BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
William Porterfield (c)	c Shaiman Anwar b Mohammad Naveed	17	59	-	1	0	28.81

Paul Stirling	c Shaiman Anwar b Fayyaz Ahmed	146	197	-	17	3	74.11

Ed Joyce	lbw b Amjad Javed	231	232	-	29	3	99.56

Niall O'Brien	c & b Mohammad Tauqir	13	67	-	0	0	19.40

Andy Balbirnie	lbw b Amjad Javed	10	39	-	0	0	25.64

Gary Wilson †	c †Patil b Amjad Javed	2	11	-	0	0	18.18

Kevin O'Brien	lbw b Fayyaz Ahmed	29	34	-	5	0	85.29

John Mooney	c Shaiman Anwar b Mohammad Naveed	0	11	-	0	0	0.00

George Dockrell	not out	22	41	-	3	0	53.65
Tim Murtagh	c Saqib Ali b Mohammad Tauqir	13	16	-	2	0	81.25

Craig Young	c †Patil b Amjad Javed	0	5	-	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 6, nb 1, w 2)	9
TOTAL	118.3 Ov (RR: 4.15)	492
Fall of wickets: 1-58 (William Porterfield, 20.6 ov), 2-289 (Paul Stirling, 67.5 ov), 3-374 (Niall O'Brien, 86.3 ov), 4-424 (Ed Joyce, 97.5 ov), 5-427 (Andy Balbirnie, 99.4 ov), 6-430 (Gary Wilson, 101.1 ov), 7-435 (John Mooney, 104.1 ov), 8-470 (Kevin O'Brien, 112.1 ov), 9-489 (Tim Murtagh, 117.2 ov), 10-492 (Craig Young, 118.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mohammad Naveed	23	6	75	2	3.26	103	9	0	0	0
20.6 to WTS Porterfield, a flash outside off and pouched at gully. 58/1 104.1 to JF Mooney, drive at a full ball and the chance is gobbled up at gully. 435/7
Manjula Guruge	19	6	72	0	3.78	88	12	0	0	0
Amjad Javed	24.3	4	117	4	4.77	92	16	1	0	1
97.5 to EC Joyce, a full toe crusher and Ed Joyce's magnificent innings comes to n end. 424/4 99.4 to A Balbirnie, another full ball, Balbirnie looks to force to leg and is pinned in front of his stumps. 427/5 101.1 to GC Wilson, waft at a ball outside off that lifts and Wilson edges to the wicketkeeper. 430/6
Mohammad Tauqir	24	5	104	2	4.33	91	8	2	1	0
86.3 to NJ O'Brien, leading edge back to the bowler and O'Brien departs.. 374/3 117.2 to TJ Murtagh, mistimed lofted chip to mid on, who pouches the catch easily. 489/9
Fayyaz Ahmed	21	3	85	2	4.04	99	9	2	1	0
67.5 to PR Stirling, good diving catch after a mistimed shot. 289/2 112.1 to KJ O'Brien, and the bowling change works immediately as he traps O'Brien in front. 470/8
Khurram Khan	7	1	33	0	4.71	17	3	1	0	0

United Arab Emirates 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Asif Iqbal	b Young	43	90	-	8	0	47.77

Amjad Ali	c Murtagh b Mooney	1	31	-	0	0	3.22

Saqib Ali	lbw b Young	27	63	-	5	0	42.85

Khurram Khan	c KJ O'Brien b Mooney	24	31	-	4	0	77.41

Swapnil Patil †	c Young b Mooney	30	42	-	4	0	71.42

Shaiman Anwar	c Mooney b Young	57	90	-	9	1	63.33

Fayyaz Ahmed	b Dockrell	3	5	-	0	0	60.00

Amjad Javed	c Mooney b Young	7	30	-	1	0	23.33

Mohammad Tauqir (c)	lbw b Dockrell	0	4	-	0	0	0.00

Manjula Guruge	c Porterfield b Dockrell	13	44	-	3	0	29.54

Mohammad Naveed	not out	0	1	-	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, nb 2, w 2)	8
TOTAL	71.3 Ov (RR: 2.97)	213
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Amjad Ali, 10.5 ov), 2-75 (Asif Iqbal, 28.5 ov), 3-76 (Saqib Ali, 30.5 ov), 4-127 (Khurram Khan, 40.5 ov), 5-130 (Swapnil Patil, 42.6 ov), 6-147 (Fayyaz Ahmed, 45.2 ov), 7-162 (Amjad Javed, 54.4 ov), 8-162 (Mohammad Tauqir, 55.4 ov), 9-213 (Shaiman Anwar, 70.5 ov), 10-213 (Manjula Guruge, 71.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	11	4	32	0	2.90	52	6	0	0	0
Craig Young	16	4	51	4	3.18	78	7	0	2	2
28.5 to Asif Iqbal, pitched up more this time and it cuts back and beats Asif for pace. 75/2 30.5 to Saqib Ali, a quick delivery raps the pads, as Saqib seems to lose the flight of the ball. 76/3 54.4 to Amjad Javed, mistimes shot down the ground and Mooney catches at mid on. 162/7 70.5 to Shaiman Anwar, a forcing shot straight to Mooney at cover point. 213/9
John Mooney	12	1	36	3	3.00	56	5	0	0	0
10.5 to Amjad Ali, Mooney's bouncer is pulled straight to Murtagh at short midwicket. 18/1 40.5 to Khurram Khan, short ball and the attempted pull is gloved to second slip. 127/4 42.6 to SP Patil, Patil checks a defensive shot and the ball loops up for Young to take the catch at mid on. 130/5
Kevin O'Brien	10	2	32	0	3.20	48	6	0	0	0
George Dockrell	19.3	7	48	3	2.46	99	8	1	0	0
45.2 to Fayyaz Ahmed, Fayyaz misses a ball that spins through the gate. 147/6 55.4 to Mohammad Tauqir, and the veteran UAE skipper is pinned in front by Dockrell. 162/8 71.3 to AM Guruge, a mistimed shot over the top steeples into the air to Porterfield running round from mid off. 213/10
Paul Stirling	3	0	10	0	3.33	14	2	0	0	0

United Arab Emirates 2nd INNINGS (FOLLOWING ON)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Asif Iqbal	c Porterfield b Dockrell	12	41	-	2	0	29.26

Amjad Ali	c NJ O'Brien b Dockrell	28	67	-	5	0	41.79

Saqib Ali	c KJ O'Brien b Young	51	207	-	5	0	24.63

Khurram Khan	c Joyce b Stirling	10	29	-	1	0	34.48

Swapnil Patil †	st †Wilson b Dockrell	63	110	-	10	0	57.27

Shaiman Anwar	c Balbirnie b Dockrell	0	8	-	0	0	0.00

Fayyaz Ahmed	c †Wilson b Murtagh	21	32	-	5	0	65.62

Amjad Javed	lbw b Stirling	36	55	-	5	0	65.45

Mohammad Tauqir (c)	lbw b Young	8	26	-	1	0	30.76

Manjula Guruge	not out	18	20	-	4	0	90.00
Mohammad Naveed	c Dockrell b Young	2	9	-	0	0	22.22

Extras	(lb 2, w 2)	4
TOTAL	100.4 Ov (RR: 2.51)	253
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Asif Iqbal, 14.3 ov), 2-47 (Amjad Ali, 20.3 ov), 3-65 (Khurram Khan, 29.6 ov), 4-165 (Swapnil Patil, 68.3 ov), 5-165 (Shaiman Anwar, 70.5 ov), 6-188 (Fayyaz Ahmed, 81.5 ov), 7-188 (Saqib Ali, 82.3 ov), 8-217 (Mohammad Tauqir, 93.1 ov), 9-246 (Amjad Javed, 97.6 ov), 10-253 (Mohammad Naveed, 100.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	16	9	22	1	1.37	86	3	0	0	0
81.5 to Fayyaz Ahmed, the swinging ball is edged and caught behind by Wilson. 188/6
Craig Young	17.4	5	59	3	3.33	76	7	0	0	0
82.3 to Saqib Ali, that's the big wicket as Young finds the edge and Kevin O'Brien takes the catch at second slip. 188/7 93.1 to Mohammad Tauqir, Young is trapped in front even though Tauqir intimates he hit it. 217/8 100.4 to Mohammad Naveed, comes down the pitch to hit over the top and the match is over after just four deliveries this morning.. 253/10
John Mooney	10	3	32	0	3.20	49	6	0	0	0
George Dockrell	34	13	93	4	2.73	169	18	0	0	0
14.3 to Asif Iqbal, tries a drive but is through the shot too early and is caught by Porterfield low and coming forward at short cover. 40/1 20.3 to Amjad Ali, gets a top edge to a sweep and Niall O'Brien runs back behind square, falls over, but manages to catch the ball while lying on the floor!. 47/2 68.3 to SP Patil, a rush of blood to the head as he comes down the wicket to Dockrell, misses it and is stumped by Wilson. 165/4 70.5 to Shaiman Anwar, defensive push that gets the edge and is caught by Balbirnie at short leg. 165/5
Kevin O'Brien	6	2	14	0	2.33	32	2	0	2	0
Paul Stirling	17	4	31	2	1.82	81	2	0	0	0
29.6 to Khurram Khan, a straightforward edge snapped up at slip by Joyce. 65/3 97.6 to Amjad Javed, Stirling traps Amjad in front. 246/9

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MATCH DETAILS

The Village, Malahide, Dublin
Toss	United Arab Emirates, elected to field first
Series	ICC Intercontinental Cup
Season	2015
Player Of The Match	Ed Joyce
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	2,3,4,5 June 2015 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Chettithody Shamshuddin Mark Hawthorne
Reserve Umpire	Roly Black
Match Referee	Dev Govindjee
Points	Ireland 20, United Arab Emirates 0

CLOSE OF PLAY

Tue, 02 Jun - day 1 - Ireland 1st innings 420/3 (Ed Joyce 229*, Andy Balbirnie 7*, 94 ov)

Wed, 03 Jun - day 2 - U.A.E. 1st innings 207/8 (Shaiman Anwar 52*, Manjula Guruge 13*, 69 ov)

Thu, 04 Jun - day 3 - U.A.E. 2nd innings 251/9 (Manjula Guruge 18*, Mohammad Naveed 0*, 100 ov)

Fri, 05 Jun - day 4 - U.A.E. 2nd innings 253 (100.4 ov) - end of match

MATCH NOTES

Day 1

PR Stirling 100 off 146 balls, 14x4, 1x6
EC Joyce 100 off 135 balls, 11x4, 1x6
EC Joyce 200 off 210 balls, 24x4, 3x6

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U.A.E. Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Asif Iqbal	caught	12	41
Amjad Ali	caught	28	67
Saqib Ali	caught	51	207
Khurram Khan	caught	10	29
SP Patil	stumped	63	110
Shaiman Anwar	caught	0	8
Fayyaz Ahmed	caught	21	32
Amjad Javed	lbw	36	55
Mohammad Tauqir	lbw	8	26
AM Guruge	not out	18	20
Mohammad Naveed	caught	2	9
Extras	(lb 2, w 2)
Total	253(10 wkts; 100.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
TJ Murtagh	16	9	22	1	1.37
CA Young	17.4	5	59	3	3.33
JF Mooney	10	3	32	0	3.2
GH Dockrell	34	13	93	4	2.73
KJ O'Brien	6	2	14	0	2.33
PR Stirling	17	4	31	2	1.82

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	40	Amjad Ali	Asif Iqbal
2nd	7	Saqib Ali	Amjad Ali
3rd	18	Saqib Ali	Khurram Khan
4th	100	Saqib Ali	Swapnil Patil
5th	0	Saqib Ali	Shaiman Anwar
6th	23	Saqib Ali	Fayyaz Ahmed
7th	0	Saqib Ali	Amjad Javed
8th	29	Mohammad Tauqir	Amjad Javed
9th	29	Manjula Guruge	Amjad Javed
10th	7	Manjula Guruge	Mohammad Naveed

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ICC Intercontinental Cup

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT	QUOTIENT
AFG	7	6	0	1	121	2.187
IRE	7	5	1	1	109	1.369
NED	7	3	2	2	72	0.958
HKG	7	2	3	1	59	0.915
UAE	7	2	4	1	47	0.816
SCOT	7	0	2	4	46	0.840
PNG	7	2	4	1	43	0.806
NAM	7	1	5	1	27	0.672
KENYA	-	-	-	-	-	-
CAN	-	-	-	-	-	-

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