| 0.0 : TOSS - United Arab Emirates HAVE WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT! |
| Chundangapoyil Rizwan says it seems tough to chase and they want to put a good score on the board now. Adds they are well-prepared, they want to take one match at a time and see how it goes from there. Mentions captaincy is a different challenge and he is enjoying it. |
| Scott Edwards says they wanted to field so he is happy with what happened at the toss. Mentions the team is feeling great and they are good to go and are looking forward for the first game. Adds there are guys who have played cricket in Australia and he hopes they can win the first game. |
| PITCH REPORT - Russel Arnold doing the pitch report. He says it seems a good wicket and good length is where one should bowl, any other area and it could go for runs. Reckons 160 is a good score. |
| United Arab Emirates (PLAYING XI) - Muhammad Waseem, Chirag Suri, Vriitya Aravind (WK), Chundangapoyil Rizwan (C), Basil Hameed, Zawar Farid, Aayan Afzal Khan, Kashif Daud, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan. |
| Netherlands (PLAYING XI) - Max O'Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Bas de Leede, Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (WK/C), Roelof van der Merwe, Tim Pringle, Logan van Beek, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren. |
| We are not far away from the action now! The players make their way out to the middle for their respective national anthem! Netherlands will sing their first and United Arab Emirates will follow. |
| Done and dusted with the National Anthems and it is time for the action to begin! Chirag Suri and Muhammad Waseem are the openers for United Arab Emirates. Fred Klaassen has the new ball in hand. |
| 0.1 : Fred Klaassen to Chirag Suri, Lovely delivery to begin with! Fuller and outside off, angling away. Suri looks to drive but is beaten. |
| 0.2 : Fred Klaassen to Chirag Suri, Swing, inward movement there for Fred Klaassen but this is down the leg side. Wided. United Arab Emirates are underway! |
| Fred Klaassen to Chirag Suri, Well stoped! Fuller and outside off, Suri drives it nicely but the fielder at point dives and stops it. |
| 0.4 : Fred Klaassen to Chirag Suri, WIDE! Short and well wide outside off, Suri slashes but misses. |
| 0.3 : Fred Klaassen to Chirag Suri, Good delivery! This starts on off and then swings back in. Suri looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 0.4 : Fred Klaassen to Chirag Suri, Really full this time, not a lot of swing, Suri strokes it to mid off. |
| 0.5 : Fred Klaassen to Chirag Suri, Yet another delivery which swings back in, it is on middle and Suri works it to mid-wicket. |
| 0.6 : Fred Klaassen to Chirag Suri, That is a very good first over by Fred Klaassen! On middle, this is defended. |
| 1.1 : Tim Pringle to Muhammad Waseem, Flatter and on middle, defended. |
| 1.2 : Tim Pringle to Muhammad Waseem, On off, this is pushed down to long off for one. First run off the bat. |
| 1.3 : Tim Pringle to Chirag Suri, Gives it air and lands it on off, this one turns away, Suri looks to drive but it goes off the outside edge to short third man. |
| 1.4 : Tim Pringle to Chirag Suri, That has spun a long way! This is slower, it lands on middle and then spins away. Suri is beaten as he tries to defend. |
| 1.5 : Tim Pringle to Chirag Suri, On middle, this is pushed with the turn down to long off for one. |
| 1.6 : Tim Pringle to Muhammad Waseem, End of a testing first over from Tim Pringle! On off, this is pushed back to the bowler. |
| 2.1 : Fred Klaassen to Chirag Suri, Good length and on middle, defended. |
| 2.2 : Fred Klaassen to Chirag Suri, Suri makes room! This is fuller and outside off. Suri fails to reach it. |
| 2.3 : Fred Klaassen to Chirag Suri, On the pads, Suri looks to flick but misses, it hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A leg bye taken. |
| 2.4 : Fred Klaassen to Muhammad Waseem, On off, Waseem gets right behind the line and keeps it out. |
| 2.5 : Fred Klaassen to Muhammad Waseem, Fuller and on off, this is pushed towards mid off for one. |
| 2.6 : Fred Klaassen to Chirag Suri, A dot to end! Really good from Netherlands so far! On off, defended. |
| 3.1 : Logan van Beek to Muhammad Waseem, On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket. |
| 3.2 : Logan van Beek to Muhammad Waseem, Another dot! On middle, Waseem keeps it out. |
| 3.3 : Logan van Beek to Muhammad Waseem, Fuller and on off again, this is yet again pushed to mid off. Something has to give here, United Arab Emirates are finding it difficult to even get singles. |
| 3.4 : Logan van Beek to Muhammad Waseem, Extras will help! Just the one this time! Short and down the leg side. Waseem looks to pull but misses. |
| Logan van Beek to Muhammad Waseem, On off, this is pushed to cover. |
| 3.5 : Logan van Beek to Muhammad Waseem, SIX! All the way! Will that break the shackles? That was very much-needed. This is short and on the pads, Waseem helps it on its way over the square leg fence. |
| 3.6 : Logan van Beek to Muhammad Waseem, SIX! One brings two and that is exactly the chase here! This is even better! This is full and on middle, Waseem manages to whip it and it sails over the mid-wicket fence. Could this be the over which shifts the momentum? 13 from it. |
| 4.1 : Bas de Leede to Chirag Suri, Good length and on off, Suri guides it down to third man and takes one. Gets Muhammad Waseem on strike. |
| 4.2 : Bas de Leede to Muhammad Waseem, Well bowled! Keeps it just outside off, away from the hitting zone of the batter. Waseem looks to cut but misses. |
| 4.3 : Bas de Leede to Muhammad Waseem, That is a beauty! Length and on off, this lands and moves away. Waseem is beaten as he tries to drive. |
| 4.4 : Bas de Leede to Muhammad Waseem, Good stop again! Fuller and on off, this is driven towards cover-point. The fielder dives to his left and stops it well. |
| 4.5 : Bas de Leede to Chirag Suri, FOUR! That is wonderful placement! Suri makes room. This is fuller and around off, Suri guides it past point and into the fence. Will this get Suri going now? |
| 4.6 : Bas de Leede to Chirag Suri, Not great running! That should have been two! Outside off, Suri guides it towards the right of third man. Just the one. |
| 5.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Chirag Suri, Just over! Suri steps out, this is on a length and on middle. Suri swings, it goes off the splice and over the bowler for one. |
| 5.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Muhammad Waseem, Angled into the pads, Waseem looks to flick but misses. |
| 5.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Muhammad Waseem, Full and angling into the pads, Waseem looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 5.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Chirag Suri, Innovation and it comes off! Waseem plays the paddle scoop, he manages to scoop it from outside off towards fine leg. Three taken. |
| 5.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Muhammad Waseem, A good bumper on middle, Waseem lets it be. |
| 5.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Muhammad Waseem, On off, this is pushed to cover. End of the Powerplay. UAE have found it tough going. They have not lost a wicket but just scored 31 runs. |
| 6.1 : Roelof van der Merwe to Chirag Suri, Around off, Suri guides it through point and takes one. |
| 6.2 : Roelof van der Merwe to Muhammad Waseem, On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 6.4 : Roelof van der Merwe to Kashif Daud, On off, Daud defends. |
| 6.5 : Roelof van der Merwe to Kashif Daud, SIX! Just over the fielder! Maybe if the fielder was right at the ropes, it would have been an easy catch. This is shorter and on middle, Daud pulls, it goes more off the splice and it goes towards mid-wicket. The fielder goes back and leaps but it goes over. Off the mark in style. |
| 6.6 : Roelof van der Merwe to Kashif Daud, On off, this is pushed towards cover for one. |
| 6.3 : Roelof van der Merwe to Chirag Suri, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Chirag Suri falls and Netherlands draw first blood! That is a brilliant catch from Scott Edwards! Just outstanding! This is on middle, it holds its line. Suri looks to play the switch hit but it goes off the glove and Scott Edwards takes a sharp catch. Chirag Suri's struggle comes to an end. |
| 7.1 : Logan van Beek to Kashif Daud, On middle, this is pushed to mid on for one. |
| 7.2 : Logan van Beek to Muhammad Waseem, A yorker outside off. Waseem fails to jam it out. |
| 7.3 : Logan van Beek to Muhammad Waseem, Lands safe! Shorter and on middle, Muhammad Waseem pulls, it goes off the top edge but lands safe in the md-wicket region. Two taken. |
| 7.4 : Logan van Beek to Muhammad Waseem, DROPPED! Vikramjit Singh has put it down! He may have lost it in the lights. That was a dolly. Outside off, Muhammad Waseem slashes at it, this flies off the outside edge down towards third man. Vikramjit Singh settles under it but spills it. This could prove costly. A single taken. |
| 7.5 : Logan van Beek to Kashif Daud, On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.6 : Logan van Beek to Muhammad Waseem, Another single to end! On middle, Waseem flicks it through mid-wicket. |
| 8.1 : Tim Pringle to Muhammad Waseem, On middle, Waseem stays back and flicks it through mid-wicket. Takes one. Dealing in singles at the moment. |
| 8.2 : Tim Pringle to Kashif Daud, Yet another one as Daud hits it down to long on. |
| 8.3 : Tim Pringle to Muhammad Waseem, On the pads, Waseem looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and goes towards short fine leg. A run taken. Leg bye. |
| 8.4 : Tim Pringle to Kashif Daud, On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one. |
| 8.5 : Tim Pringle to Muhammad Waseem, Flatter and on off, this is guided through point for one. |
| 8.6 : Tim Pringle to Kashif Daud, On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one. |
| 9.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Kashif Daud, Nothing more than singles at the moment! Angled into the pads, this is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 9.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Muhammad Waseem, Just a single again! On the pads, Waseem looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A leg bye taken. |
| 9.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Kashif Daud, Looks to muscle this! Shorter and outside off, Daud looks to hit it over cover but hits it to the fielder there. |
| 9.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Kashif Daud, Still no boundary! On the pads, Daud looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and goes fine on the leg side. The fine leg fielder runs to his right, slides and saves two for his side. Leg byes again. |
| 9.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Kashif Daud, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through square leg for one. |
| 9.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Muhammad Waseem, A dot to end! On the pads, Waseem looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| DRINKS! Netherlands will be happy with how they have bowled so far! They are making UAE work hard for their runs but they would love a couple of wickets. UAE on the other hand, have been quite watchful so far. They will now want to step on the gas as they have 9 wickets in hand. Can they get to over 150? |
| 10.1 : Tim Pringle to Kashif Daud, On off, this is pushed down to long off for one. |
| 10.2 : Tim Pringle to Muhammad Waseem, The singles continue! On middle, Waseem works it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 10.3 : Tim Pringle to Kashif Daud, OUT! TIMBER! Tim Pringle strikes! The break works for Netherlands and this is just what United Arab Emirates did not want! This is full and on off, Daud looks to flick it on the leg side but he misses. He is done in by the dip on that delivery, it sneaks under the bat and hits the off pole. |
| 10.4 : Tim Pringle to Vriitya Aravind, On off, defended. |
| 10.5 : Tim Pringle to Vriitya Aravind, Vriitya Aravind is off the mark as he takes one by pushing it through covers. |
| 10.6 : Tim Pringle to Muhammad Waseem, A huge appeal for LBW but turned down! Netherlands review. There may have been bat. NOT OUT! There is bat! On middle, Muhammad Waseem looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. A loud shout but turned down. Netherlands review but in vain. They lost one too. |
| 11.1 : Roelof van der Merwe to Vriitya Aravind, On off, this is pushed to cover. |
| 11.2 : Roelof van der Merwe to Vriitya Aravind, On the off pole again, this holds its line. Defended. |
| 11.3 : Roelof van der Merwe to Vriitya Aravind, Angled into the pads, Aravind works it through square leg for one. |
| 11.4 : Roelof van der Merwe to Muhammad Waseem, Two more! On middle, this is flicked thorugh mid-wicket. Two taken. |
| 11.5 : Roelof van der Merwe to Muhammad Waseem, On the stumps, Waseem yet again plays it on the leg side for one. |
| 11.6 : Roelof van der Merwe to Vriitya Aravind, Another run as this is pushed through covers with the turn. |
| 12.1 : Bas de Leede to Vriitya Aravind, That is a lovely shot! Still does not go to the boundary though! Fuller and on off, this is driven down the ground towards long off for three. |
| 12.2 : Bas de Leede to Muhammad Waseem, Outside off, Waseem slashes but misses. |
| 12.3 : Bas de Leede to Muhammad Waseem, Outside off, Waseem walks across and looks to swing but misses. Waseem now looking for the big shots. |
| 12.4 : Bas de Leede to Muhammad Waseem, Another dot! Outside off, this is guided to point. Three in a row. |
| 12.5 : Bas de Leede to Muhammad Waseem, WIDE! Down the leg side, Waseem looks to pull but misses. |
| Bas de Leede to Muhammad Waseem, FOUR! Welcome, welcome boundary! This is short and outside off, Waseem slashes, this flies off the outside edge and goes down to the third man fence. |
| 12.6 : Bas de Leede to Muhammad Waseem, A single to end as this is pushed through covers. |
| 13.1 : Tim Pringle to Muhammad Waseem, A loud appeal but turned down! This is really full, just outside off. Waseem shuffles across and looks to heave it on the leg side but misses. |
| 13.2 : Tim Pringle to Muhammad Waseem, On middle, defended. |
| 13.3 : Tim Pringle to Muhammad Waseem, On off, this is pushed towards cover for one. |
| 13.4 : Tim Pringle to Vriitya Aravind, On the stumps, kept out. |
| 13.5 : Tim Pringle to Vriitya Aravind, Around off, Aravind lofts it over covers and takes one. |
| 13.6 : Tim Pringle to Muhammad Waseem, Outside off, Waseem cuts it through point for one. |
| 14.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Muhammad Waseem, Two! Shorter and outside off, this is slapped over cover for two. |
| 14.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Muhammad Waseem, Fuller and on off, this is jammed out towards cover. |
| 14.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Muhammad Waseem, This lands short! Waseem looks to play the paddle scoop but this is bowled outside off. It goes off the outside edge down towards third man. A run taken. |
| 14.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Vriitya Aravind, Shorter and on off, Aravind guides it down to third man and takes one. |
| 14.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Vriitya Aravind, A single to end as this is pushed through covers. UAE need to get a move on. |
| 14.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Muhammad Waseem, Had that been a direct hit, Muhammad Waseem would have been a goner! Shorter and outside off, Waseem plays it through point. The fielder from third man runs to his right, dives and pushes it towards the fielder running to his left from cover. The batters go for three. The throw comes in towards the bowler but it just misses the stumps. |
| 15.1 : Fred Klaassen to Vriitya Aravind, Two more! Shorter and on the body, this is pulled behind square on the leg side for two. |
| 15.2 : Fred Klaassen to Vriitya Aravind, On the pads, Vriitya Aravind looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and goes to the keeper. |
| 15.3 : Fred Klaassen to Vriitya Aravind, WIDE! Way too short and down the leg side. Wided. |
| Fred Klaassen to Vriitya Aravind, Fuller and on off, Vriitya Aravind pushes it to mid off. |
| 15.4 : Fred Klaassen to Vriitya Aravind, Angled into the pads, this is worked towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 15.5 : Fred Klaassen to Muhammad Waseem, Two more! Heaved on the leg side! On middle, this is dragged wide of the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Two taken. |
| 15.6 : Fred Klaassen to Muhammad Waseem, OUT! TAKEN! The well-set Muhammad Waseem is out of here! Just as he looked to accelerate, he falls! Shorter and angled into the body. Waseem looks to pull, it goes off the top edge to the right of long on. Tim Pringle runs there and takes a good catch. He had just been moved behind and that works. United Arab Emirates in trouble now. They needed Waseem to stay longer. |
| 16.1 : Roelof van der Merwe to Vriitya Aravind, On middle, blocked. |
| 16.2 : Roelof van der Merwe to Vriitya Aravind, On the pads, this is worked fine on the leg side. Three taken. |
| 16.3 : Roelof van der Merwe to Zawar Farid, Another dot! On off, this is pushed to cover. |
| 16.4 : Roelof van der Merwe to Zawar Farid, Netherlands won't mind giving away the singles! Shorter and outside off, this is pushed through covers for one. |
| 16.5 : Roelof van der Merwe to Vriitya Aravind, Outside off, this is hit through covers for one. |
| 16.6 : Roelof van der Merwe to Zawar Farid, A dot to end then! Full and outside off, Farid looks to sweep but misses. |
| 17.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Vriitya Aravind, Just the one again! Shorter and outside off, this is guided down to third man for one. |
| 17.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Zawar Farid, On off, this is pushed through covers for one. They need boundaries now, they need to show some intent. For now, it seems like they are happy with the singles. |
| 17.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Vriitya Aravind, OUT! RUN OUT! Just nothing going right at the moment for United Arab Emirates! They are unable to find the boundaries and are losing wickets too! This is fuller and outside off, it is lofted over covers. The batters take one. Zawar Farid wants another one and takes off. He is halfway down the wicket. Colin Ackermann fires it to the keeper who whips the bails off. It is taken upstairs and replays shwo that Zawar Farid is short. He could have put the div |
| 17.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Basil Hameed, A dot! Fuller and on off, this is hit to mid off. |
| 17.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Basil Hameed, Two dots in a row! How often do you see that in the 18th over? Shorter and outside off, Hameed slashes but misses. |
| 17.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Basil Hameed, TOP EDGE AND FOUR! That is a welcome, welcome boundary! United Arab Emirates won't mind how they come as long as they do! Short and outside off, Hameed slashes, it goes off the top edge and over the keeper for a boundary. The last ball spoils the over a little. Still a good one at this stage of the game. |
| 18.2 : Bas de Leede to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, On middle, this is tucked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 18.3 : Bas de Leede to Basil Hameed, OUT! CAUGHT! Second wicket in the over and United Arab Emirates slip further! Fuller and outside off, Hameed looks to go over cover but it goes off the toe-end and it is a simple catch to the fielder there. Roelof van der Merwe makes no mistake. |
| 18.4 : Bas de Leede to Aayan Khan, WIDE! Goes short but down the leg side. Left alone. Wided. |
| Bas de Leede to Aayan Khan, Short and outside off, Khan looks to cut but misses. |
| 18.1 : Bas de Leede to Vriitya Aravind, OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! A beautiful slower one. Fuller and on middle, Aravind is way too early in his flick shot. He only manages to hit it up in the air and it is taken by Fred Klaassen! |
| 18.5 : Bas de Leede to Aayan Khan, A single! Fuller and on middle, this is hit down to long on for one. |
| 18.6 : Bas de Leede to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, OUT! TIMBER! Third in the over and UAE are falling like a pack of cards now! Full and on the pads, Chundangapoyil Rizwan looks to flick it on the leg side but misses and it hits the leg pole. Maybe Rizwan was not expecting that. He was late in getting his bat down. |
| 19.1 : Fred Klaassen to Aayan Khan, Outside off, Khan carves it over the point fielder and takes two. |
| 19.2 : Fred Klaassen to Aayan Khan, Slower and shorter outside off, Khan slashes but gets an underedge to the keeper. |
| 19.3 : Fred Klaassen to Aayan Khan, BEATEN! Length and on middle, this lands and moves away. Aryan is beaten as he tries to push at it. |
| 19.5 : Fred Klaassen to Aayan Khan, OUT! CAUGHT AT MID OFF! The timing just has not been there! Yet again when a batter looks for the big shot, he falls! Length and on off, Khan looks to hit it over mid off but mistimes it to Tom Cooper there. |
| 19.6 : Fred Klaassen to Junaid Siddique, A BYE TO END! Shorter and outside off, Junaid Siddique slashes but misses. They go for one. The keeper misses his shy at his end. One taken. NETHERLANDS END WITH 111! |
| 19.4 : Fred Klaassen to Aayan Khan, A better throw and it could have been another run out! Shorter and outside off, this is slapped over cover. They take one and go for the second. Khan slips as he turns for the second but the throw to the keeper is a weak one and hence, two is taken. |
| 19.6 : That is a superb performance from Netherlands and they will be might confident heading into the break! It was good disciplined bowling throughout. They gave nothing away right from the word go. They conceded just the three boundaries and three sixes in the total 120 legal deliveries bowled by them. All the bowlers bowled well, if they did not take wickets, they did not give away runs. Bas de Leede was the pick with a three-fer but it was a combined effort. |
| It was a struggle with the bat for United Arab Emirates! All their batters found it difficult to get going even when they had their eye in. Muhammad Waseem was the top scorer but they needed him to kick on. A few of them got off to starts but none could make it into a significant knock. Towards the end, they did not get the impetus they needed and kept losing wickets. It is not what Chundangapoyil Rizwan would have wanted after electing to bat. |
| The wicket is tacky but this should be chased by Netherlands! UAE on the other hand, need wickets and quickly. Can they get it or will Netherlands gun this down with ease. Stay tuned. |
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