Swapnil Patil

UAE are one happy side having the time of their lives, a bunch of amateurs playing a World Cup. A lot is spoken about team bonding and enjoying training but UAE were infectiously bubbly on Friday morning at the WACA.

Of all the unlikely stories that populate Associate cricket, UAE getting to the World Cup could be the unlikeliest

A round-up of the Asian Cricket Council Premier League matches that took place on May 1 2014

Preston Mommsen led Scotland into Group A for the 2015 World Cup, as his second century of the tournament secured an emphatic 41-run win over United Arab Emirates in the final of the qualifiers

Despite getting a first innings lead of 229 runs, Ireland declined to enforce the follow-on against United Arab Emirates, and finished on 188-3 in their second innings as the match descended into a tedious draw

An unbeaten 55 from Swapnil Patil saw UAE home by four wickets in their World Cricket League Championship tie against Scotland in Sharjah

United Arab Emirates secured an imposing 346-run lead on the third day of their Intercontinental Cup match against Afghanistan in Sharjah, Arshad Ali's career-best 6 for 45 sparking a dramatic collapse

Saqib Ali batted throughout the third day against Namibia and finished unbeaten on 139 to give UAE a chance to snatching an unlikely victory in the Intercontinental Shield final