Left-arm spinner Sultan Ahmed's 3 for 33, and Shaiman Anwar's 30-ball 62 helped UAE hold off USA's pursuit of 183 in a 24-run win at ICC Academy in Dubai

UAE were on the back foot, two-down and well behind the Duckworth-Lewis mark, when play was called off

With the former West Indies Test batsman Xavier Marshall in their squad, USA are hopeful a series win will hold them in good stead going into the T20 World Cup Qualifiers later in the year

Regular captain Rohan Mustafa, Ahmed Raza and Rameez Shahzad are back after serving their bans