UAE storm into Asia Cup T20

Date

2/23/2016 1:07:04 AM

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)

The UAE qualified for the 2016 T20 Asia Cup cricket tournament in Bangladesh with a comfortable 71-run victory over Oman in Mirpur on Monday night.

This was the UAE's third win in as many matches in the four-team single round robin league in the Asia Cup T20 Qualifying tournament also in Bangladesh.

The Asia Cup proper starting on Wednesday features the Test-playing nations in the continent.On Monday Oman qualifiers for the next T20 World Cup found the UAE a difficult proposition to set aside.

The UAE were propelled to 172-6 from their 20 overs thanks to Muhammad Kaleem (50 off 40 balls) Muhammad Usman (46 from 22 balls) and the consistent Mohammad Shahzad (34 from 31 deliveries) as Oman's Aamir Kaleem tried hard to reduce the run flow with a haul of 4-36.Oman in their chase started shakily and were soon at a precarious 38-5.

Except for opener Zeeshan Maqsood's brave 46 there was hardly any resistance from the Oman team. UAE medium pacer Qadeer Ahmed (2-15) and new-ball partner Mohammad Naveed (2-14) sent back four batsmen.

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