The 2017–18 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that took place in January 2018 in the United Arab Emirates.[1] It was a tri-nation series between Ireland, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates, with all the matches played as One Day Internationals (ODIs).[2] The matches were in preparation for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, which was held in Zimbabwe in March 2018.[3] Ireland won the series after winning all four of their matches, finishing with a 24-run victory against Scotland.[4] Scotland and the United Arab Emirates won one match each, both finishing with two points, with Scotland finishing in second place on net run rate.[5]
| 2017–18 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 11–23 January 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  Ireland won the series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Squads edit
| Ireland[6]
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 Scotland[7]
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 United Arab Emirates[8]
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Richie Berrington replaced Kyle Coetzer as Scotland's captain for their first two matches, as Coetzer was completing a coaching qualification.[9]
Results edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Ireland
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.960 |
| 2 | Scotland
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.456 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.503 |
Matches edit
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashfaq Ahmed and Mohammad Boota (UAE) both made their ODI debuts.
- Ed Joyce (Ire) scored his 10,000th run in List A cricket.[10]
- Points: Ireland 2, United Arab Emirates 0.
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Andrew Balbirnie (Ire) scored his first century in ODIs.[11]
- Points: Ireland 2, United Arab Emirates 0.
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Michael Jones and Tom Sole (Sco) both made their ODI debuts.
- Points: Ireland 2, Scotland 0.
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Scott Cameron (Sco) made his ODI debut.
- This was Ireland's joint-highest total in ODIs.[12]
- Points: Ireland 2, Scotland 0.
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- Matthew Cross (Sco) scored his first century in ODIs.[13]
- Points: Scotland 2, United Arab Emirates 0.
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Amir Hayat (UAE) made his ODI debut.
- Rameez Shahzad (UAE) scored his first century in ODIs.[5]
- This was the United Arab Emirates's highest successful run chase in ODIs.[5]
- Points: United Arab Emirates 2, Scotland 0.
Notes edit
- ^ Richie Berrington replaced Kyle Coetzer as captain for Scotland's first two matches.
References edit
- ^ "Cricket Ireland: Joyce and McBrine return for tri-series against Scotland and UAE". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Ireland to face Scots & UAE in ODI tournament". RTE. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Scotland set for tri-series against Ireland and UAE before World Cup qualifiers". Evening Express. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Ireland Clinch Tri-Series With Victory Over Scotland". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Rameez propels UAE past Scotland with maiden ODI ton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Joyce and McBrine Return to Ireland Squad". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Scotland to compete in Tri-Series with UAE and Ireland". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "UAE Cricket to participate in ODI Tri-Series against Ireland and Scotland in Dubai during January 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer to miss start of tri-series in UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Joyce's hundred leads Ireland's comeback win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Two Centurions Fire Ireland To Victory Over UAE". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Ireland pile up their highest total in fourth straight win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Scotland score first points, keep UAE winless". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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