World Cup Qualifier Play-off: Brilliant run chase helps USA stun UAE

WINDHOEK: United Arab Emirates (UAE) were stunned by a determined United States of America (USA) side while Namibia were too good for Jersey on the fourth day of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off, here on Thursday.

The UAE innings was rattled early after skipper Muhammad Waseem fell to Saurabh Netravalkar in the very first over. Not unlike the Namibian approach on Wednesday, Vriitya Aravind (57) and Aryan Lakra (26) looked to keep their foot on the pedal. While their strategy worked perfectly on Ali Khan, the more disciplined Netravalkar kept the scoring rate in check from his end.

Brief scores:

United Arab Emirates 279/9 in 50 overs (Asif Khan 102, Vriitya Aravind 57; Nisarg Patel 2-35, Jessy Singh 2-54) lost to United States of America 281/4 in 49 overs (Saiteja Mukkamalla 129, Monank Patel 50; Junaid Siddique 3-49) by 5 wickets.

Jersey 213/9 in 50 overs (Jonty Jenner 76, Josh Lawrenson 42; Ben Shikongo 3-42, Ruben Trumpelmann 3-24) lost to Namibia 216/2 in 32.1 overs (Michael van Lingen 110 not out, Gerhard Erasmus 88 not out; Julius Sumerauer 1-47) by 8 wickets. IANS

Also Read: Sri Lanka miss out on direct Cricket World Cup qualification after New Zealand loss

Also Watch: