A convincing 5 wickets win for UAE
In the match played at the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) ground Karachi, Singapore batted first and were all out for 115 runs
18-Jul-2000
Singapore innings
In the match played at the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) ground Karachi, Singapore batted first and were all out for 115 runs.
The opening pair of Zeng Penchun and Sidarth Verma provided the team a solid start of 54 when Sidarth was out after scoring 27 runs with the help of two 4s. The 2nd wicket fell immediately when Anand Sanrthanam was run out for a duck. Except for Zeng Renchun who scored a steady 21 and Nishant (11 not out) no other batsman could hold the crease with confidence.The whole team was thus out for 115 runs in 34 overs. The UAE bowlers being too wayward bowled 18 wides in a total of 30 extras. Aamir Shahzad was however, the most successful bowler for clinching 4 wicket for 24 runs.
UAE innings
UAE had a moderate target of 116 runs to win the match. They had a fantastic start with Aamir Husain (28) and Aamir Shahzad (45) mounting the score to 66 when the first wicket fell. Both of them hit 3 boundaries each during their stay at the crease. In 20 overs UAE was at 79 for the loss of 2 wickets.
Nidike Kiran who came to bat at no.4 played an excellent innings of 22 not out with 4 hits to the boundary. He received sound support from Mohammad Usman who also remained not out with 10. Both of them raised their team's total to 119 for the loss of 5 wickets in 30 overs. Anand Santhanam took 3 wickets for 38 runs. UAE defeated Singapore by 5 wickets.