Jason Holder’s 4 wicket haul helps West Indies bundle UAE for 175

UAE were off to a worst possible start, losing six quick wickets in 14 overs.

Minnows UAE were bundled for 175 following an impressive four-wicket haul from skipper, Jason Holder, in their final group stage clash of Pool B, match 41 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at the McLean Park in Napier on Sunday. Despite being bowled out, Nasir Aziz was the star of the UAE’s batting in the innings, being the highest scorer with 60 runs. Live Updates: West Indies vs UAE

Earlier, Holder won the toss and elected to bowl first. Explosive batsman, Chris Gayle is missing the tie after being declared unfit and Johnson Charles comes in for him. For UAE, Manjula Guruge makes his way in back to the squad. Live Scorecard: West Indies vs UAE

UAE were off to a worst possible start, losing six quick wickets in 14 overs. The opening five wickets were lost in the mandatory powerplay phase of the opening 10 overs, as they lost Andri Berenger, Krishna Karate, Amjad Ali, Khurram Khan and Shaiman Anwar in the phase for mere seven, duck, five, five and two, respectively in nine overs. With just 20 more added to the total after the fifth wicket fell, it was Swapnil Patil, who too departed for mere six in the 14th over off Holder. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE

However, following this dismissal, it was an unexpected return from the UAE batsmen in the form of Amjad Javed and Nasir Aziz, who put up an impressive 107-run stand for the seventh wicket, followed by their respective maiden half-centuries. It was at the score of 153, when Javed fell for 56 to Andre Russel and was bowled by him in the 41st over. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: SCHEDULE & MATCH DETAILS

With just 14 added to the total, it was Mohammad Naveed and Aziz, who fell for 14 and 60, respectively to Russell and Marlon Samuels. Mohammad Tauqir was the last man to be dismissed off Jerome Taylor in the 48th over, setting West Indies a target of 176. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage

Brief scores:

UAE 175 in 47.4 overs (Nasir Aziz 60, Amjad Javed 56; Jason Holder 4 for 27) vs West Indies

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(Ayush Gupta is a reporter at CricketCountry. A passionate supporter of Manchester United, he idolises Roger Federer)

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