307/9 (50.0)
CR : 6.14
308/4 (50.0)
CR : 6.16
United Arab Emirates won by 1 run 🏆
Player of the Match
Asif Khan
151(145)
49.6
W
S Sharma to A Khan
WICKET!! WHAT A GAME!!! UAE held their nerves till the end and win this game by one run!! What a nail biting game this was!! Good length delivery on the leg stump line, Ali Khan looks to flick on the leg side but gets the leading edge of the bat. The ball files towards the short cover fielder, who makes no mistake takes an easy catch. Sharma defended 11 runs in the last over and UAE win this game by 1 run.
A Khan 2(2)
c V Aravind b S Sharma
4s/6s
0/0
SR
100.00
Over 50
United States 307/9
Nosthush Kenjige6(7)
Sanchit Sharma3-37(6.0)
A nail biting finish to the match as UAE holds their nerve to win by 1 run. What a game we have had today.
UAE won by 1 run
8:51 PM IST, 5:21 PM Local Time: What a game we have had here in Harare and it was UAE who just about held their nerves to win by a single run and claim 9th place. Heartbreak for USA. It was a case of so close and so far for them .
Chasing a stiff target of 309 for the win, USA got off to a steady start courtesy of their openers. Modani went early. Mukkamalla hung in there and scored 21 off 17 balls. Skipper Monank Patel led from the front with his 61 off 66 balls. His deputy played well as well as Aaron Jones scored 75 off 103 balls. Gajanand Singh upped the ante and scored 69 off 44 balls. Shayan Jahangir chipped in with a quickfire 32 off 19 balls. Nisarg Patel scored 14 off 10 balls. 11 extras were given by the fielding side as USA ended with 307/9 in 50 overs falling 1 run short.
Sanchit Sharma was the pick of the bowlers for UAE with figures of 3/37 in 6 overs. A couple of wickets apiece for Ali Naseer and Junaid Siddique. A wicket apiece for Jawad Ullah and Aayan Afzal Khan. Rohan Mustafa and Karthik Meiyappan returned wicketless. They did just enough despite being very sloppy on the field were UAE.
Earlier in the game, UAE won the toss and elected to bat first. They started off cautiously and were solid with the bat. Aryansh Sharma scored a good 57 off 72 balls. But it was the Asif Khan show as his breath-taking 151 off 145 balls that powered UAE forward. The skipper Aravind got 15 off 17 balls. Rohan Mustafa scored 17 off 25 balls while Basil Hameed remained unbeaten on 44* off 43 balls. 23 extras were given by the fielding side as UAE ended with 308/4 in 50 overs.
Ali Khan was the pick of the bowlers with a couple of wicket for 61 runs in 10 overs for USA. A wicket for Netravalkar and Kehjige. It was a tough day in the field for UAE as they got very less breakthroughs.
So, UAE wins by 1 run to finish 9th in this 9/10th playoff game. Stick around for the presentation ceremony.
Chasing a stiff target of 309 for the win, USA got off to a steady start courtesy of their openers. Modani went early. Mukkamalla hung in there and scored 21 off 17 balls. Skipper Monank Patel led from the front with his 61 off 66 balls. His deputy played well as well as Aaron Jones scored 75 off 103 balls. Gajanand Singh upped the ante and scored 69 off 44 balls. Shayan Jahangir chipped in with a quickfire 32 off 19 balls. Nisarg Patel scored 14 off 10 balls. 11 extras were given by the fielding side as USA ended with 307/9 in 50 overs falling 1 run short.
Sanchit Sharma was the pick of the bowlers for UAE with figures of 3/37 in 6 overs. A couple of wickets apiece for Ali Naseer and Junaid Siddique. A wicket apiece for Jawad Ullah and Aayan Afzal Khan. Rohan Mustafa and Karthik Meiyappan returned wicketless. They did just enough despite being very sloppy on the field were UAE.
Earlier in the game, UAE won the toss and elected to bat first. They started off cautiously and were solid with the bat. Aryansh Sharma scored a good 57 off 72 balls. But it was the Asif Khan show as his breath-taking 151 off 145 balls that powered UAE forward. The skipper Aravind got 15 off 17 balls. Rohan Mustafa scored 17 off 25 balls while Basil Hameed remained unbeaten on 44* off 43 balls. 23 extras were given by the fielding side as UAE ended with 308/4 in 50 overs.
Ali Khan was the pick of the bowlers with a couple of wicket for 61 runs in 10 overs for USA. A wicket for Netravalkar and Kehjige. It was a tough day in the field for UAE as they got very less breakthroughs.
So, UAE wins by 1 run to finish 9th in this 9/10th playoff game. Stick around for the presentation ceremony.
Asif Khan (Player of the Match): "Yeah thanks. Coach gave me this opportunity as my captain is in trouble. Target is to put 300 on board that's it. Yeah, of course, I played for the first four games and have to build the things. Yeah, very good for UAE cricket, and lots of young players playing. Very good game and everybody enjoyed it, thanks."
Monank Patel ( USA Captain):" We played very well and the last four over chasing 40 runs would win. Yea, the batting plan was executed really well and lastly we panicked and in death bowling, we gave lots of runs. I thought we played with different bowlers and executed well too. Yeah I mean we lost the wickets in a difficult situation. (T20 World Cup) It's a big moment for us and we are ready for that"
Vriitya Aravind (UAE Captain): "That was a great game of cricket. Was nerve wracking and a great game of cricket. Yes, it was a terrific effort to get to the total and then did well to defend it away. Lots of positives for us. Mainly for the youngsters. The fielding let us down and hopefully we learn from it in future. Yes, this was the last ODI. A few emerging games and then against New Zealand ODIS. So, a lot to look forward to us for us but after a while. We are glad to finish 9th and glad to end on a high. Hope to do well in the future."
So, that's it from what was a thriller of a game in Takashinga Cricket Club in Harare. We will be back with more cricketing across the globe across formats tomorrow. Until next time, this is Ayan Chatterjee signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Saipavan Janaki alongside scorer/analyst Ghanendra Singh Thakur. Stay safe, happy, and cool. Goodnight and Take Care!