The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 is now only a matter of days away with 16 groups wanting to battle it out for glory – together with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
They have reached the competitors for less than the second time of their historical past after profitable their qualifying path in opposition to Ireland in February. Now, forward of their opening fixture in opposition to the Netherlands, we have a look at the UAE crew extra carefully.
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2022 T20 World Cup prospects
They face the Netherlands, Sri Lanka and Namibia in Group A, and should end in the prime two to attain the Super-12 stage, a feat they’ve by no means achieved earlier than.
They come into the competitors off the again of two defeats to Bangladesh however pushed all of them the approach in the first match to solely lose by seven runs, a consequence that may have given them immense confidence.
They additionally suffered defeat to Hong Kong in a T20 Asia Cup Qualifier however defeated Singapore by 47 runs earlier than that.
It can be a outstanding achievement ought to they handle to attain the Super 12 stage of the competitors however dealing with three sides with considerably extra World Cup pedigree than themselves, it’ll actually be a tricky ask.
T20 World Cup History
The UAE have made this stage of the competitors simply as soon as, eight years in the past in the 2014 version of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the place they had been drawn in a gaggle with the Netherlands, Zimbabwe and Ireland.
It was to be a tricky time for them, as they suffered three convincing defeats to end the group backside. That means any victory on this 12 months’s competitors will make historical past, with the UAE wanting to break their T20 World Cup duck in Australia.
Best Batters
When the UAE batting line-up, it’s instantly troublesome to look past opening batter Muhammed Waseem.
A latest 58 in opposition to Singapore confirmed how good his type is heading into the World Cup, however with a median of over 40 at T20 worldwide degree, together with an unbelievable 112 in opposition to Ireland, Waseem is actually one to look out for.
Captain Chundangapoyil Rizwan not too long ago hit his excessive rating in opposition to Bangladesh, with an vital 51, which adopted his 49 in opposition to Hong Kong, and the UAE trustworthy will hope that type continues. Other gamers in good nick are the likes of Basil Hameed whose latest scores of 42 in opposition to Bangladesh and 38 in opposition to Singapore present that there’s loads of batting for the UAE.
Best Bowlers
Junaid Siddique will probably be the predominant man in the UAE bowling assault this World Cup, averaging solely 22 and selecting up 29 wickets in 25 T20 worldwide matches – Siddique will virtually actually be the one to keep watch over.
At simply 16, Aayan Afzaal Khan has made a promising begin to his worldwide profession, taking three wickets in his two appearances thus far in opposition to Bangladesh, and he appears to be like to be one for the future.
Meanwhile, spinner Karthik Meiyappan, simply 21, confirmed his capability when taking 4 wickets on debut in opposition to Namibia, averaging simply over 30, with a really spectacular financial system of simply 4.64, he will probably be one other to look out for this spring.
T20 World Cup Fixtures
The motion begins for the UAE in opposition to the Netherlands in Geelong on October 16, earlier than taking up Sri Lanka two days later at the similar floor. Their remaining group match sees them taking up Namibia on Thursday 20 October.
Netherlands v UAE, October 16 – Geelong (19h00 native time).
Sri Lanka v UAE, October 18 – Geelong (19h00 native time).
Namibia v UAE, October 20 – Geelong (19h00 native time).