Senior NAT Team - General Discussion

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E. Castro (lfm) 7-0-48-2, M. Zakiyy 54 (82b), R. Jabbar 0 (0b)
End of over 25 (13 runs) - UAE(103-5) RR 4.12

5 down now...
Expecting the 6th wicket soon after the break.

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End of over 27 (2 runs) - UAE(107-6) RR 3.96

Well, I got that right.

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C. Austin (rfs) 8-0-28-1, A. Alam 7 (14b), R. Nazih 0 (3b)
End of over 31 (1 run) - UAE(126-7) RR 4.06

And with that, all our batsmen are back in the pavilion.
19 overs to go.

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C. Austin (rfs) 9-0-31-3, A. Alam 11 (20b), W. Turk 2 (3b)
End of over 33 (3 runs) - UAE(133-9) RR 4.03

Last wicket... Can we get to 150 at least?

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No! We do not!!!

R. Inman (rfm) 7.3-0-35-2, W. Turk 2 (3b)
End of over 34 (8 runs) - UAE(141-10) RR 4.15

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S. Naser (rf) 1-0-10-0, I. Menk 1 (1b), P. Cool 9 (5b)
End of over 1 (10 runs) - Canada(10-0). 132 runs required from 49 overs. RR 10.00 RRR 2.69

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S. Naser (rf) 1-0-10-0, I. Menk 1 (1b), P. Cool 9 (5b)
End of over 1 (10 runs) - Canada(10-0). 132 runs required from 49 overs. RR 10.00 RRR 2.69

And if I thought that over was bad, the 3rd over we concede 17

S. Naser (rf) 2-0-27-0, P. Cool 14 (8b), I. Menk 19 (11b)
End of over 3 (17 runs) - Canada(34-0). 108 runs required from 47 overs. RR 11.33 RRR 2.30

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W. Turk (lws) 1-0-11-0, I. Menk 44 (51b), P. Cool 52 (58b)
End of over 18 (11 runs) - Canada(107-0). 35 runs required from 32 overs. RR 5.94 RRR 1.09


Biggest saving grace is that Scotland were 1/0 chasing 222.

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Canada won by 9 wickets
K. Sameh (rm) 6.5-1-38-0, K. Acosta 11 (14b), P. Cool 69 (88b)
End of over 27 (6 runs) - Canada(142-1) RR 5.26

Not the result we were looking for...

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Canada won by 9 wickets
K. Sameh (rm) 6.5-1-38-0, K. Acosta 11 (14b), P. Cool 69 (88b)
End of over 27 (6 runs) - Canada(142-1) RR 5.26

Not the result we were looking for...

Really terrible

Will still be in Div 2 but just not good enough

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The game reminds us that it is indeed possible to have too much of a good thing. I was getting used to wins. I liked it much better than losing.

Tour Match # 4
VS Canada
Result:
Canada win by 9 wickets

The Match in a tweet: What a bunch of [censored] useless [censored]. Might be time to sell the uae beach towel.

Man of the Match:
Phil Cool

Our best:
Mujahid Zakkiy - a gutsy 64 and the only player to offer any resistance today was the skip.

Thanks for tuning in everyone (both fans and otherwise).
If you’re a first time reader, welcome, hope you have a seat belt.

Trust in the process

Stay humble, stay safe and stay on the right training paths.

Tour Match will follow - tomorrow some time.

I haven’t done the exact maths but I think we should promote regardless of the Scotland result. Status of that game is:

N. Lodge (rws) 6-3-8-2, B. Fleming 14 (26b), N. Dalgleish 39 (71b)
End of over 27 (5 runs) - Scotland(109-5). 114 runs required from 23 overs. RR 4.04 RRR 4.96

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National Team's One Day Division 2 Tour of Zimbabwe (11/01/2021 - 15/01/2021)

Results:
6 wicket loss to New Zealand
12 run loss to Sri Lanka
4 wicket win against Zimbabwe
13 run win against Scotland
9 wicket loss to Canada

Ladder:
1st. New Zealand 5 wins 0 losses +0.90 NRR
2nd. Zimbabwe 3 wins 2 losses +0.40 NRR
3rd. Sri Lanka 3 wins 2 losses +0.03 NRR
4th. UAE 2 wins 3 losses -0.52 NRR
5th. Canada 1 win 4 losses -0.32 NRR
6th. Scotland 1 win 4 losses -0.66 NRR

I don't think a win last night would have gotten us the promotion (I haven't done the maths but I think the NRR gap would have been a bridge too far). It would have been nice to have wrapped the tour up confidently and not have the display we had last night.

Now cricket is of course a team game but sometimes its the individual efforts that matter.
Lets have a look how the lads went this week:

Our Best Performers:
1. Aden Talib (188 fantasy points from 2 matches)
2. Mujahid Zakiyy (162 fantasy points from 3 matches)
3. Rahul Nazih (137 fantasy points from 3 matches)

The Shockers:
1. Saad Naser (-11 fantasy points from 3 matches)
2. Rahul Jabbar (-2 fantasy points from 4 matches)
3. David De Gea (32 fantasy points from 3 matches)

Most Runs Scored:
1. Aden Talib (155 runs from 2 innings)
2. Mujahid Zakiyy (154 runs from 3 innings)
3. Ismael Saad (101 runs from 3 innings)

Best Score: Aden Talib with 80 from 123 balls against New Zealand.

Most Wickets Taken:
1. Alan Morrow (5 wickets for 112 runs from 3 matches and 138 balls)
1. Kareef Sameh (5 wickets for 126 runs from 3 matches and 161 balls)
2. Wakil Turk (4 wickets for 118 runs from 3 matches and 148 balls)

Best Figures:
Kareef Sameh with 4/38 against Zimbabwe.

Best Bowling Economy:
Kamal Qassem @ 3.11 an over from his 2 matches and 10 overs.

Best Fielder:
Rahul Nazih (3 catches from his 3 matches)
Shout out to Haqq, Rashid and Alam who all got runouts this tour.

And that's a wrap for another Senior One Day Tour.

Thanks for tuning in to these every day. (I honestly don't know why you guys keep reading them but I'll keep them coming).

Keep pulling UAE youths every Monday night and lets build the empire.
Any mangers with players in the squad or near the picture of tour selection - keep training the lads up.

YOUTH TOUR TIME
Big Youth Boss Heppa has promised that the lads will be giving their best this week to snag some wins despite the youth and developmental stage of our youth squad. (Rome took a few days to build).

Tune in over to the youth page for coverage of that tour.

U-20 One Day Div. 3 Fixture is:
18th January 11.30 Vs. Zimbabwe
19th January 11.30 Vs. Ireland
20th January 11.30 Vs. Kenya
21st January 11.30 Vs. South Africa
22nd January 11.30 Vs. USA

Apologies for the delay on some of the posts this week (Tour Games in the middle of the night aren't ideal but I'll keep trying to get them up as quick as possible). Also apologies if any of the stats above are wrong.

Trust in the process

Stay safe, stay humble and stay in the hunt of frog related commentary lines.

[heppa]