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Ireland defeated UAE by two wickets in a Pool B cricket World Cup match against United Arab Emirates (UAE) here today.
Invited to bat, UAE scored a challenging 278 for nine, before Ireland chased it down with four balls to spare. Shamiman Anwar top scored with 106 for UAE.
Ireland got off to to a bad start. losing their first four wickets for 97. Gary Wilson and Kevin O'Brien were the main architects of Ireland's revival. Wilson scored 80 off 69 balls while Brien smashed a 25 ball 50.
With this victory Ireland have won their first two matches and are currently behind India and West Indies in Pool-B. However they have played one match less than the latter.
Brief Score:
UAE: 278 for 9 in 50 overs. (Shamiman Anwar 106, Amjad Ali 45; Paul Stirling 2/27, Alex Cusack 2/54).
Ireland: 279 for 8 in 49.2 overs (Gary Wilson (80, Kevin O' Brien 50; Akjad Javed 3/60).
