UAE have won the toss and elected to bat in the second T20I of their series against the USA at the ICC Academy in Dubai.
After rare desert rain played spoilsport in USA’s first-ever T20I – or, saviour, from the UAE’s perspective – the two sides meet again in the second and final match of the series on Saturday.
The USA were on their way to a historic victory on Friday when the rain intervened, having made an impressive 152/7 from their allotted 15 overs, thanks largely to Steven Taylor’s 72 off 39.
In response, chasing an adjusted target of 143 runs from 13 overs, the UAE had stumbled to 29/2 from 3.3 overs. The par score for two wickets down after five overs, the minimum required for a match to be declared official, was 51, so the UAE would have needed some stunning hitting to avoid defeat. Instead, all they needed was a downpour.
That sets the series up nicely for Saturday’s decider.
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