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Williams, Ervine suppress UAE fight

UAE were put in to bat on their World Cup return after 19 years  Getty Images
Their openers could not last long though and Amjad Ali and Andri Berenger were dismissed by the 11th over  Getty Images
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Khurram Khan struck 45 off 55 to steady the innings and drive UAE past their hundred  ICC
Then Shaiman Anwar built on that foundation with 67 off 50 balls to power UAE to 285  ICC
Sikandar Raza got Zimbabwe's chase off to a good start but after he fell to Mohammad Tauqir, UAE sensed a chance  AFP
Tight bowling from Amjad Javed and Mohammad Naveed forced the Zimbabwe batsmen to be circumspect  AFP
Solomon Mire's wicket caused minor jitters in the Zimbabwe camp, but Sean Williams addressed them with a well-composed half-century  ICC
Craig Ervine, who looked and played identically to Williams, was part of 83-run sixth wicket stand that secured Zimbabwe's victory  ICC
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