2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series (round 9)

The 2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series was the 9th round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament that took place in the United Arab Emirates in March 2022.[1] Originally scheduled to take place in December 2021, it was moved to March 2022 due to fixtures impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic being rearranged.[2][3]

2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series
Part of 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
Date5–14 March 2022
LocationUnited Arab Emirates
Teams
 Namibia  Oman  United Arab Emirates
Captains
Gerhard Erasmus Zeeshan Maqsood[n 1] Ahmed Raza
Most runs
Shoaib Khan (269) Gerhard Erasmus (271) Vriitya Aravind (207)
Most wickets
Bilal Khan (17) Jan Frylinck (8) Zahoor Khan (11)

The tri-nation series was contested between Namibia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates cricket teams,[4] with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[5] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[6][7] The series also includes an additional ODI match, between Namibia and Oman.[8] The match was originally scheduled to be played in round four in January 2020, but was cancelled following the death of Qaboos bin Said.[9]

Squads edit

  Namibia[10]   Oman[11][12]   United Arab Emirates[13]

Fixtures edit

1st ODI edit

5 March 2022
09:30
Scorecard
Oman  
225/7 (50 overs)
v
  United Arab Emirates
213 (48.5 overs)
Shoaib Khan 61 (89)
Zahoor Khan 3/55 (10 overs)
Vriitya Aravind 44 (65)
Bilal Khan 5/31 (9.5 overs)
Oman won by 12 runs
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Bilal Khan (Oma)

2nd ODI edit

6 March 2022
09:30
Scorecard
Namibia  
226 (49.5 overs)
v
  Oman
116 (42.1 overs)
Gerhard Erasmus 121* (120)
Bilal Khan 4/42 (10 overs)
Khawar Ali 43 (99)
Tangeni Lungameni 2/14 (8 overs)
Namibia won by 110 runs
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Gerhard Erasmus (Nam)

3rd ODI edit

8 March 2022
09:30
Scorecard
Namibia  
206/8 (50 overs)
v
  United Arab Emirates
207/7 (47.1 overs)
David Wiese 67 (84)
Zahoor Khan 3/44 (10 overs)
Kashif Daud 76* (86)
JJ Smit 4/36 (10 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 3 wickets
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Adrian Holdstock (SA)
Player of the match: Kashif Daud (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

4th ODI edit

9 March 2022
09:30
Scorecard
Oman  
221/7 (50 overs)
v
  United Arab Emirates
213 (48.3 overs)
Khawar Ali 63 (78)
Zahoor Khan 4/51 (10 overs)
Chirag Suri 63 (87)
Fayyaz Butt 3/28 (9.3 overs)
Oman won by 8 runs
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Khawar Ali (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.

5th ODI edit

11 March 2022
09:30
Scorecard
Namibia  
275/8 (50 overs)
v
  Oman
276/3 (46.1 overs)
Gerhard Erasmus 76 (99)
Bilal Khan 5/60 (10 overs)
Shoaib Khan 105* (75)
Bernard Scholtz 2/49 (9 overs)
Oman won by 7 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Shoaib Khan (Oma)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shoaib Khan (Oma) scored his first century in ODIs.[18]

6th ODI edit

12 March 2022
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  
348/3 (50 overs)
v
  Namibia
305/9 (50 overs)
Vriitya Aravind 115* (76)
Tangeni Lungameni 1/34 (4 overs)
Craig Williams 79 (84)
Ahmed Raza 3/60 (10 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 43 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Adrian Holdstock (SA)
Player of the match: Vriitya Aravind (UAE)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Vriitya Aravind (UAE) scored his first century in ODIs.[19]

7th ODI edit

14 March 2022
09:30
Scorecard
Oman  
265/5 (50 overs)
v
  Namibia
266/5 (47.3 overs)
Shoaib Khan 86 (103)
Jan Frylinck 3/36 (10 overs)
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 63 (71)
Bilal Khan 2/30 (9 overs)
Namibia won by 5 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (Nam)

Notes edit

  1. ^ Khawar Ali captained Oman in the second ODI of the series.

References edit

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  11. ^ "Oman Cricket announces next set of fixtures in ICC Men's CWC League 2". Times of Oman. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  12. ^ "UAE to host Oman, Namibia, Nepal and PNG for CWC League 2 series in March 2022". Czar Sportz. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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  14. ^ "Oman beat UAE in opening match of five game tour". Times of Oman. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  15. ^ "UAE back down to earth after World Cup League defeat to Oman". The National. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Records: Combined Test, ODI and T20I records. Individual records (captains, players, umpires), Representing two countries". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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  19. ^ "Chirag Suri and Vriitya Aravind thrive in Sharjah as records tumble in World Cup League 2". The National. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

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