Irish cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2015–16

The Irish cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates to play the United Arab Emirates in February 2016. The tour consisted of two Twenty20 International (T20Is) matches and a 20-over tour match.[1][2] The matches were in preparation for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.[3] The two-match series was drawn, with Ireland winning the first match and the United Arab Emirates winning the second.[4] The second match of the series was the 500th T20I match since the format was introduced in 2005.[5]

Irish cricket team against the United Arab Emirates in 2015–16
 
  United Arab Emirates Ireland
Dates 13 February – 16 February 2016
Captains Amjad Javed William Porterfield
Twenty20 International series
Results 2-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Swapnil Patil (45) William Porterfield (80)
Most wickets Amjad Javed (4) Boyd Rankin (5)

Squads
 United Arab Emirates  Ireland[2]

Tour match

20-over match: Danube Cricket Club v Ireland
13 February 2016
10:00
Scorecard
Ireland 
136 (19.3 overs)
v
Danube Cricket Club
121/8 (20 overs)
Ireland won by 15 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi

T20I series

1st T20I
14 February 2016
13:30
Scorecard
Ireland 
134/8 (20 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
100 (19.2 overs)
Niall O'Brien 38 (29)
Amjad Javed 3/41 (4 overs)
Shaiman Anwar 24 (28)
Kevin O'Brien 3/14 (4 overs)
Ireland won by 34 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Iftikhar Ali (UAE) and Rabiul Hoque (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

2nd T20I
16 February 2016
10:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
133/7 (20 overs)
v
 Ireland
128/9 (20 overs)
Swapnil Patil 31 (37)
Boyd Rankin 3/17 (4 overs)
William Porterfield 72 (60)
Mohammad Shahzad 2/10 (2 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 5 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Usman Mushtaq (UAE) made his T20I debut.

References
  1. "Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. "Rankin in Ireland squad for PNG clash and UAE tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. "Ireland lose by five runs to UAE in T20 international in Abu Dhabi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  4. "UAE script stunning comeback to level series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  5. "(500) games of T20I cricket". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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