संयुक्त अरब अमीरात vs आयरलैंड, फाइनल, अल आमेरत क्रिकेट ग्राउंड ओमान क्रिकेट (मिनिस्टरी टर्फ 1), ओमान, 24 February 2022 - कमेंट्री

A length ball, on off, blocked out.

FOUR! Rohan Mustafa applying the finishing touches now. Back of a length, outside off. Rohan Mustafa stands tall and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

A length ball, on off. Rohan Mustafa swings hard at it. The ball takes the outside edge and runs down to third man. They take a brace.

A length ball, on middle and leg. Rohan Mustafa tucks it to mid-wicket and scampers through for a quick single. UAE WIN THE GAME BY 7 WICKETS.

Full and on leg. Waseem Muhammad flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Flighted, full and on leg. Rohan Mustafa looks to sweep it away but gets it to fine leg off the inside edge. The batters take three runs.

LEG BYE! Floated, full and on leg. Waseem Muhammad looks to sweep it away. The ball goes to fine leg off his pads. The cross for a leg bye.

Full and on off. Rohan Mustafa lofts it over the bowler's head for just one to long off.

SIX! BANG! Floated, full and on off. Waseem Muhammad stays back and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

OUT! CAUGHT! Hearthbreak for Waseem Muhammad, he would've wanted to end the game here, but his departure is fitting, as all the players and the fans are on their feet greeting him with a standing ovation as he trudges off the field. Fired in full and outside off. Waseem looks to cream it through covers but hits it uppishly and straight to the Irish captain. Andy Balbirnie takes a sharp catch at the cover region and Waseem has to depart after a sensational knock.

A length ball, outside off. Waseem Muhammad punches it to point for a brace.

FOUR! ONE HUNDRED FOR WASEEM MUHAMMAD. What a knock by him. He just loves batting against Ireland. This is his second ton against the Irish side. Floated, full and on leg. Waseem Muhammad flicks it through square leg for a boundary. Waseem Muhammad is leading his side to the finish line here.

On off, Waseem Muhammad blocks it out watchfully.

Flatter, around off. This is pushed towards cover for a single.

Bye! Through everyone! Quicker, around off. Mustafa misses the drive and the keeper fails to collect. The batters scamper through for a bye.

It's the leg-break now, around off. Waseem Muhammad edges it down to third man for a single.

A short ball, on middle. Waseem Muhammad rides the bounce and pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length, outside off. Rohan Mustafa shuffles across and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! What a shot! Waseem Muhammad moves to 95. A full-length ball, on off. Waseem Muhammad lofts it over the bowler's head and bags a boundary at long off. 

A slower bouncer, on off. Waseem Muhammad works it to square leg for one. 30 needed now.

Full length, outside off. Rohan Mustafa drives it along the ground to long off. They take a single.

Slightly short and on off. Waseem Muhammad guides it to third man for a single. It comes off the inside edge and hits him on his elbow on it's way. Waseem Muhammad looks to be in some pain. 

FOUR! Waseem Muhammad displaying his full range of shots now. A length ball, angled in from 'round the stumps. Muhammad just glides it past short third man and the ball races away into the fence.

Full and wide, Waseem Muhammad opens the face of the blade and steers it towards deep point for a couple of runs.

A length ball, close to the off pole. Waseem Muhammad looks to run it fine but gets beaten past the outside edge.

Length again, on off. Pushed towards mid off for a quick single.

Leg bye! Back of a length, angled in from around off. Mustafa backs away and looks to tap it towards point but gets it off the pads. The batters scamper through for a leg bye.

Pitched up, on off. This is pushed towards mid on for another single. Waseem Muhammad moves into the 90s now. 37 needed now off the final 30 deliveries.

Good running! A googly now, on middle. Waseem Muhammad just knocks it through mid on and races back for the second.

SIX! It's carnage out in the middle at the moment! Tossed up, outside off. Waseem Muhammad goes inside-out and lofts it over the extra cover fence for a huge hit.

WIDE! Full and wide, a bit too wide though. Wide called.

SIX! Waseem Muhammad is doing it all on his own here! Right in the slot, on off. Waseem gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps it well over the square leg fence for another monster hit. Just 49 needed now off 39 balls and UAE still have 8 wickets in hand. Ireland need wickets here.

The leg-break now, on off. Muhammad just pushes it through covers for a single. Smart batting.

Fired into middle and leg. Mustafa brooms it towards deep square leg for one more.

On off, Waseem Muhammad dabs it down to backward point for a quick run. 18 off the over, an expensive one from Simi Singh.

Slower one, pitched up on middle. Mustafa just pushes it towards mid off for a single.

Back of a length, around off. Muhammad winds up for the big shot but heaves it down to wide long on for a run.

Back of a length, a bit of width on offer. Rohan Mustafa slaps it to deep cover for just a single.

SIX! Waseem Muhammad is playing a blinder here! Back of a length, on off and Muhammad is waiting for it. He hangs back and powers it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Full, on the pads and clipped past square leg for one.

Well bowled! A slower bumper this time, on leg. Mustafa makes room to tap it away but gets undone by the lack of pace.

On a length, around off. Mustafa steps out and gets an inside edge onto the off side. The batters take one.

SIX! A rank long hop and duly punished! Dragged down on middle, Waseem Muhammad hangs back and muscles it way, way over the mid-wicket fence for a huge hit.

FOUR! And again! Dragged down, around leg. Waseem Muhammad pulls it hard and behind square for a boundary. That's the fifty up for Muhammad and he has changed gears really quickly.

Gets away with one does Gareth Delany. Dragged down again, Muhammad looks to hit it a bit too hard and mistimes it towards deep square leg for just a single.

Tossed up, on middle. Mustafa knocks it down to long on and turns the strike over.

FOUR! 17 off the over, a good one for UAE! Sliding down leg, Waseem Muhammad flicks it past short fine leg and beats the chasing fielder from deep square leg to pick up another boundary. 74 needed now off 48 balls.

SIX! All the way! Flighted, full and on off. Waseem Muhammad get low and slog-sweeps it over the wide long on fence for a biggie.

Fuller and on leg. Waseem Muhammad sweeps it to fine leg for a single.

Fuller, on off. Rohan Mustafa lofts it towards long off for one.

A bit fuller and outside off. Waseem Muhammad tries to defend it out but misses.

Fuller, on leg. Waseem Muhammad clips it to fine leg for a single.

Darted on the pads. Rohan Mustafa tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Full and on off, worked towards mid on for a single.

Full and on the pads. Waseem Muhammad flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Full and down leg. Mustafa leaves it alone. Wided.

A single now as this is worked through mid-wicket.

SIX! BANG! Waseem Muhammad freeing his arms now. Tossed up, full and on off. Waseem Muhammad gets under it and smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie.

Full and on off. Waseem Muhammad drills it to long on for a brace.

On the pads. Waseem Muhammad flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Full and on off. Rohan Mustafa pushes it to mid off for one.

Flighted, full and on off. Waseem Muhammad pushes it to cover.

Full and on off. Waseem Muhammad taps it to point for a single.

WIDE! Angled down the leg side. Rohan Mustafa leaves it alone. Wide called.

On off, pushed to covers but not in the gap.

Floated, full and on off. Rohan Mustafa works it to wide long on for a brace.

On off, pushed to point for a single.

Flatter and on the pads. Rohan Mustafa flicks it through mid-wicket for one.

Floated, full and on leg. Waseem Muhammad tucks it to mid-wicket for an easy single.

Flatter and on off. Mustafa shuffles across and flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller, outside off. Waseem Muhammad prods and drives it to the man at cover.

A single as this is eased towards mid on.

Short and on off. Mustafa punches it down the ground to long off for a single.

SIX! OH DEAR! Shane Getkate with a great effort in the deep. A ful-length ball, on middle and leg. Waseem Muhammad heaves it to deep mid-wicket. Shane Getkate settles under it and takes a sharp catch near the ropes but his momentum takes him inside the ropes and the umpire raises both his arms to signal a maximum.

FOUR! Nicely played. Waseem Muhammad is on a roll. Full length, on middle and leg. Waseem Muhammad drills it towards wide long on for a boundary.

A slower ball, full and on off. Waseem Muhammad comes forward and defends it to the leg side for a quick single.

Length ball, on the pads. Mustafa flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Full length, on off. Waseem Muhammad guides it towards backward point for a single.

Full length, on off. Rohan Mustafa pushes it to cover with soft hands for a quick single.

Full and wide, this is squeezed towards point.

Full and angling across off, this is edged down to short third man for a single by Waseem Muhammad.

A yorker now, angled into middle and leg. Rohan Mustafa gets an inside edge towards short fine leg. They scamper through for a single.

Huge mix-up but Rohan Mustafa survives! A length ball, around off. Muhammad looks to run it fine but edges it down to the keeper. Mustafa is eager to get back on strike and is halfway down the track. The keeper misses the shy at the bowler's end otherwise Mustafa wasn't even in the picture.

Around off, Muhammad nudges it down to short third man for a single.

A length ball, on off. Mustafa pushes it to cover. At the end of the Powerplay, United Arab Emirates are 21/2!

Rohan Mustafa survives twice on the same delivery! A length ball, around leg and skidding through. Mustafa looks to tuck it leg side but gets an inside edge back onto the pads. The Irish team is convinced that he is a goner but the umpire remains unmoved. The batters scamper through for one and the fielder misses the shy at the bowler's end. If he hit, Mustafa was a goner.

A length ball, on middle. Defended out.

Slanting down leg, Waseem Muhammad flicks it down to fine leg for a single.

Full, around off. Mustafa can't get it through covers.

Pitched up, on off. This is pushed straight to short cover. United Arab Emirates feeling the pressure out there at the moment.

FOUR! Just a bit of width on offer and Rohan Mustafa throws his hands at it. He gets it through point and picks up a much-needed boundary for his side.

Leg bye! On the pads, Waseem Muhammad looks to flick but misses. The ball goes off the pads onto the off side and they scamper through for a leg bye.

Back of a length, on leg stump. Chirag Suri looks to hang back and pull but gets hurried on and the ball hits him on the body.

OUT! CAUGHT! Chirag Suri's edgy stay at the crease comes to a pre-mature end! It's the off-cutter from Josh Little. Little bangs it into the deck, around leg. Suri stays deep in his crease and looks to pull it away. The ball doesn't quite come on and Suri hits it straight down the throat of Simi Singh on the mid-wicket and he makes no mistake. Ireland have the breakthrough.

On a good length, around off and tapped towards point.

OUT! TAKEN! Huge, huge wicket this as Vriitya Aravind, the man in form goes for a duck! Short of a length, on the body and this one hurries on to the batter. Vriitya Aravind tries to take Josh Little on but is late in his pull shot. The ball goes off the top edge and skies towards the mid-wicket fence. Simi Singh settles under it, juggles the ball a couple of times but more importantly for Ireland, holds onto the catch. Josh Little has given his team a dream start here.

Around middle and leg. Blocked out.

Good fielding! Full and straight, thumped back towards the bowler who sticks out a right hand and makes the stop.

A length ball, around off. This is cutaway down to third man for just a single.

Pitched up, on off and Muhammad drives it straight towards mid off.

Leg bye! Length this time, nipping back in from around off. Waseem Muhammad looks to defend it out but misses. The ball hits the thigh pad and rolls onto the off side. They get a leg bye.

Drop and run! On off, played with soft hands onto the off side for a quick single by Suri.

Fullish delivery, on middle. Waseem Muhammad wrists it towards mid-wicket for one more. A slow and steady start here from UAE at the moment.

Full and there's a bit of width on offer. Muhammad slashes it towards covers for a quick region.

Full and wide, sliced to the left of point where the fielder makes an excellent diving stop.

A length ball, on middle. Suri drives on the up and straight towards mid on.

This is angled across off, Suri opens the face of the blade and steers it down to third man for a single.

Full, around off. This is pushed towards covers.

FOUR! Slashed away! A bit of width on offer and Waseem Muhammad latches onto it in a flash. He gets it past point and picks up a bundary.

Right on the money from Mark Adair! A length ball, on top of off. Muhammad looks to drop and run on the off side but there's no single there.

A touch fuller, angling into middle. Waseem Muhammad keeps it out.

On off, pushed towards mid off.

Peach! This is bowled on a good length, on off. The ball just shoots up off the surface and flies past the outside edge of Muhammad's blade.

First runs of the day for Waseem Muhammad. Length, around off. Muhammad dabs it down on the off side for a quick single.

On a good length, on off and nipping back in off the surface. Suri looks to tuck it away but misses and gets hit high on the pads. Just one run off the first over.