Irish cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2015–16
International cricket tour
Irish cricket team against the United Arab Emirates in 2015–16 | |||
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United Arab Emirates | Ireland | ||
Dates | 13 February – 16 February 2016 | ||
Captains | Amjad Javed | William Porterfield | |
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Swapnil Patil (45) | William Porterfield (80) | |
Most wickets | Amjad Javed (4) | Boyd Rankin (5) |
The Irish cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates to play the United Arab Emirates in February 2016. The tour consisted of two Twenty20 International (T20Is) matches and a 20-over tour match.[1][2] The matches were in preparation for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.[3] The two-match series was drawn, with Ireland winning the first match and the United Arab Emirates winning the second.[4] The second match of the series was the 500th T20I match since the format was introduced in 2005.[5]
Squads
United Arab Emirates | Ireland[2] |
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Tour match
Afghanistan defeated Ireland by 10 wickets.[6]
20-over match: Ireland vs Afghanistan
13 February 2016 10:00 |
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T20I series
1st T20I
14 February 2016 13:30 Scorecard |
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Niall O'Brien 38 (29) Amjad Javed 3/41 (4 overs) | Shaiman Anwar 24 (28) Kevin O'Brien 3/14 (4 overs) |
Ireland won by 34 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Iftikhar Ali (UAE) and Rabiul Hoque (UAE) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
2nd T20I
16 February 2016 10:30 Scorecard |
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William Porterfield 72 (60) Mohammad Shahzad 2/10 (2 overs) |
United Arab Emirates won by 5 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- Usman Mushtaq (UAE) made his T20I debut.
References
- ^ "Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Rankin in Ireland squad for PNG clash and UAE tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Ireland lose by five runs to UAE in T20 international in Abu Dhabi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "UAE script stunning comeback to level series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "(500) games of T20I cricket". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Majumdar, Boria (16 May 2013). "Out of the ashes: the extraordinary rise and rise of the Afghanistan cricket team". Sport in Society. 16 (6): 839–841. doi:10.1080/17430437.2013.791491. ISSN 1743-0437.
External links
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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