2017–18 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series

2017–18 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series
Date11–23 January 2018
LocationUnited Arab Emirates
Result Ireland won the series
Teams
 Ireland  Scotland  United Arab Emirates
Captains
William Porterfield Kyle Coetzer[n 1] Rohan Mustafa
Most runs
Andrew Balbirnie (216) Michael Jones (180) Rameez Shahzad (258)
Most wickets
Kevin O'Brien (8)
Barry McCarthy (8)		 Safyaan Sharif (6) Mohammad Naveed (8)
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The 2017–18 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that took place in January 2018 in the United Arab Emirates.[1] It was a tri-nation series between Ireland, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates, with all the matches played as One Day Internationals (ODIs).[2] The matches were in preparation for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, which was held in Zimbabwe in March 2018.[3] Ireland won the series after winning all four of their matches, finishing with a 24-run victory against Scotland.[4] Scotland and the United Arab Emirates won one match each, both finishing with two points, with Scotland finishing in second place on net run rate.[5]

Squads

 Ireland[6]  Scotland[7]  United Arab Emirates[8]

Richie Berrington replaced Kyle Coetzer as Scotland's captain for their first two matches, as Coetzer was completing a coaching qualification.[9]

Results

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1  Ireland 4 4 0 0 0 0 8 0.960
2  Scotland 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 −0.456
3  United Arab Emirates 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 −0.503
Source: Cricinfo

Matches

11 January 2018
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
222/9 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
226/6 (49.2 overs)
Rameez Shahzad 75 (111)
Boyd Rankin 2/26 (10 overs)
Ed Joyce 116* (149)
Mohammad Naveed 2/45 (9 overs)
Ireland won by 4 wickets
ICC Academy 1, Dubai
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Ed Joyce (Ire)
13 January 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Ireland 
301/5 (50 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
234 (48.4 overs)
William Porterfield 139 (147)
Rohan Mustafa 2/65 (10 overs)
Rameez Shahzad 50 (56)
Kevin O'Brien 4/41 (10 overs)
Ireland won by 67 runs
ICC Academy 1, Dubai
Umpires: Alex Dowdalls (Sco) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: William Porterfield (Ire)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Andrew Balbirnie (Ire) scored his first century in ODIs.[11]
  • Points: Ireland 2, United Arab Emirates 0.
16 January 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Scotland 
219 (49.2 overs)
v
 Ireland
223/4 (34.5 overs)
Michael Jones 87 (135)
Boyd Rankin 3/49 (10 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 67 (55)
Safyaan Sharif 2/44 (6 overs)
Tom Sole 2/44 (6 overs)
Ireland won by 6 wickets
ICC Academy 1, Dubai
Umpires: Alex Dowdalls (Sco) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Andrew Balbirnie (Ire)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Michael Jones and Tom Sole (Sco) both made their ODI debuts.
  • Points: Ireland 2, Scotland 0.
18 January 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Ireland 
331/6 (50 overs)
v
 Scotland
307/9 (50 overs)
Paul Stirling 74 (88)
Stuart Whittingham 3/58 (10 overs)
Michael Jones 74 (94)
George Dockrell 2/43 (8 overs)
Ireland won by 24 runs
ICC Academy 1, Dubai
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Ire)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Scott Cameron (Sco) made his ODI debut.
  • This was Ireland's joint-highest total in ODIs.[12]
  • Points: Ireland 2, Scotland 0.
21 January 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Scotland 
249/8 (50 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
218 (46.3 overs)
Matthew Cross 107* (110)
Shaiman Anwar 3/61 (10 overs)
Ghulam Shabber 90 (83)
Mark Watt 2/33 (9 overs)
Scotland won by 31 runs
ICC Academy 1, Dubai
Umpires: Alex Dowdalls (Sco) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Matthew Cross (Sco)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
  • Matthew Cross (Sco) scored his first century in ODIs.[13]
  • Points: Scotland 2, United Arab Emirates 0.
23 January 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Scotland 
299/9 (50 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
300/6 (49.1 overs)
Kyle Coetzer 75 (79)
Mohammad Naveed 3/47 (10 overs)
Rameez Shahzad 121* (115)
Safyaan Sharif 2/50 (10 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 4 wickets
ICC Academy 1, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Rameez Shahzad (UAE)
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Amir Hayat (UAE) made his ODI debut.
  • Rameez Shahzad (UAE) scored his first century in ODIs.[5]
  • This was the United Arab Emirates's highest successful run chase in ODIs.[5]
  • Points: United Arab Emirates 2, Scotland 0.

Notes

  1. ^ Richie Berrington replaced Kyle Coetzer as captain for Scotland's first two matches.

References

  1. ^ "Cricket Ireland: Joyce and McBrine return for tri-series against Scotland and UAE". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Ireland to face Scots & UAE in ODI tournament". RTE. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Scotland set for tri-series against Ireland and UAE before World Cup qualifiers". Evening Express. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Ireland Clinch Tri-Series With Victory Over Scotland". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Rameez propels UAE past Scotland with maiden ODI ton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Joyce and McBrine Return to Ireland Squad". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Scotland to compete in Tri-Series with UAE and Ireland". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  8. ^ "UAE Cricket to participate in ODI Tri-Series against Ireland and Scotland in Dubai during January 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer to miss start of tri-series in UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Joyce's hundred leads Ireland's comeback win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Two Centurions Fire Ireland To Victory Over UAE". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Ireland pile up their highest total in fourth straight win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Scotland score first points, keep UAE winless". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2018.


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