UAE is having a golden period for the past one month winning 2 titles which have never happened in their history before. To start off their dream run they started by winning the Quadrangular series consisting of Ireland, Oman, and Nepal. Soon after they qualified for the WT20 2022 Australia to be held in October along with Ireland from Group A.
Key Performers.
1. Vriitya Aravind.
The 19-year-old has been adjudged, player of the tournament and highest run-scorer making him the youngest wk batter to win the award.
Matches - 5
Runs - 267
Avg - 89.
The most crucial knock came against Bahrain where UAE had to get to 158 to go through to SF. Not only did he make them qualify but also came close to winning the match.
2. Muhammed Waseem
Matches - 5
Runs - 241
Avg - 48.2
Until knockouts, he did not contribute much to the team total but cometh the knockouts he came back stronger scoring 70 and 112 in the SF and finals which mattered the most, and for their qualification to T20 WC 2022. He is also the 2nd highest run-scorer in the tournament.
3. Rohan Mustafa
Matches - 5
Runs - 96
Wickets - 8
He has been serving UAE for many years as an all-rounder and in this tournament too he has contributed equally with both bat and ball. The numbers don't suggest his major contribution but his numbers in the finals is what makes him stand out taking 3 wickets and scoring an unbeaten 37.
4. Zahoor Khan
Matches - 4
Wickets - 6
Avg - 17.83
Economy - 6.5
He has been the death-over specialist for UAE in T20I for many years along with Rohan Mustafa. Among all the bowlers he has the best economy even while bowling the death overs are what makes him special although there are not enough numbers in the wickets column.
They have been the top performers for UAE in the past month winning 2 crucial series and a place in the T20 WC 2022.
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