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United Arab Emirates vs Ireland Scorecard, 1st T20I
121 (19.5 ov)
IrelandWon
178/6 (20 ov)
Ireland won by 57 runs
Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Started
- Thu, 29 Jan, 20:00 IST
- Venue
- Dubai International Cricket Stadium
- Data checked
- 05:49:40 IST
Match summary
Ireland won by 57 runs.
1st T20I · Twenty20 International · Dubai International Cricket Stadium · 29 Jan 2026
Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
Ireland: 178/6 (20 ov)
Top score: Ross Adair, 39 off 29 balls
Best bowling: Haider Ali, 2 for 31 in 4 overs
United Arab Emirates: 121 (19.5 ov)
Top score: Muhammad Waseem, 40 off 37 balls
Best bowling: Matthew Humphreys, 3 for 26 in 4 overs
Player of the match: Gareth Delany (Ireland)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Ireland innings178/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirlingc Kaushik b Siddique | 8 | 3 | 266.7 | ||
| Ross Adairb Arfan | 39 | 29 | 134.5 | ||
| Harry Tectorrun out (Ullah) | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | ||
| Lorcan Tuckerc Hameed b Ali | 38 | 25 | 152.0 | ||
| Curtis Campherb Ali | 25 | 23 | 108.7 | ||
| Benjamin Calitznot out | 26 | 12 | 216.7 | ||
| Gareth Delanyb Siddique | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | ||
| George Dockrellnot out | 22 | 10 | 220.0 | ||
| Extras | 8 (w 2, nb 0, b 0, lb 6) | ||||
| Total | 178/6 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
8-1 (Paul Stirling, 0.3 ov) · 34-2 (Harry Tector, 4.3 ov) · 62-3 (Ross Adair, 8.2 ov) · 117-4 (Lorcan Tucker, 14.3 ov) · 122-5 (Curtis Campher, 14.6 ov) · 145-6 (Gareth Delany, 17.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junaid Siddique | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 | ||
| Haider Ali | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | ||
| Muhammad Jawad Ullah | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 | ||
| Muhammad Arfan | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | ||
| Harshit Kaushik | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 | ||
| Basil Hameed | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14.00 |
United Arab Emirates innings121 (19.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryansh Sharmac Tector b Delany | 23 | 17 | 135.3 | ||
| Muhammad Waseemc McCarthy b Humphreys | 40 | 37 | 108.1 | ||
| Sohaib Khanc Calitz b Dockrell | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | ||
| Rahul Choprast Tucker b Delany | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | ||
| Alishan Sharafuc Adair b Delany | 16 | 15 | 106.7 | ||
| Harshit Kaushiklbw b Humphreys | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Basil Hameedc Tucker b Humphreys | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | ||
| Muhammad Arfanb McCarthy | 15 | 14 | 107.1 | ||
| Haider Alic Tucker b Adair | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | ||
| Junaid Siddiquec Campher b McCarthy | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | ||
| Muhammad Jawad Ullahnot out | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 6 (w 2, nb 1, b 1, lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 121 (19.5 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
54-1 (Aryansh Sharma, 6.6 ov) · 61-2 (Sohaib Khan, 9.3 ov) · 71-3 (Muhammad Waseem, 10.4 ov) · 93-4 (Alishan Sharafu, 14.3 ov) · 95-5 (Rahul Chopra, 14.5 ov) · 97-6 (Harshit Kaushik, 15.2 ov) · 98-7 (Basil Hameed, 15.4 ov) · 101-8 (Haider Ali, 16.4 ov) · 104-9 (Junaid Siddique, 17.6 ov) · 121-10 (Muhammad Arfan, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | ||
| Matthew Humphreys | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 | ||
| Barry McCarthy | 3.5 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.78 | ||
| Gareth Delany | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 | ||
| George Dockrell | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3.00 |
Line-ups
United Arab Emirates
The ground: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
FairPlay holds 60 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, with a median first-innings score of 152.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 45% and the toss winner won 60%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 82% of the time.
Highest total: 217/4 by Dubai Capitals on 2 Feb 2025.
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