United Arab Emirates v Ireland, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st T20I, Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates, 2026
Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates 1st T20I: United Arab Emirates v Ireland at Dubai, January 29, 2026

United Arab Emirates
UAE
121/10 (19.5)

Ireland
IRE
178/6 (20)
Finished
IRE won by 57 runs
Ireland InningIRE Inning178/6 (20 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling(C) | c Harshit Kaushik b J Siddique | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 266.67 |
c Harshit Kaushik b J Siddique | ||||||
| Ross Adair | b Muhammad Arfan | 39 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 134.48 |
b Muhammad Arfan | ||||||
| Harry Tector | runout (M Jawadullah) | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
runout (M Jawadullah) | ||||||
| Lorcan Tucker(WK) | c B Hameed b H Ali | 38 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 152.00 |
c B Hameed b H Ali | ||||||
| Curtis Campher | b H Ali | 25 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 108.70 |
b H Ali | ||||||
| Benjamin Calitz | Not out | 26 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 216.67 |
Not out | ||||||
| Gareth Delany | b J Siddique | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
b J Siddique | ||||||
| George Dockrell | Not out | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 220.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 8 (b 0, w 2, nb 0, lb 6) | |||||
| Total | 178/6 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junaid Siddique | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 |
| Haider Ali | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
| Muhammad Jawadullah | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Muhammad Arfan | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 |
| Harshit Kaushik | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Basil Hameed | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14.00 |
United Arab Emirates InningUAE Inning121/10 (19.5 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryansh Sharma(WK) | c HT Tector b G Delany | 23 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 135.29 |
c HT Tector b G Delany | ||||||
| Muhammad Waseem(C) | c BJ McCarthy b M Humphreys | 40 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 108.11 |
c BJ McCarthy b M Humphreys | ||||||
| Sohaib Khan | c B Calitz b G Dockrell | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
c B Calitz b G Dockrell | ||||||
| Rahul Chopra | st LJ Tucker b G Delany | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
st LJ Tucker b G Delany | ||||||
| Alishan Sharafu | c GR Adair b G Delany | 16 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 106.67 |
c GR Adair b G Delany | ||||||
| Harshit Kaushik | lbw b M Humphreys | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
lbw b M Humphreys | ||||||
| Basil Hameed | c LJ Tucker b M Humphreys | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
c LJ Tucker b M Humphreys | ||||||
| Muhammad Arfan | b BJ McCarthy | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 107.14 |
b BJ McCarthy | ||||||
| Haider Ali | c LJ Tucker b MR Adair | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
c LJ Tucker b MR Adair | ||||||
| Junaid Siddique | c C Campher b BJ McCarthy | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
c C Campher b BJ McCarthy | ||||||
| Muhammad Jawadullah | Not out | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 6 (b 1, w 2, nb 1, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 121/10 (19.5) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Matthew Humphreys | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 |
| Barry McCarthy | 3.5 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.78 |
| Gareth Delany | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.50 |
| George Dockrell | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-54 (A Sharma - 6.6 ov), 2-61 (SB Khan - 9.3 ov), 3-71 (MH Waseem - 10.4 ov), 4-93 (A Sharafu - 14.3 ov), 5-95 (R Chopra - 14.5 ov), 6-97 (Harshit Kaushik - 15.2 ov), 7-98 (B Hameed - 15.4 ov), 8-101 (H Ali - 16.4 ov), 9-104 (J Siddique - 17.6 ov), 10-121 (Muhammad Arfan - 19.5 ov)
Man of the Match
Date
2026-01-29 20:00 PM
Venue
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Toss
Ireland elected to bat
Umpires
- Akbar Ali
- Shiju Sam
Tv Umpires
- Aasif Iqbal
Match Referee
- Andy Pycroft


