UAE clinched a big victory (PC: Twitter)
United Arab Emirates (UAE) secured a 47-run victory over Singapore (SIN) in Match 3 of the Asia Cup 2022 Qualifiers at Al Amerat Cricket Ground.
The combined effort from batters as well as bowlers helped Emirates to find a place at the top position in the points table.
Invited to bat first, UAE lost its key player Chirag Suri (0) in the fourth over. However, the in-form Muhammad Waseem was flawless with his ability to release the pressure by counter-attacking the bowlers.
Muhammad Waseem contributed 58 off 34 balls (PC: Twitter)
Waseem (58 off 34) got a support from Vriitya Aravind and CP Rizwan in the middle overs. In the end, Basil Hameed hit a breezy 38 off 28 to help the team to finish on a total of 160 runs.
Janak Prakash was the most successful bowler for Singapore with three scalps.
In response, opener Surendra Chandramohan (0) could not provide a good start to the team. It was the resilience and power hitting from Aritra Dutta (42 off 29) which helped Singapore to still remain in the hunt to chase a stiff total.
However, Junaid Siddique and Karthik Meiyappan ran down the entire batting unit of Singapore to secure a thumping victory for UAE by 47 runs.
Brief Scores:
United Arab Emirates- 160/8 (20)
Muhammad Waseem 58 (34), Basil Hameed 38 (28);
Janak Prakash 3/35
Singapore- 113/10 (18.3)
Aritra Dutta 42 (29), Amjab Mahboob 16 (9);
Karthik Meiyappan 3/13
Result: United Arab Emirates won by 47 runs
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