The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 has reached its 5th match. The match will be taking place between United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Scotland at the Moosa Stadium, Pearland in Texas. Here are the important details of the match.
Team News:
UAE: UAE is coming into the match from a defeat against the hosts USA in their last match. UAE won the toss and batted first in the match. None of the batters except Chundangapoyil Rizwan impressed much for the Asian team. He played a brilliant knock of 67 runs from 93 balls and held the innings together. The USA chased down the target with more than five overs remaining in the match at the cost of 6 wickets. Ahmed Raza was the pick of the bowlers for UAE. He picked up 3 wickets for 46 runs from his 10 overs.
Probable XI: Muhammad Waseem, Chirag Suri, Vrriya Arvind (WK), Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Basil Hameed, Alishan Sharafu, Kashif Daud, Ahmed Raza (C), Junaid Siddique, Akif Raja, Rahul Bhatia.
Players to watch out for: Chirag Suri, Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Ahmed Raza.
Scotland: Scotland are coming into the match on the back of a win against the same opposition in their last match. UAE batted first in that match and posted a total of 215 runs in their 50 overs. Chris Sole was the pick of the bowlers for Scotland picking up 4 wickets for 27 runs from his nine overs. During the chase on the back of a brilliant hundred by Kyle Coetzer (108 off 142) Scotland achieved the target losing six wickets with two overs to spare.
Probable XI: M Cross (WK), Kyle Coetzer (C), C MacLeod, Richie Berrington, George Munsey, Dylan Budge, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Hamza Tahir, Adrian Neill
Pitch Report: The pitch at the Moosa Stadium, Pearland has so far favored the bowlers. The batters who are ready to grind themselves will surely be able to score on the wicket. A low-scoring match should however be expected.
Match Details
Venue: Moosa Stadium, Pearland
Date: 3rd June 2022
Time: 9:00 PM (IST)
Broadcasting details: FanCode for online streaming.