Ireland required just four balls this morning to complete an innings victory against the UAE on the final day of their ICC InterContinentaL Cup clash at Malahide.
Final Scorecard
Day One: Report Photos
Day Two: Report Photos
Day Three: Report Photos
After a delayed start of 30 minutes, Craig Young dismissed number 11 Muhammed Naveed – well caught by George Dockrell – with just two runs added to their overnight score.
That took the Bready opening bowler’s match haul to 7 for 110 – Dockrell also took seven wickets, at a cost of 141,
Ireland collect the 20 maximum points available to join Namibia at the top of the table. Ireland face Namibia in the next round of the competition later in the year.
Before then, the Irish have a T20 International Series against traditional rivals Scotland at Bready, on June 18, 19, and 21. Tickets and further details on the games are available at www.cricketireland.ie and TicketMaster outlets nationwide.
ICC INTERCONTINENTAL CUP
At Malahide, Day 4 of 4 Final Scorecard
IRELAND 492 (118.3 overs, E Joyce 231, P Stirling 146, K O’Brien 29, G Dockrell 22*, Amjad Javed 4-117)
UAE 213 (71.3 overs, Shaiman Anwar 57, Asif Iqbal 43, Swapnil Patil 30, Saqib Ali 27, Khurram Khan 24, C Young 4-51, J Mooney 3-36, G Dockrell 3-48) and 253 (100 overs, Swapnil Patil 63, Saqib Ali 51, Amjad Javed 36, Amjad Ali 28, Fayyaz Ahmed 21, G Dockrell 4-93, P Stirling 2-31, C Young 3-59)
Ireland (20 points) beat UAE (0) by an innings and 26 runs
Craig Young took the final wicket to secure the win
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