Naveed, Shahzad Take UAE Closer To Asia Cup berth

Amjad Javed fixed the diversion with a straight six as UAE took a mammoth jump towards the principle round of the Asia Cup T20 

Hong Kong's desires of meeting all requirements for the principle round of the Asia Cup T20 were doused by Mohammad Shahzad as UAE shattered them through 6 wickets to alteration to the all-out point of the focuses table with one laughter to play.

On the off chance that it was Rohan Mustafa who drove the route in their competition opener against Afghanistan, Shahzad placed his hand active to make a 39-ball 52 in the chase of 147 as UAE went too far with nine balls to save. In doing as such, they the same assured their net run amount got an aid, a constituent that could choose the qualifier if groups are tied on focuses.

Hong Kong were battling at 26 for 2 after they picked to bat. It took the hawkishness of the in-structure Babar Hayat to give them the energy, even as Mark Chapman's hostility got 29 keeps running off only 17 balls. Hayat, who complete 122’s in a overdue cause in Hong Kong's corkscrew, hit 8 fours in his 45-ball 54, preceding being rejected in the sixteenth over. That permitted UAE to apply the gag as they surrendered only 24 off the last five overs, with Mohammad Naveed, the pacer, completing with figures of 3 for 14.

With maybe lesser keeps running than they would have loved, Hong Kong prized out the wickets of Mustafa and Muhammad Kaleem to leave UAE at 22 for 2. Shahzad, who came into bat at No. 3, captured the wobble and helped UAE steer in front of the soliciting rate amid the course from a third-wicket stand of with 79Muhammad Usman (41). Shahzad took the diversion right till the end in Shaiman Anwar's organization, before Amjad Javed, the chief, did what needs to be done with a straight six.

Having thought of two ruling presentations, UAE have a clear mathematical statement. A win against Oman will see them through to the fundamental round, while a misfortune that agrees with an Afghanistan win over Hong Kong could drive a three-route tie as far as focuses.

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