संयुक्त अरब अमीरात vs आयरलैंड, दूसरा टी-20 Commentary, Live Updates

Irish Triumph - That wraps up this game and the series as well, with Ireland sealing it in style. Captain Paul Stirling has been handed the trophy and poses for pictures with his triumphant squad as the focus now shifts to the T20 World Cup, just a week away. United Arab Emirates will face Nepal in their warm-up game on Tuesday, 3rd February, while Ireland get ready to take on Pakistan on 4th February, Wednesday. But the cricket keeps coming, with a blockbuster Saturday lined up: Pakistan vs Australia in the 2nd T20I, India vs New Zealand in the 5th T20I, and South Africa vs West Indies in the 3rd T20I. Simply switch tabs and enjoy every moment of the action. Until next time, cheers and goodbye!

Curtis Campher (54 off 41) is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH - He says that they bat really deep and it was all about trusting his game and his partners. Adds that he is happy that it came off in this game. Says that the ball was holding up a bit, but they managed to optimise their scoring options and put the loose balls away.

The victorious skipper of Ireland - Paul Stirling says that it was an action replay from their previous encounter, and their side showed resilience. He acknowledges that despite a potential collapse toward a total of 120, an incredible ninth-wicket partnership kept them competitive under pressure. Stirling says they need continuous improvement and the necessity of adapting their playstyle to specific Sri Lankan conditions. He remains positive about the overall success of the tour.

The captain of United Arab Emirates - Muhammad Waseem says that it was a tough series for them and they need to work on their death bowling as they were in a good position till the 14-15 overs. Adds that we need to work on a couple of things as there are 10 more days for the World Cup and hopefully they can do better.

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Spinners Do the Damage - It was a clinical bowling display from Ireland. Barry McCarthy set the tone early with a wicket, even though they went for a few in the first six overs. Once the fielding restrictions were lifted, the spinners took control of the middle overs and gave nothing away. George Dockrell was the pick of the bowlers with 2/12 from his three overs, including the big wicket of Sharma, while Delany also claimed a couple of key scalps, and Adair and Humphreys chipped in with one each to complete a dominant performance.

Late Push for Ireland - Earlier in the game, Ireland looked in real trouble at 101/7 in the 14th over, but Curtis Campher's outstanding half-century, backed by Mark Adair's rapid 34 off just 21 balls, completely flipped the script. The pair added 69 crucial runs, turning a shaky position into a competitive total that gave Ireland's bowlers plenty to work with. UAE will feel they let a golden opportunity slip after a brilliant start with the ball, conceding 65 runs in the final five overs. Still, there were positives to take, with Junaid Siddique, Haider Ali, and Muhammad Arfan all picking up two wickets apiece, while Muhammad Jawadullah chipped in with one, even if he went for a few.

Sharma Fights a Lone Battle - UAE made a strong start despite losing skipper Muhammad Waseem early, with Aryansh Sharma leading the charge as they raced to 55 in the Powerplay and looked well placed in the chase. Sharma kept the runs flowing from one end, but the big issue was the steady fall of wickets at the other, which meant he could never build a truly impactful partnership. He went on to register a fluent half-century but, under mounting scoreboard pressure, fell for 54 off 40. After that, it became a procession, and even a late brisk cameo from Muhammad Arfan was never going to take them close to Ireland's total.

Irish Statement - A professional performance from Ireland, in fact across both games, sees them seal the series 2-0 and send out a clear message that they will be no pushovers in the upcoming T20 World Cup. United Arab Emirates showed flashes of their potential in both matches, but they will need a much stronger collective effort and plenty of soul-searching ahead of the big event.

Barry McCarthy lands this short of a length and on middle, Muhammad Arfan miscues his pull off the inner half of the bat to deep square leg for just one. IRELAND WIN BY 30 RUNS!

Barry McCarthy bowls a good yorker, on middle, Muhammad Arfan jams it out to deep square leg for a couple of runs. Arfan moves to 25, his highest T20I score.

FOUR! Streaky! Slower one, good length and outside off. Muhammad Arfan throws his hands at it. Gets a top edge that flies over backward point for a boundary.

Nails the wide yorker, outside off, Muhammad Arfan fails to dig it out.

Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Junaid Siddique looks to pull it away but misses. Lorcan Tucker fails to gather it cleanly as the ball goes on the bounce to him and the batters steal a bye.

A low full toss, on middle, Muhammad Arfan swipes it to deep square leg for a single.

Can Ireland bowl UAE out in the final over?

Touch fuller and on off, Junaid Siddique swings but misses.

Hard length and on middle, Muhammad Arfan uses his feet to push it away but gets a top edge wide of short third. The fielder does well to stop it as the ball spins away from him. They cross.

FOUR! Gets it away! Pitched up but angling into the leg side. Muhammad Arfan shuffles in his crease, picks it off his pads and helps it past short fine for a boundary now. He is making a case to be pushed up the order in the next games.

SIX! That's a clean strike! Fuller delivery and around off. Muhammad Arfan skips down the track, stays leg side of the ball and lofts it with a straight bat over the long off fence for a biggie.

WIDE! Tries the wide yorker, but a bit too outside off, Muhammad Arfan backs away and leaves it alone. Called a wide.

Swing and a miss! Good length and on off, takes pace off, Muhammad Arfan has a wild swing across the line but only connects with thin air.

Good work in the deep! Fuller and on middle, Muhammad Arfan goes low and heaves it off the inside half of the bat wide of deep mid-wicket. The fielder runs to his left and dives to make the stop. Two taken.

A full toss, on off, Muhammad Arfan hoicks it off the inner half of the bat towards long on for one.

Short of a length and outside off, takes pace off, Junaid Siddique stabs it out to extra cover for a run.

Good comeback! Barry McCarthy nails the yorker, angling into leg, Junaid Siddique has a big swing across the line but misses.

EDGED AND FOUR! Back of a length and around off, Junaid Siddique makes room and has a tentative push at it. Gets a thin outside edge wide of the keeper and to the third man fence for a boundary.

Into the tail now. Junaid Siddique comes out to the middle now.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Right through the defense. Barry McCarthy comes over the wicket, lands this on a hard length and on middle and leg, skids through a bit. Haider Ali backs away and tries to play at it but misses it completely as the ball goes through to rattle into the middle and leg stumps. Ireland just 2 wickets away from the win now.

Fuller and around off, Muhammad Arfan crouches low and drags his slog towards deep square leg for a single.

Short of a length and outside off, Haider Ali backs away and cuts it over backward point for a couple of runs.

On a length and on off, Muhammad Arfan steers it towards point for a run.

Mark Adair sees the batter to back away and bowls a wide yorker, outside off. Muhammad Arfan is too far away from the ball, throws his bat at it but misses.

Fuller and on middle, Muhammad Arfan knocks it back to the bowler.

Good length and around leg, Haider Ali glances it to fine leg for a single.

Haider Ali walks out to bat now.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Mark Adair comes back into the attack and strikes right away. He bowls the back-of-the-hand slower one, lands this on a length and on off. Dhruv Parashar looks to work it across the line but closes the bat face early. The ball sticks to the surface, takes the leading edge and lobs to the left of the bowler, where Adair takes a simple catch. A soft dismissal for Parashar and he goes back for 7 off 9.

Flatter, full and around leg, Muhammad Arfan goes down and paddles it but straight to short fine.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Muhammad Arfan blocks it out.

Flighted, full and on middle, Muhammad Arfan goes down and sweeps it wide of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Another one goes down for UAE. Muhammad Arfan is the next man in.

OUT! STUMPED! George Dockrell strikes again. This is another arm ball, full and on leg, angling in. Mayank Kumar runs down the track blindly and plays all over it. It goes through, and Lorcan Tucker is sharp again behind the stumps to get his third stumping in this game. Ireland are staring down the barrel now.

Short and on off, Dhruv Parashar moves back and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Floated, full and on middle, Mayank Kumar swipes it to backward square leg for a single.

Tossed up, full and around off, Mayank Kumar crouches low and drills it to long off for one. 69 runs needed in 30 balls now.

Quicker and shorter, on leg, Dhruv Parashar nudges it through square leg for a single.

Darts in a yorker, on middle, Dhruv Parashar jams it out to the bowler.

FOUR! Nice shot! Tossed up, full and on off, Dhruv Parashar stretches out in front to get under it and thumps it to the left of long off for a boundary. 100 UP FOR UAE!

Fires this one full and on leg, Mayank Kumar misses his flick as the ball goes off his boot towards square leg. A leg bye taken.

Flatter, short and on middle, Mayank Kumar pats it back to the bowler.

The last 2 overs have completely turned this game around. Ireland have given away just 4 runs, and picked up 2 wickets, including the big one of Aryansh Sharma.

Flatter, short and outside off, Dhruv Parashar tries to cut but chops it down to the off side.

Dragged back and around leg, Mayank Kumar nudges it through square leg for a run.

Flighted, full and on off, Dhruv Parashar drives it to long off for a single.

Short again and on off, Dhruv Parashar stabs it out to short cover.

Floated, short and on off, Dhruv Parashar punches it to short cover.

UAE lose half their side now. Dhruv Parashar comes out to the middle.

OUT! STUMPED! George Dockrell gets the big fish, and this is a massive wicket in the context of this game. This is the arm ball, full and on leg, goes in with the arm. Aryansh Sharma does not read it and comes down the track to slog it down the ground. He misses it completely, and Lorcan Tucker does the rest to get his second stumping of the game. Sharma goes back for a fluent 54 off 40, and the Irish are on top now.

Flighted, full and on middle, Mayank Kumar tucks it to short mid-wicket.

United Arab Emirates are in big trouble now. Mayank Kumar walks out to bat now.

OUT! TAKEN! Gareth Delany gets his second wicket. He tosses it up, full and around off. Harshit Kaushik looks to go big down the ground, but fails to get underneath the ball. His bat also turns upon contact and he ends up slicing it in the air towards long off, where Curtis Campher settles under it and takes a good catch. Ireland are 93/4, still needing 78 runs in 43 balls.

Drags his length back, and well outside off, Harshit Kaushik reaches out and stabs it to extra cover. If he left that, it would have been a wide.

Flatter, full and on leg, Aryansh Sharma drills it to long on for a run.

Flighted, full and on leg, Aryansh Sharma uses his feet, takes it on the full and tucks it straight to short mid-wicket. There is a fumble but no harm done.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Harshit Kaushik swipes it off the inner half of the bat towards short fine for a single.

Slower one, on a length and on off, Harshit Kaushik pushes it through cover-point for one more.

Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Aryansh Sharma pulls it through mid-wicket for one.

Fuller one and around off, Harshit Kaushik opens the face of his bat and slices it through point for a run.

Back of a length and on middle, Aryansh Sharma swats it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR ARYANSH SHARMA! A fantastic knock from him and he is the key for UAE in this chase. This is back of a length and around off. Sharma backs away to access the off side and slaps it through extra cover for a boundary.

Fuller and on off, Aryansh Sharma lofts it with a straight bat towards wide of long off for a couple of runs.

Flighted, full and on off, Aryansh Sharma pushes it uppishly towards long off for one. Just 2 runs and a big wicket from the over!

Floated, shortish and on off, sticks to the surface a bit, Aryansh Sharma stabs it out to short cover.

Short and around off, Aryansh Sharma punches it to extra cover.

Slows it up, full and ono ff, Harshit Kaushik works it off the inner half of the bat towards square leg for a single.

A wicket right after the Drinks break. Harshit Kaushik is the next man in.

OUT! STUMPED! That is some excellent glovework behind the stumps. Matthew Humphreys tosses it up, full and on off, turns away a shy bit. Alishan Sharafu backs away and tries to go over covers, but misses and also loses his balance. He ends up dragging his back foot outside the crease, and Lorcan Tucker, the keeper, is quick to break the stumps. Sharafu departs for 5 off 7, and Ireland are three down now.

Is that a stumping? Ireland thinks they have got their man here and are already celebrating. The replay shows that Alishan Sharafu is out of his crease, and he is a goner.

Floated, full and on off, Alishan Sharafu strides out and pushes it to short cover.

Drinks! United Arab Emirates are looking good at the moment and they need to carry on with the same momentum. They need 92 from the final 10 overs now. Aryansh Sharma is looking good in the middle and Alishan Sharafu will need to play a handy knock alongside him to chase this down. Ireland will hunt for wickets and try to put the United Arab Emirates batters under pressure. The game looks evenly poised as of now. Let's see how it pans out. Also, Matthew Humphreys to bowl after the break.

Too full, outside off, Alishan Sharafu drives it through covers for a single.

Nice and full, on off, Aryansh Sharma pushes it to extra cover for a single.

Fuller, on middle and leg, Alishan Sharafu sweeps it to short fine leg for a single.

Turn and bounce, just outside off, Alishan Sharafu tries to block it but gets beaten all ends up.

Keeps it full, on leg, Alishan Sharafu sweeps it to fine leg for a brace.

Flatter, on middle, Aryansh Sharma knocks it down the ground for a single.

Short, on off, Aryansh Sharma punches it to cover for a run.

FOUR! Excellent from Aryansh Sharma. He continues his top form. Nice and full, on off, Aryansh Sharma stays back and chips it over extra covers for a boundary.

Too full, on leg, Alishan Sharafu flicks it to mid on for a single.

Muhammad Zohaib bites the dust. Alishan Sharafu walks in to bat now.

OUT! TAKEN! Gareth Delany gets a wicket. Flatter, just outside off, Muhammad Zohaib dances down the track and looks to loft it but gets it off the toe end of his bat. The ball carries towards long off. Curtis Campher settles under it and completes the catch.

Too full, on leg, Aryansh Sharma knocks it down the ground for a single.

FOUR! Nicely played from Aryansh Sharma! Flatter, outside off, Aryansh Sharma moves forward and drives it through point for a boundary. That's a fantastic shot.

Good length, on leg, Muhammad Zohaib fends it back to the bowler. Tidy stuff from Curtis Campher.

Short, outside off, slower too. Aryansh Sharma taps it to cover for a run.

Much fuller, on leg, Aryansh Sharma flicks it to the fielder at short fine leg.

Keeps it full, outside off, Muhammad Zohaib cuts it to point for a single.

Length, just outside off, Muhammad Zohaib eases it to the point fielder.

Back of a length, on off, and it stays low. Muhammad Zohaib taps it back to the bowler.

Much fuller, outside off, Aryansh Sharma fends it back to the bowler.

Short, on leg, Aryansh Sharma tugs it through mid-wicket for a brace.

Flatter, outside off, Muhammad Zohaib cuts it through covers for another single.

Short, on leg, Aryansh Sharma shuffles across and punches it to cover for a single.

Too full, on off, Aryansh Sharma digs it back to the bowler.

Too full, outside off, Muhammad Zohaib pushes it to extra cover for a single.

Brilliant Powerplay for the United Arab Emirates! They need 116 from 84 balls now.

FOUR! Aryansh Sharma is in some form! Short, on leg, Aryansh Sharma picks it well and helps it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Hard length, on off, Muhammad Zohaib tucks it to mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! Brilliant from Muhammad Zohaib! Much fuller, outside off, Muhammad Zohaib stays in his crease and chips it over extra cover for a magnificent boundary.

Good length, on off, Muhammad Zohaib pushes it to extra cover.

Length, down leg, Aryansh Sharma looks to flick it but the ball clips his pads and rolls towards fine leg. They collect a leg bye.

Nice and full, on off, Aryansh Sharma digs it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Brilliant from Muhammad Zohaib! Flatter, outside off, Muhammad Zohaib moves forward and drills it over mid off for a boundary. That will give him some confidence.

Much fuller, on off, Muhammad Zohaib blocks it back to the bowler.

A full toss, on off, Muhammad Zohaib looks to punch it but gets an outside edge as the ball rolls towards fine leg. They collect two runs.

Too full, outside off, Aryansh Sharma pushes it to mid off for a quick single.

SIX! All the way! They needed this. Flatter, on leg, Aryansh Sharma moves forward and powers it over long on for a biggie.

Flatter, just outside off, Aryansh Sharma pushes it to cover.

Hard length, outside off, Muhammad Zohaib tries to block it but gets beaten all ends up.

Brilliant comeback from Barry McCarthy. Muhammad Zohaib is the new batter.

OUT! LBW! Barry McCarthy gets a much-needed breakthrough for Ireland. On a length, on middle, Muhammad Waseem rocks back and looks to flick it but plays all around it, missing a straight ball and gets a hit on his pads. A loud appeal and the finger goes up straightaway. Muhammad Waseem makes his way back into the shed.

FOUR! That will ease some pressure. Hard length, outside off, Muhammad Waseem stays in his crease and cuts it magnificently through point for a boundary.

Wide! Sways it down leg, Muhammad Waseem looks to flick it but misses.

On a length, down leg, Muhammad Waseem looks to pull it but misses and wears it on his pads. The ball rolls back towards the bowler. Dot.

On a length, on off, Aryansh Sharma knocks it to min on for a single.

Good length, on middle, Muhammad Waseem flicks it through mid-wicket for three runs. Excellent running between the wickets.

Slower one, on off, Muhammad Waseem turns it to square leg for another single.

Slower one, outside off, Aryansh Sharma eases it to cover for a run.

Wide! A wayward bouncer, outside off, Aryansh Sharma looks to pull it but misses. Wide called for height.

On a length, on leg, Aryansh Sharma tucks it through square leg for a brace.

Length, down the leg side, Muhammad Waseem looks to flick it but the ball brushes his pads and rolls fine. They collect a leg bye. The fielder has a shy at the batter's end but misses.

Back of a length, on off, Muhammad Waseem tries to pull it but misses.

Slower one, on off, Muhammad Waseem blocks it back to the bowler.

Short ball, on off, Aryansh Sharma fends it back to the bowler.

Keeps it full, outside off, Aryansh Sharma drives it through covers for a brace.

Much fuller, outside off, Aryansh Sharma cuts it to the point fielder.

FOUR! Brilliant from Aryansh Sharma! Nice and full, outside off, Aryansh Sharma stays in his crease and drives it magnificently through covers for a boundary.

Full, outside off, Muhammad Waseem chips it over extra cover. The fielder chases and stops it just before the fence. The batters collect three runs.

Nice start! Flatter, outside off, with a hint of turn. Muhammad Waseem looks to block it but misses.

Some spin as Matthew Humphreys to share the attack.

FOUR! Nicely played! A good start from United Arab Emirates. On a length, on middle and leg, Aryansh Sharma stays in his crease and chips it over mid on for a boundary.

Keeps it full, on middle and leg, Aryansh Sharma knocks it through mid on for a brace.

Nice and full, on off, Muhammad Waseem taps it to cover for a single.

Hard length, on middle and leg, Aryansh Sharma tucks it to square leg for a run. He gets off the mark.

Length again, on off, Aryansh Sharma pushes it to the mid off fielder.

Starts with a length ball, on off, Aryansh Sharma slaps it to extra cover.