UAE’s batting collapse gives USA an easy win
After restricting rivals to 213 runs, the hosts were bowled out for 115
The US’ in-form batsman Aaron Jones, who cracked 95 in the last match against UAE, along with wicketkeeper Akshay Homraj, put on 69 for the fifth wicket. UAE skipper Ahmad Raza provided the breakthrough, trapping Jones leg-before for 46. UAE’s off-spinner Basil Ahmad clean bowled Homraj for 34 to pick his first wicket in One Day Internationals. Despite Junaid Siddique striking twice in quick succession, Nisarg Patel kept the scoreboard moving through a fighting 40 to steer the US to a challenging total of 213.
Chasing the total, UAE lost opener Chirag Suri for one in the second over to USA’s left-arm pacer Saurabh Netravalkar. D’Silva too fell to Netravalkar for two. More disaster followed with Cameron Stevenson picking the wickets of opener Vriitya Aravind for 23 and star batsman Mohammad Usman for a duck. When Netravalkar trapped Rohan Mustafa for a duck, half the UAE side were back in the pavilion for just 32 runs in 7.4 overs. C.P. Rizwan and Basil Hammed took the score to 76 when Stevenson struck again to remove Rizwan for 15. Hameed hit a fighting 38 runs.
