Emirati_cricket_team_in_the_Netherlands_in_2017

Emirati cricket team in the Netherlands in 2017

Emirati cricket team in the Netherlands in 2017

International cricket tour

The United Arab Emirates cricket team toured the Netherlands in July 2017 to play three List A matches.[1] In the opening match, brothers Asad and Saqib Zulfiqar made their debuts and played alongside their other brother, Sikander Zulfiqar. It was the first time triplets had played in a professional cricket team together.[2][3] The United Arab Emirates won the series 2–1.[4]

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Fixtures

1st match

17 July 2017
Scorecard
Netherlands 
182/8 (50 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
186/7 (49 overs)
Peter Borren 56 (82)
Amjad Javed 3/33 (10 overs)
Muhammad Usman 57* (80)
Paul van Meekeren 3/22 (10 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 3 wickets
VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen
Umpires: Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Pim van Liemt (Ned)

2nd match

19 July 2017
Scorecard
Netherlands 
239/9 (50 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
240/5 (48.2 overs)
Ben Cooper 47 (55)
Shaiman Anwar 3/31 (8 overs)
Rohan Mustafa 58 (58)
Paul van Meekeren 2/27 (10 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 5 wickets
VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen
Umpires: Huub Jansen (Ned) and Pim van Liemt (Ned)

3rd match

20 July 2017
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
122 (25.2 overs)
v
 Netherlands
106/9 (27.5 overs)
Shaiman Anwar 35 (38)
Logan van Beek 6/18 (7 overs)
Stephan Myburgh 47 (56)
Rohan Mustafa 2/17 (4.5 overs)
Netherlands won by 1 wicket (DLS method)
Sportpark Westvliet, Voorburg
Umpires: Rizwan Akram (Ned) and Huub Jansen (Ned)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
  • Netherlands were set a revised target of 103 runs from 28 overs

References

  1. [1]
    "Good Things Come in Threes...!". Cricket World. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Triplets add to storied sibling history". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Zulfiqar brothers first triplets to play professional cricket for the same team". Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Another series defeat, but some positive signs". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Netherlands squad for UAE matches". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  6. [6]
    "Rohan Mustafa keen to make up for time lost to visa issues when UAE face Netherlands". The National. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
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