MatchesMen's T20IIreland tour of United Arab Emirates 2025/26

Ireland v United Arab Emirates

match 1 · Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai · 29 Jan 2026

Ireland won by 57 runs

Ireland innings178/620 overs
United Arab Emirates innings12119.5 overs · target 179

The worm

IrelandUnited Arab Emirates
05010015020005101520Ireland: 1 wicket in over 1, 10/1Ireland: 1 wicket in over 5, 38/2Ireland: 1 wicket in over 9, 64/3Ireland: 2 wickets in over 15, 122/5Ireland: 1 wicket in over 18, 150/6United Arab Emirates: 1 wicket in over 7, 54/1United Arab Emirates: 1 wicket in over 10, 63/2United Arab Emirates: 1 wicket in over 11, 72/3United Arab Emirates: 2 wickets in over 15, 96/5United Arab Emirates: 2 wickets in over 16, 98/7United Arab Emirates: 1 wicket in over 17, 103/8United Arab Emirates: 1 wicket in over 18, 104/9United Arab Emirates: 1 wicket in over 20, 121/10

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

Irelandwicket
09185101520Over 1: 10 runs, 1 wicketOver 2: 7 runsOver 3: 4 runsOver 4: 5 runsOver 5: 12 runs, 1 wicketOver 6: 8 runsOver 7: 5 runsOver 8: 11 runsOver 9: 2 runs, 1 wicketOver 10: 13 runsOver 11: 2 runsOver 12: 7 runsOver 13: 10 runsOver 14: 15 runsOver 15: 11 runs, 2 wicketsOver 16: 14 runsOver 17: 7 runsOver 18: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 19: 10 runsOver 20: 18 runs
United Arab Emirateswicket
09185101520Over 1: 7 runsOver 2: 2 runsOver 3: 9 runsOver 4: 6 runsOver 5: 14 runsOver 6: 9 runsOver 7: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 8: 2 runsOver 9: 4 runsOver 10: 3 runs, 1 wicketOver 11: 9 runs, 1 wicketOver 12: 5 runsOver 13: 4 runsOver 14: 4 runsOver 15: 11 runs, 2 wicketsOver 16: 2 runs, 2 wicketsOver 17: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 18: 1 run, 1 wicketOver 19: 7 runsOver 20: 10 runs, 1 wicket

Ireland innings 178/6 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
PR Stirlingc H Kaushik b Junaid Siddique8320266.7
GR Adairb Muhammad Arfan392951134.5
HT Tectorrun out (Muhammad Jawadullah)490044.4
L Tuckerc Basil Hameed b Haider Ali382542152.0
C Campherb Haider Ali252330108.7
BF Calitznot out261221216.7
GJ Delanyb Junaid Siddique891088.9
GH Dockrellnot out221021220.0
Extras8
Total6 wickets, 20 overs178

Did not bat: MJ Humphreys, BJ McCarthy, MR Adair

Fall of wickets: 8-1 (PR Stirling, 0.3 ov), 34-2 (HT Tector, 4.3 ov), 62-3 (GR Adair, 8.2 ov), 117-4 (L Tucker, 14.3 ov), 122-5 (C Campher, 14.6 ov), 145-6 (GJ Delany, 17.3 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
Junaid Siddique403629.00610
Haider Ali403127.751100
Muhammad Jawadullah403308.251100
Muhammad Arfan402015.001010
H Kaushik2024012.00200
Basil Hameed2028014.00100
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
183PR Stirling 8, GR Adair 0
22624GR Adair 19, HT Tector 4
32823GR Adair 20, L Tucker 7
45537L Tucker 31, C Campher 21
553C Campher 4, BF Calitz 1
62315BF Calitz 15, GJ Delany 8
Unbroken3315BF Calitz 10, GH Dockrell 22

United Arab Emirates innings 121 (19.5 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
A Sharmac HT Tector b GJ Delany231712135.3
Waseem Muhammadc BJ McCarthy b MJ Humphreys403733108.1
Shoaib Khanc BF Calitz b GH Dockrell370042.9
R Choprast L Tucker b GJ Delany8120066.7
A Sharafuc GR Adair b GJ Delany161520106.7
H Kaushiklbw b MJ Humphreys120050.0
Basil Hameedc L Tucker b MJ Humphreys230066.7
Muhammad Arfanb BJ McCarthy151410107.1
Haider Alic L Tucker b MR Adair140025.0
Junaid Siddiquec C Campher b BJ McCarthy140025.0
Muhammad Jawadullahnot out5500100.0
Extras6
Totalall out, 19.5 overs121

Fall of wickets: 54-1 (A Sharma, 6.6 ov), 61-2 (Shoaib Khan, 9.3 ov), 71-3 (Waseem Muhammad, 10.4 ov), 93-4 (A Sharafu, 14.3 ov), 95-5 (R Chopra, 14.5 ov), 97-6 (H 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)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
MR Adair402817.00600
MJ Humphreys402636.501100
BJ McCarthy3.502626.781411
GJ Delany402636.501110
GH Dockrell401213.001200
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
15442A Sharma 23, Waseem Muhammad 31
2715Waseem Muhammad 2, Shoaib Khan 3
3107Waseem Muhammad 7, R Chopra 2
42223R Chopra 6, A Sharafu 16
522R Chopra 0, H Kaushik 1
623H Kaushik 0, Basil Hameed 2
712Basil Hameed 0, Muhammad Arfan 1
836Muhammad Arfan 2, Haider Ali 1
938Muhammad Arfan 2, Junaid Siddique 1
101711Muhammad Arfan 10, Muhammad Jawadullah 5

Match details

Toss
Ireland, chose to bat
Player of the match
GJ Delany
Ground
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates
Season
2025/26
Umpires
Akbar Ali, Shiju Sam
Match referee
AJ Pycroft
Source
Cricsheet match 1519139