khawar Ali the wicketkeeper was the highest scorer with 24 runs. The Nepali bowling was on a roll with Kamal Singh Airee bagging 3 wickets.
Canada vs Philippines
Canada registered a huge score after being put to bat first. With the loss of 1 wicket, they scored 216 runs. Opener Rayyan Pathan scored 78 while star batter Matthew Spoors scored 108 runs not out. The Philippines had an absolute disaster in batting and collapsed by scoring 98 runs in 20 overs with the loss of 5 wickets.
T20 World Cup Qualifiers: UAE upset Ireland to put one step closer to T20 World Cup in Australia, Canada & Nepal win
| GROUP A | ||||||
| TEAMS | M | W | L | T | N/R | PT |
| BAHRAIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| IRELAND | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GERMANY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GROUP B | ||||||
| TEAMS | M | W | L | T | N/R | PT |
| CANADA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NEPAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| OMAN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHILIPPINES | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
& in his 50th T20i @rohanmustafa88 takes the final over ball for #UAECricket in @ICC @T20worldcup Qualifier match 1 win.
Brilliant team effort to defend a brilliant stand by Aravind led by fantastic bowling by Meiyappan 3-16-3#youngguns
Scorecard ✍️👉https://t.co/1oogKdrw94
— UAE Cricket Official (@EmiratesCricket) February 18, 2022
UAE vs Ireland
The biggest highlight of the day was UAE beating Ireland handsomely. batting first after winning the toss, UAE scored 157-5 after 20 overs. Vriitya Aravind was the highest scorer with 97 runs of just 67 balls.
Ireland on the other hand failed to achieve the target and was reduced to 139-9 after 20 overs. Opener Paul Stirling was the highest scorer with 32 runs. Palaniapan Meiyappan scalped 3 wickets for UAE.
T20 World Cup Qualifiers: UAE upset Ireland to put one step closer to T20 World Cup in Australia, Canada & Nepal win
Germany vs Bahrain
Bahrain won the toss and put the German side to bat first. Germany ended up scoring 106 for 10 wickets in 16.4 overs. Opener Vijayshankar Chikkannaiah was the highest scorer on his side after scoring 50 runs. Bahrain on the other hand easily reached the target in 15.4 overs by losing 4 wickets. Skipper Sarfaraz Thulla was the highest run-getter, scoring 69 not out.
T20 World Cup Qualifiers: UAE upset Ireland to put one step closer to T20 World Cup in Australia, Canada & Nepal win
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