Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates 2025/26
Completed
Ireland
178/6
(20.0 ov)
VS
United Arab Emirates
121/10
(19.5 ov)
Ireland won by 57 runs
Match 1 · T20 · 29 Jan 2026
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c H Kaushik b Junaid Siddique | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
b Muhammad Arfan | 39 | 29 | 5 | 1 |
run out (Muhammad Jawadullah) | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
c Basil Hameed b Haider Ali | 38 | 25 | 4 | 2 |
b Haider Ali | 25 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
not out | 26 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
b Junaid Siddique | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
not out | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
Extras 8 (wd 2, nb 0, b 0, lb 6)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Junaid Siddique (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
Muhammad Arfan (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c HT Tector b GJ Delany | 23 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
c BJ McCarthy b MJ Humphreys | 40 | 37 | 3 | 3 |
c BF Calitz b GH Dockrell | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
st L Tucker b GJ Delany | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
c GR Adair b GJ Delany | 16 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
lbw b MJ Humphreys | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
c L Tucker b MJ Humphreys | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
b BJ McCarthy | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
c L Tucker b MR Adair | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
c C Campher b BJ McCarthy | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 6 (wd 2, nb 1, b 1, lb 2) · Target 179
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
BJ McCarthy (1wd, 1nb) | 3.5 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
GJ Delany (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
GJ Delany · Ireland | 84 |
MJ Humphreys · Ireland | 75 |
L Tucker · Ireland | 62 |
BJ McCarthy · Ireland | 58 |
GR Adair · Ireland | 54 |
GH Dockrell · Ireland | 51 |
Haider Ali · United Arab Emirates | 51 |
Junaid Siddique · United Arab Emirates | 51 |
Waseem Muhammad · United Arab Emirates | 49 |
Muhammad Arfan · United Arab Emirates | 41 |
BF Calitz · Ireland | 38 |
C Campher · Ireland | 36 |
A Sharma · United Arab Emirates | 28 |
MR Adair · Ireland | 25 |
A Sharafu · United Arab Emirates | 18 |
HT Tector · Ireland | 12 |
PR Stirling · Ireland | 10 |
Basil Hameed · United Arab Emirates | 10 |
H Kaushik · United Arab Emirates | 9 |
R Chopra · United Arab Emirates | 8 |
Muhammad Jawadullah · United Arab Emirates | 5 |
Shoaib Khan · United Arab Emirates | 3 |
Ireland won by 57 runs
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