Junction, Australia: West Indies crushed United Arabs Emirates (UAE) by 17 runs in their opening warm-up match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at Junction cricket ground Australia on Monday.
UAE won the toss and decided to field first, as the West Indies scored 152 for 9 runs in the 20 overs. Brandon King was topper with 64v runs in 45 balls with the help of 7 boundaries and two big sixes, as at one stage West Indies’ three top batters had gone back to hut at a total of 22. Skipper Nicholas Pooran smashed 46 in 31 balls, as he hit 5 sixes. Junaid Siddique (5 for 13) was the best figures of the match while Zahoor Ahmed got two wickets for 24 runs. Kashif Daud and Zawar shared one wicket each.
UAE could score136 for 6 runs in 20 overs. Mohammad Waseem was the only UAE batter, who faced bravely West Indies bowlers. He played a sparkling innings of 69 runs not out. He wasted 52 balls and hit four fours and three sixes. No one other batter could touch the double figures. Raymon Reifer (3 for 17), Odean Smith (1 for 20) and Obed McCoy (1 for 65) were the wicket takers for winners.
Summarized Scorecard (West Indies vs UAE)
Venue: Junction Oval, Melbourne
Toss: United Arab Emirates, elected to field first
Series: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches
West Indies Batting (152 for 9 in 20 overs):
Brandon King c Aayan Afzal Khan b Junaid Siddique 64 (45 balls, 4×7, 6×2), Nicholas Pooran b Zahoor Khan 46 (31 balls, (4×0, 6×5), Alzarri Joseph b Zawar Farid 15 (11 balls, 4×1), Rovman Powell not out 7 (2 balls, 6×1)
UAE Bowling:
Junaid Siddique (5 for 13), Kashif Daud (1 for 11), Zahoor Khan (2 for 24), Zawar Farid (1 for 30)
United Arab Emirates Batting (Target 153 in 20 overs)
Mohammad Waseem not out 69 (52 balls, 4x4m 6×3), Vriitya Aravind c Smith b Reifer 9 (19 balls, 4×1), Basil Hameed c Smith b Reifer 5 (10), Kashif Daud c Powell b Smith 7 (9)
West Indies Bowling:
Obed McCoy (1 for 65), Raymon Reifer (3 for 17), Odean Smith (1 for 20)
