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ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2009/10 / Scorecard

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier - 14th match, Super Four

United Arab Emirates v Ireland

Ireland won by 22 runs

Twenty20 match | 2009/10 season
Played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium
12 February 2010 (20-over match)


Ireland innings (20 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
WTS Porterfield*	c & b Saqib Ali	22	16	13	4	0	169.23
3.5 loopy delivery, porterfield comes down and smashes it straight to Saqib, takes a sharp catch. 29/1
NJ O'Brien†	c Silva b Qadar Nawaz	46	66	43	1	1	106.97
15.5 lofts it over mid off, shadeep coming in, gets a hand, ball in the air again, gets it in the second chance. 103/5
AC Botha	b Saqib Ali	3	6	6	0	0	50.00
5.1 leg side delivery, hits the pad, appeal, ball rolls to the stumps, Bowled. 35/2
AR Cusack	c Mohammad Iqbal b Khurram Khan	10	17	14	0	0	71.42
9.2 short ball, pulls towards the mid wicket boundary, Iqbal takes it nice and easy. 59/3
DT Johnston	c Saqib Ali b Qadar Nawaz	19	26	19	1	0	100.00
15.4 short one, tempted by the length, pulls it straight to Saqib ali at Midwicket. 103/4
KJ O'Brien	c Arfan Haider b Qadar Nawaz	13	9	7	1	1	185.71
17.1 tries a lofted shot on the leg side, gets a top edge, ball in the air towards point, Arfan takes it above his eyes. 117/6
JF Mooney	not out	12	20	9	0	0	133.33

GC Wilson	run out (Qasim Zubair)	19	10	7	2	1	271.42
19.2 Qasim Zubair to Mooney, misses a pull shot, Wilson leaves his crease, Qasim pick the ball and hits the stumps. 143/7
AR White	not out	4	4	2	1	0	200.00

Extras	(b 1, lb 2, w 1)	4

Total	(7 wickets; 20 overs)	152	(7.60 runs per over)

Did not bat GH Dockrell, PC Connell

Fall of wickets 1-29 (Porterfield, 3.5 ov), 2-35 (Botha, 5.1 ov), 3-59 (Cusack, 9.2 ov), 4-103 (Johnston, 15.4 ov), 5-103 (NJ O'Brien, 15.5 ov), 6-117 (KJ O'Brien, 17.1 ov), 7-143 (Wilson, 19.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Qasim Zubair	4	0	41	0	10.25

Qadar Nawaz	4	0	23	3	5.75	(1w)
15.4 to Johnston, short one, tempted by the length, pulls it straight to Saqib ali at Midwicket. 103/4 15.5 to NJ O'Brien, lofts it over mid off, shadeep coming in, gets a hand, ball in the air again, gets it in the second chance. 103/5 17.1 to KJ O'Brien, tries a lofted shot on the leg side, gets a top edge, ball in the air towards point, Arfan takes it above his eyes. 117/6
Saqib Ali	4	0	27	2	6.75
3.5 to Porterfield, loopy delivery, porterfield comes down and smashes it straight to Saqib, takes a sharp catch. 29/1 5.1 to Botha, leg side delivery, hits the pad, appeal, ball rolls to the stumps, Bowled. 35/2
EHSN Silva	3	0	27	0	9.00

Ahmed Raza	3	0	16	0	5.33

Khurram Khan	2	0	15	1	7.50
9.2 to Cusack, short ball, pulls towards the mid wicket boundary, Iqbal takes it nice and easy. 59/3


United Arab Emirates innings (target: 153 runs from 20 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
Mohammad Iqbal	c Wilson b Connell	8	4	5	0	1	160.00
0.6 slogs it from off, in the air , towards mid wicket, Wilson takes a good one. 9/2
Arfan Haider	run out (Porterfield)	0	3	0	0	0	-
0.4 Connell to Mohammad Iqbal, forward defence, batsmenrun, Kevin races in , picks the ball ,direct hit, Arfan's bat in the air. 8/1
Fayyaz Ahmed	c Wilson b Connell	3	8	5	0	0	60.00
2.1 short length, outside off, upper cut towards thirdman, Gary Wilson dives forward and takes a great catch. 17/3
Saqib Ali	b Cusack	63	66	49	5	2	128.57
16.1 tried a slog over mid off, misses, Bowled. 116/7
Khurram Khan*	c & b Cusack	10	19	6	2	0	166.66
6.3 smashes straight to the bowler, plucks it of the air,one handed stunning catch. 54/4
Naeemuddin Aslam	c Porterfield b KJ O'Brien	6	15	13	1	0	46.15
10.2 slower ball, well disguised, scoops it to Porterfield at short mid wicket, Dives and takes it. 70/5
Abdul Rehman†	lbw b Dockrell	20	21	19	1	0	105.26
15.6 middle stump ball, skids on, hits inmiddle, caught plumm in front. 116/6
EHSN Silva	c Porterfield b Botha	12	16	10	1	0	120.00
19.1 middle stump ball, lofts it over mid off, in the air, Porterfield takes it easy just before the long on boundary. 130/10
Qadar Nawaz	c & b Cusack	1	3	2	0	0	50.00
16.4 slower ball, well disguised, plays a straight drive, in the air, bowler dives and takes it. 118/8
Ahmed Raza	b Botha	0	4	4	0	0	0.00
17.4 leg stump bowl, shuffled across, exposed his stumps, hits the leg stump. 119/9
Qasim Zubair	not out	1	7	2	0	0	50.00

Extras	(b 1, w 5)	6

Total	(all out; 19.1 overs)	130	(6.78 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-8 (Arfan Haider, 0.4 ov), 2-9 (Mohammad Iqbal, 0.6 ov), 3-17 (Fayyaz Ahmed, 2.1 ov), 4-54 (Khurram Khan, 6.3 ov), 5-70 (Naeemuddin Aslam, 10.2 ov), 6-116 (Abdul Rehman, 15.6 ov), 7-116 (Saqib Ali, 16.1 ov), 8-118 (Qadar Nawaz, 16.4 ov), 9-119 (Ahmed Raza, 17.4 ov), 10-130 (Silva, 19.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
PC Connell	3	0	30	2	10.00	(1w)
0.6 to Mohammad Iqbal, slogs it from off, in the air , towards mid wicket, Wilson takes a good one. 9/2 2.1 to Fayyaz Ahmed, short length, outside off, upper cut towards thirdman, Gary Wilson dives forward and takes a great catch. 17/3
DT Johnston	4	0	24	0	6.00	(1w)

AR Cusack	4	0	19	3	4.75	(1w)
6.3 to Khurram Khan, smashes straight to the bowler, plucks it of the air,one handed stunning catch. 54/4 16.1 to Saqib Ali, tried a slog over mid off, misses, Bowled. 116/7 16.4 to Qadar Nawaz, slower ball, well disguised, plays a straight drive, in the air, bowler dives and takes it. 118/8
AC Botha	3.1	0	21	2	6.63	(1w)
17.4 to Ahmed Raza, leg stump bowl, shuffled across, exposed his stumps, hits the leg stump. 119/9 19.1 to Silva, middle stump ball, lofts it over mid off, in the air, Porterfield takes it easy just before the long on boundary. 130/10
KJ O'Brien	3	0	23	1	7.66	(1w)
10.2 to Naeemuddin Aslam, slower ball, well disguised, scoops it to Porterfield at short mid wicket, Dives and takes it. 70/5
GH Dockrell	2	0	12	1	6.00
15.6 to Abdul Rehman, middle stump ball, skids on, hits inmiddle, caught plumm in front. 116/6

Match details

Toss Ireland, who chose to bat
Points Ireland 2, United Arab Emirates 0

Player of the match AR Cusack (Ireland)

Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and JJ Luck (Namibia)
Match referee Ishtiaq Ahmed (Pakistan)
Reserve umpire PK Baldwin (Germany)

Tournament Results

Afghanistan v Ireland at Dubai (DSC) - Feb 13, 2010
Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Ireland v Netherlands at Dubai (DSC) - Feb 13, 2010
Ireland won by 65 runs

U.A.E. v Afghanistan at Dubai (DSC) - Feb 13, 2010
Afghanistan won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

U.A.E. v Ireland at Dubai (DSC) - Feb 12, 2010
Ireland won by 22 runs

Afghanistan v Netherlands at Dubai (DSC) - Feb 12, 2010
Netherlands won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

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Report - Cusack and O'Brien inspire Ireland win

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Feb 12, 2010

George Dockrell made the crucial breakthrough, trapping Abdul Rehman in front for 20

Feb 12, 2010

Saqib Ali celebrates the wicket of William Porterfield

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