ireland tour of united arab emirates 2026

Junaid Siddique to Delany, out Bowled!! He's cleaned him up! The bowler deceives him with a slower ball. Delany clears his front leg to swing across the line, but he's way too early. He misses it completely, and the ball smashes into the leg stump. Another brilliant piece of bowling! Delany b Junaid Siddique 8(9) [4s-1]

Haider Ali to Curtis Campher, out Bowled!! Haider Ali responds perfectly! He fires this one on off stump, and the ball skids low off the surface. Sneaks right under Campher’s bat before he can react, knocking back the off-pole. Another one bites the dust. Curtis Campher b Haider Ali 25(23) [4s-3]

Haider Ali to Tucker, out Caught by Basil Hameed!! What a sensational catch! Tucker hoicks this one high toward the mid-wicket boundary. It looked like the ball would sail for four, but the fielder makes a spectacular diving effort to pluck it out of the air. A brilliant bit of fielding to send Tucker back to the pavilion. Tucker c Basil Hameed b Haider Ali 38(25) [4s-4 6s-2]

Muhammad Arfan to Ross Adair, out Bowled!! The ball skidded through much quicker than he expected, stayed low and crashed straight into the off-stump. Adair was late to get his bat down, and he can only look back to see his stumps shattered. A huge blow for Ireland! Ross Adair b Muhammad Arfan 39(29) [4s-5 6s-1]

Jawadullah to Ross Adair, out Harry Tector Run Out!! A disaster for Ireland as Harry Tector is run out! He tried to steal a quick single after dropping the ball in front of the bowler, but Jawadullah reacted fast, grabbed it, and ran up to the stumps to take the bails off, catching Tector well short of his ground. Adair tried to flick, ball hit the inside edge, took the thigh pad and rolled beside the pitch. He wasn't sure of the run but it was Tector's call so he had to take off. That is a massive breakthrough for the UAE as this duo was looking to build a partnership. Harry Tector run out (Jawadullah) 4(9)

Junaid Siddique to Stirling, out Caught by Harshit Kaushik!! There it is. Siddique gets the breakthrough he was behind. Stirling didn't look comfortable at the crease. Never found the middle of the bat in his short stint. The outswinger takes the leading edge to the left of backward point who takes a clean catch. Stirling drives away from his body and manages yet another edge. Walks back to the pavillion with his head down. Stirling c Harshit Kaushik b Junaid Siddique 8(3) [4s-2]

McCarthy to Muhammad Arfan, out Bowled!! And he's knocked him over. Full delivery slightly leg-side. Arfan looks to slog hard, misses, ball brushes the pad and disturbs the stumps to ensure Ireland end their 5-match losing streak against UAE in this format. Muhammad Arfan b McCarthy 15(14) [4s-1]

McCarthy to Junaid Siddique, out Caught by Curtis Campher!! Oh he's sliced a full toss and it's been taken nicely at deep backward point running to the left. The batter wanted to hit down the ground but the bat turned in his hands and ended up going square. Campher ran to the left and judged this overhead catch so well. Junaid Siddique c Curtis Campher b McCarthy 1(4)

Mark Adair to Haider Ali, out Caught by Tucker!! Edged and taken. The keeper appeals and the finger goes up. Short delivery angling away, Haider looks to slap it from wide of off stump, gets a bottom edge and it lobs for an easy catch to the keeper. Haider Ali c Tucker b Mark Adair 1(4)

Humphreys to Basil Hameed, out Caught by Tucker!! That's a leading edge. Keeper almost overran it and then had to move back as the ball swirled. He was in an absolute tangle when he attempted the catch but somehow managed to cling on, juggling a few times before pouching it safe. Full and dired down the leg-side. Hameed looks to flick, gets a big edge and it went nowhere but straight up. Basil Hameed c Tucker b Humphreys 2(3)

Humphreys to Harshit Kaushik, out Lbw!! Oh the finger goes up. Wasn't it high? Quicker delivery from Humphreys, Harshit was late on the flick and missed. Impact in line with middle stump and height was the only issue but the finger went up. Harshit Kaushik lbw b Humphreys 1(2)

Delany to Rahul Chopra, wide, out Stumped!! Great glovework from Tucker. UAE sink further, thanks to extremely quick hands from the keeper. Flatter delivery down leg, Rahul looks to flick but misses and overbalances. Before he could switch legs and get home Tucker effected a sharp stumping despite being slightly blinded by the batter as the ball was coming down the leg-side. Rahul Chopra st Tucker b Delany 8(12)

Delany to Alishan Sharafu, out Caught by Ross Adair!! Classic leggie's dismissal when a right-hander tries to be aggressive. Flighted delivery wide of off and spinning away, Alishan looks to loft the drive over cover. Went hard and lost shape, the result is a thick outside edge and backward point didn't have to move an inch to pouch it. Alishan Sharafu c Ross Adair b Delany 16(15) [4s-2]

Humphreys to Muhammad Waseem, out Caught by McCarthy!! Oh this is off the top edge and taken at short fine leg. Muhammad Waseem is shaking his head in disbelief. A rank long hop, certainly not a wicket-taking ball. Waseem was a bit lazy to go fully back and just tried to help it around the corner but the top edge flew straight up for the fielder to have an easy catch. UAE need to be careful here as they are losing their way against spin in the middle overs. Muhammad Waseem c McCarthy b Humphreys 40(37) [4s-3 6s-3]

Dockrell to Sohaib Khan, out Caught by Benjamin Calitz!! Lofted but he finds the man at long-on. Slot ball, Sohaib Khan thought he could have a maximum down the ground but didn't get the power behind the shot and offered a simple chance in the deep. Sohaib Khan c Benjamin Calitz b Dockrell 3(7)

Delany to Aryansh Sharma, out Caught by Harry Tector!! But he holes out now! Leg-side ball from Delany. The tease to go big and Aryansh tried the slog sweep. Didn't find the middle of the bat and deep mid-wicket this time was easily able to run in and take a simple catch. Finally a wicket for Ireland. Aryansh Sharma c Harry Tector b Delany 23(17) [4s-1 6s-2]