Irish cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2015–16
| Irish cricket team against the United Arab Emirates in 2015–16 | |||||
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| Dates | 13 February 2016 – 16 February 2016 | ||||
| Captains | Amjad Javed | William Porterfield | |||
| Twenty20 International series | |||||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||||
| Most runs | Swapnil Patil (45) | William Porterfield (80) | |||
| Most wickets | Amjad Javed (4) | Boyd Rankin (5) | |||
The Irish cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates to play the United Arab Emirates in February 2016. The tour consisted of two Twenty20 International (T20Is) matches and a 20-over tour match.[1][2] The matches were in preparation for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.[3] The two-match series was drawn, with Ireland winning the first match and the United Arab Emirates winning the second.[4] The second match of the series was the 500th T20I match since the format was introduced in 2005.[5]
Squads
| United Arab Emirates |
Ireland[2] |
|---|---|
Tour match
20-over match: Danube Cricket Club v Ireland
T20I series
1st T20I
| v |
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
2nd T20I
References
- ↑ "Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Rankin in Ireland squad for PNG clash and UAE tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "Ireland lose by five runs to UAE in T20 international in Abu Dhabi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ "UAE script stunning comeback to level series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ "(500) games of T20I cricket". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
External links
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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