http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 v Kuwait – Asian Cricket Council Trophy Elite 2012 (Group B) – Match Update
Five half-centuries, followed by an intense bowling attack, saw the United Arab Emirates claiming a massive 141-run win over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kuwait-c2935 at the Al Dhaid Cricket Village on October 7, in their Group B match during the Asian Cricket Council Trophy Elite 2012, currently
being played in the UAE.
Kuwait won the toss and chose to field first, and while Saad Khalid (10-0-64-2), Kashif http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sharif-c89762 (10-0-67-2), and Yohan Chandana (7.4-0-74-2), made valiant efforts to keep the opposition in check, 5 batsmen managed to score half-tons, propelling the UAE to
a solid final total of 353.
Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakoor-c89571, and following it by running out Shaiman
Anwar on duck in the very same over.
Arshad Ali carried on, setting up a 79-run stand with Saqib Ali (78), and their combined efforts got the team up to a total of 195 by the 30th over. Arshad Ali was then trapped lbw by Ali Shahzad, and followed soon after by skipper Khurram Khan
(4). However, Saqib Ali found a stable partner in Rohan Mustafa (60), and their 46-run partnership came to an end only when Saad Khalid intervened once again, sending http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saqib-Ali-c88733 back to the pavilion in the 39th over.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asanka-Manjula-Guruge-c46225 (0), and Shadeep
Silva (0*) were all unremarkable, but the top and middle order had done their job well. By the last over, UAE were all out, but posted a solid final total of 353.
Following their batting display, the UAE launched a fierce bowling attack spearheaded by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Azam-c76812 (6-0-19-2), all of whom chipped in to ensure that Kuwait were cut off before
they could reach the target.
Kuwait’s top-order held up fairly well against the UAE’s bowling attack, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Ahsan-Kaleem-Bhatti-c64451 (44), Abid Mushtaq (28), and Sibtain Raza (40) all chipping in with sizeable contributions. However, out of the remainder of the batting order, only Kashif Sharif
(16), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saad-Khalid-c87740 (18), and Yohan Chandana (26) managed to reach double-figures, and by the 37th over, Kuwait were all out at 212, granting the UAE a 141-run win.
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