2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series
The 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that took place in the United Arab Emirates in December 2019.[1] It was a tri-nation series between Scotland, the United Arab Emirates and the United States cricket teams, with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[1] All of the matches formed part of the 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament,[1] which formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[2][3] The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed the fixtures for the tri-series in November 2019.[4]
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| Date | 8–15 December 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The United Arab Emirates named a squad for the opening match of the series that contained six cricketers who had not played in an ODI match before.[5] The UAE were forced to make changes to their side, following a corruption investigation that impacted the team during the 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier.[6] As a result of the enforced changes, in the opening match the UAE fielded a team with the youngest average age for their national team.[7]
G. S. Lakshmi was named as the match referee for the opening fixture of the series,[8] becoming the first woman to oversee a men's ODI match.[9]
The United States won the series, after they won their first three matches, and the third ODI between the UAE and Scotland was washed out, giving the United States an unassailable lead.[10]
Points table
Team |
P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.490 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | –0.157 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | –0.700 |
Fixtures
1st ODI
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to a wet outfield.
- Waheed Ahmed, Vriitya Aravind, Darius D'Silva, Basil Hameed, Palaniapan Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique (UAE), Ian Holland, Akshay Homraj, Nosthush Kenjige and Cameron Stevenson (USA) all made their ODI debuts.
- Saurabh Netravalkar became the first bowler for the United States to take a five-wicket haul in ODIs.[14]
2nd ODI
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- United States won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
4th ODI
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
5th ODI
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
6th ODI
References
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- "UAE fall short as Aaron Jones leads USA to win in World Cup League Two series opener". The National. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Cricket in turmoil: Where the UAE stands in bid to make the T20 World Cup". The National. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Vriitya Aravind skips school to make 'dream' debut as youngest ever UAE team falls short against USA". The National. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "GS Lakshmi set to create history by becoming first woman referee to oversee a men's ODI". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "GS Lakshmi set to become first woman referee to oversee men's ODI". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "Americans triumph in the low-scoring battle of the Uniteds". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- "Squad announced for Scotland's second round of Cricket World Cup League Two". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "ECB announce team to represent the UAE in ICC Men's WCL2". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "Team USA Men's Squad Announced for ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series in UAE". USA Cricket. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- "Jones, Netravalkar star to give USA early lift off". CricBuzz. Retrieved 8 December 2019.