UAE vs SIN Highlights – Asia Cup 2022 Qualifiers: The UAE bounced back from their shock defeat to Kuwait with an emphatic 47-win win over Singapore to keep their Asia Cup hopes alive. The CP-Rizwan-led UAE scored 160 and than defended the total with aplomb. In the Asia Cup Qualification POINTS Table, UAE is now on the top & will play HongKong in their LAST MATCH: Follow ASIA CUP T20 Cricket LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
The UAE, which have already qualified for the 2022 T20 World Cup, will need another big effort in their crunch final game on Wednesday to QUALIFY for ASIA Cup 2022.
Brief scores
- UAE beat Singapore by 47 runs.
- UAE 160 for eight in 20 overs (Muhammad Waseem 58, Basil Hameed 38; Janak Prakash 3-35, Vinoth Baskaran 2-23)
- Singapore 113 all out in 18.3 overs (Aritra Dutta 42; Karthik Meiyappan 3-13, Junaid Siddique 3-14, Sultan Ahmed 1-15)
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Asia Cup 2022 Qualifiers – UAE Beat Singapore: The UAE bowlers were clinical against Singapore after their batsmen scored 160 for eight in 20 overs.
Led by leg-spinner Karthik Meiyappan (4-0-13-3) and pacer Junaid Siddique (3-0-14-3), the UAE had Singapore all out for 113 in 18.3 overs to earn their first points in the qualifying tournament.
“I am happy for the boys and the team, this was a much-needed win. On paper, we are one of the stronger teams and we needed to show that on the field as well. That is what we did today,” captain Rizwan said.
“The boys were hungry and keen to perform. When they got the opportunity, they grabbed it with both hands.”
The UAE (two points from two matches) moved up to the top of the points table with their victory on Monday, but the winner of the Hong Kong-Kuwait game on Tuesday will grab the top position with four points.
With only the winner of this four-team qualifying tournament earning a place in the Asia Cup, which will be held in the UAE from August 27 to September 11, the battle for the top spot will be immense on the final day of the competition.
Robin Singh’s men will face their final must-win game against Hong Kong on Wednesday and a mere victory might not be enough to grab the elusive qualifying spot.
The UAE will need to win by a big margin if they have to clinch the qualifiers and advance to Asia Cup Group A to play against India and Pakistan.
Improved display
Earlier, Muhammad Waseem (58, 34 balls, 3 fours, 5 sixes) came up with a superlative display of power-hitting despite receiving little support from the other top-order batsmen.
All-rounder Basil Hameed (38, 28 balls, 2 sixes), the only bowler to have made an impact in the first match against Kuwait, batted sensibly to take the team to a healthy total before their bowlers delivered a much-improved display to restrict Singapore.
“It is good to be on the winning side and bounce back after yesterday, and this means we are still in with a chance to go through to the Asia Cup, which is what is most important for us,” Waseem said.
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