8.3 OUT! LBW! Sanchit Sharma has got the ball to nip back in and he gets rewarded for some good bowling! This is on a good length and angled in from outside off. Andy McBrine looks to defend but gets beaten by the movement and the ball beats his inside edge. The ball goes on to rap the back pad and the bowler goes up in appeal. The umpire raises his finger and the United Arab Emirates have managed to draw first blood. The opening partnership has come to an end just when the Irish were looking good at the wicket. 41/1

45 OUT! A superb over earns Sanchit Sharma a wicket and it is the big one! Paul Stirling's outstanding inning comes to an end and he will feel like 200 was on the cards for him. This is over-pitched with the pace taken off and just outside off. Paul Stirling looks to go big but the bat just turns a bit in his hands and the ball balloons towards the cow corner. Karthik Meiyappan runs to his left and takes a brilliant catch under pressure. Ireland lose their third wicket and they will feel like they are not making the most of these last 10 overs so far. UAE will feel like they have an opportunity here to pull things back. 282/3

38.1 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A wicket finally for the United Arab Emirates and Andy Balbirnie perishes in the quest for quick runs! Ali Naseer gets the breakthrough for the minnows and he has been rewarded for some hard work. This is bowled back of a length and outside the off pole. Andy Balbirnie charges down the wicket and looks to swat this away. Gets an outside edge that goes through to the keeAryansh Sharma makes no mistake holding onto this one. The United Arab Emirates get their second wicket and they will hope that this puts a cap on the scoring rate. 225/2

48.1 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! On al length in middle, Harry Tector looks to slog it out of the park but the bat tilts in his hands and the ball balloons over the head of Karthik Meiyappan at deep mid-wicket. Karthik Meiyappan setlles well underneath this and takes a good catch. 326/4

7.2 What a remarkable dismissal we have witnessed here! Muhammad Waseem has to make the long walk back to the shed and his enterprising inning comes to an end in a peculiar fashion! Mark Adair bowls this back of a length and into the batter. Muhammad Waseem looks to defend and gets hit on his gloves as fends this into the off side. Andy Balbirnie comes running in from cover and picks up the ball. He realizes that Muhammad Waseem is in pain and outside the crease. The underarm throw hits the stumps and the umpires get together to discuss. They take it upstairs and the third umpire adjudges this as OUT as the batter is well out of the crease. The United Arab Emirates lost their first wicket and Muhammad Waseem is on the floor in pain as the physios rush out to have a look at him. 58/1

12.2 OUT! GONE IN THE DEEP! Aryansh Sharma doesn't capitalize on an extra life as he has smashed this straight down the throat of George Dockrell at sweeper cover. Back of a length around off, Aryansh Sharma takes a good stride out and smashes this toward the fielder at deep. George Dockrell doesn't have to move an inch to take this. Aryansh Sharma departs and UAE lose their second wicket. 77/2

13.5 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Joshua Little strikes and United Arab Emirates lose their third wicket. On a length and outside off, shaping away. Vriitya Aravind looks to play at it but gets an outside edge as the ball carries towards the keeper. Lorcan Tucker behind the sticks makes no mistake holding onto this one and Ireland have three wickets now. The chase is getting tougher for the UAE batters and that flying start seems to be a long time back now. 79/3

15.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Joshua Little strikes again! On a length and outside off, with some extra bounce, Ethan D'souza punches it but mistimes his stroke. It carries towards Harry Tector at point who takes a fine catch to his right. Ethan D'souza makes his way back into the shed. 85/4

34.5 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Change of ends for George Dockrell works out well for the Irish side as he gets rid of Basil Hameed. Tossed up much slower through the air in the middle, Basil Hameed slogs this uppishly towards Curtis Campher at deep mid-wicket. Curtis Campher settles well underneath this and collects it nice and clean. The partnership is finally broken and the Irish could now look to run through the tail of UAE. 179/7

20.1 OUT! STUMPED! A lucky stumping and Ali Naseer has to depart! Andy McBrine flights this full and pitching outside leg. Ali Naseer charges down the wicket and looks to heave this away but misses the line of the ball. It creeps between the bat and the pads and goes on to hit the wicketkeeper's pad. The ball rolls back onto the stumps and Lorcan Tucker gets a bit fortunate. Ali Naseer is not so fortunate though and has to make the long walk back to the pavilion and the United Arab Emirates have now lost half their side. 109/5

20.3 OUT! CAUGHT! The United Arab Emirates are crumbling here and wickets seem to be tumbling at regular intervals! Andy McBrine bowls this slightly short and outside the off stump as he gets it to turn into the stumps. The ball gets stuck in the wicket as Aayan Khan looks to clip it into the leg side. He is early into the shot and the ball lobs towards the mid-wicket fielder. Harry Tector dives forward and grabs the ball inches off the ground to get Ireland their sixth wicket. The game seems to have slipped out of the hands of the Asian side and they are now staring at a certain defeat. 109/6

37.1 OUT! CAUGHT! Curtis Campher gets a wicket and Sanchit Sharma's enterprising knock comes to an end! He will be disappointed in missing out on his maiden half-century and he is the only player for the United Arab Emirates who can hold his head up high! This is bowled full and outside the off stump. Sanchit Sharma looks to go hard at the ball and toe-ends this towards mid-wicket. Paul Stirling runs back to his right and takes a wonderful catch tumbling forward. Ireland have eight wickets now and are really close to the finish line now. 191/8

39 OUT! That's a wrap as Ireland put the final nail in the coffin. Tossed up much slower through the air and wide of off, Karthik Meiyappan moves to his leg and chips it in the air towards the fence at sweeper cover. Mark Adair was well stationed at the fence and made no mistake as he collects this nice and clean diving low in front of him. That's an end to the group stages as Ireland have defeated UAE by 138 runs. 211/10

37.5 OUT! PLUMB! Curtis Campher has two wickets in one over and the United Arab Emirates are one wicket away from a disappointing defeat! Curtis Campher nails this yorker and bowls this in line with the stumps. Junaid Siddique looks to clip this into the leg side and gets hit on the back pad. A loud appeal by the bowler and the umpire nods his head before raising his finger. UAE are nine wickets down and still short of the 200-run mark as this game looks to be done and dusted. 197/9