ICC World T20 2014 qualifying tie: Ireland win toss, elect to field against UAE

Paul Stirling will be expected to play a central role for Ireland.

Mar 19, 2014

Ireland have won the toss and have elected to field in their Group B warm-up fixture against United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Sylhet on Wednesday.

While Ireland have a solitary win from their one game played, the match remains of utmost importance to UAE who may be knocked out if they lose their second successive game on the trot.

Ireland had previously enjoyed a thrilling one-wicket win over Zimbabwe in their group fixture on Sunday, whereas the Netherlands brushed aside UAE by six-wickets in their subsequent fixture on Monday.

Squads:

Ireland: WTS Porterfield(C) , AR Cusack, GH Dockrell, EC Joyce, AR McBrine, TJ Murtagh, KJ O’Brien, NJ O’Brien, AD Poynter, JNK Shannon, MC Sorensen, PR Stirling, SR Thompson, GC Wilson(wk), CA Young

UAE: Khurram Khan(C) , Ahmed Raza, Amjad Ali(wk), Amjad Javed, Faizan Asif, AM Guruge, Kamran Shazad, Moaaz Qazi, SP Patil, Rohan Mustafa, Rohit Singh, Shaiman Anwar, Sharif Asadullah, V Shetty, EHSN Silva

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