United Arab Emirates vs Ireland, 1st T20I, Twenty20 International in Dubai, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series:Twenty20 International

Venue:Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Date & Time:29 Jan 2026, 02:30 pm LOCAL

IRE178/6(20)

UAE121/10(19.5)

Ireland won by 57 runs

Player of the Match

Gareth Delany

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Paul Stirling	c Harshit Kaushik b Junaid Siddique	8	3	2	0	267.00
Harry Tector	c Muhammad Jawad Ullah b unknown	4	9	0	0	44.00
Ross Adair	b Muhammad Arfan	39	29	5	1	134.00
Lorcan Tucker	c Basil Hameed b Haider Ali	38	25	4	2	152.00
Curtis Campher	b Haider Ali	25	23	3	0	109.00
Gareth Delany	b Junaid Siddique	8	9	1	0	89.00
Benjamin Calitz	not out	26	12	2	1	217.00
George Dockrell	not out	22	10	2	1	220.00

Total178/6 (20 Ov, RR: 8.90)

Fall of Wickets

8-1 (Stirling, 0.0 ov)34-2 (Tector, 0.7 ov)62-3 (Adair, 1.4 ov)117-4 (Tucker, 2.4 ov)122-5 (Campher, 2.4 ov)145-6 (Delany, 2.9 ov)

Bowling

Bowler	O	R	W	Eco
Junaid Siddique	4	36	2	9.0
Haider Ali	4	31	2	7.8
Muhammad Arfan	4	20	1	5.0
Muhammad Jawad Ullah	4	33	0	8.3
Harshit Kaushik	2	24	0	12.0
Basil Hameed	2	28	0	14.0

United Arab Emirates - 2nd Innings121/10 (19.5)

Over 20

10 runs

19.5W

McCarthy to Muhammad Arfan, OUT! Clean Bowled

completely beaten, the off stump is pegged back

Muhammad Arfan 15(14) • FOW: 121/10

19.4

McCarthy to Muhammad Jawad Ullah, wide

too wide outside off, left alone

19.4

McCarthy to Muhammad Jawad Ullah, no ball

no ball called, free hit next ball

19.4

McCarthy to Muhammad Arfan, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

19.3

McCarthy to Muhammad Jawad Ullah, no run

pushed to the fielder

19.2

McCarthy to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

rotates the strike

19.14

McCarthy to Muhammad Arfan, FOUR

finds the gap, races to the fence

Over 19

7 runs

18.6

Adair to Muhammad Jawad Ullah, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

18.5

Adair to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

18.4

Adair to Muhammad Jawad Ullah, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

18.3

Adair to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

18.2

Adair to Muhammad Jawad Ullah, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

18.1

Adair to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

worked away for one

Over 18

1 runs

17.6W

McCarthy to Junaid Siddique, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

Junaid Siddique 1(4) • FOW: 104/9

17.5

McCarthy to Junaid Siddique, no run

pushed to the fielder

17.4

McCarthy to Junaid Siddique, no run

good length, no run

17.3

McCarthy to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

rotates the strike

17.2

McCarthy to Muhammad Arfan, no run

played and missed

17.1

McCarthy to Muhammad Arfan, no run

blocked solidly

Over 17

5 runs

16.6

Adair to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

nudged for a single

16.5

Adair to Junaid Siddique, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

16.4W

Adair to Haider Ali, OUT! Catch Out

lofts it straight to the fielder

Haider Ali 1(4) • FOW: 101/8

16.3

Adair to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

worked away for one

16.2

Adair to Haider Ali, 1 run

nudged for a single

16.1

Adair to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

Over 16

2 runs

15.6

Humphreys to Haider Ali, no run

left alone outside off

15.5

Humphreys to Haider Ali, no run

blocked solidly

15.4W

Humphreys to Basil Hameed, OUT! Catch Out

lofts it straight to the fielder

Basil Hameed 2(3) • FOW: 98/7

15.3

Humphreys to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

15.2W

Humphreys to Harshit Kaushik, OUT! LBW OUT

struck on the pads, umpire raises the finger

Harshit Kaushik 1(2) • FOW: 97/6

15.1

Humphreys to Basil Hameed, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

Ireland - 1st Innings178/6 (20)

Over 20

17 runs

19.64

Siddique to Benjamin Calitz, FOUR

finds the gap, races to the fence

19.5

Siddique to George Dockrell, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

19.44

Siddique to George Dockrell, FOUR

swept fine for four

19.36

Siddique to George Dockrell, SIX

muscled over deep square leg

19.2

Siddique to Benjamin Calitz, no run

off the pads, leg bye signaled

19.1

Siddique to Benjamin Calitz, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

Over 19

10 runs

18.6

Ullah to George Dockrell, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

18.54

Ullah to George Dockrell, FOUR

cut away to the boundary

18.4

Ullah to George Dockrell, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

18.3

Ullah to George Dockrell, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

18.2

Ullah to George Dockrell, no run

pushed to the fielder

18.1

Ullah to George Dockrell, no run

played and missed

Over 18

7 runs

17.6

Siddique to Benjamin Calitz, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

17.5

Siddique to Benjamin Calitz, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

17.4

Siddique to George Dockrell, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

17.3W

Siddique to Gareth Delany, OUT! Clean Bowled

through the gate, the stumps are disturbed

17.2

Siddique to Benjamin Calitz, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

17.1

Siddique to Gareth Delany, 1 run

worked away for one

Over 17

7 runs

16.6

Arfan to Gareth Delany, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

16.5

Arfan to Gareth Delany, no run

pushed to the fielder

16.44

Arfan to Gareth Delany, FOUR

finds the gap, races to the fence

16.3

Arfan to Benjamin Calitz, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

16.2

Arfan to Gareth Delany, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

16.1

Arfan to Gareth Delany, no run

pushed to the fielder

Over 16

14 runs

15.6

Hameed to Gareth Delany, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

15.5

Hameed to Gareth Delany, no run

left alone outside off

15.4

Hameed to Benjamin Calitz, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

15.36

Hameed to Benjamin Calitz, SIX

muscled over deep square leg

15.2

Hameed to Benjamin Calitz, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

15.14

Hameed to Benjamin Calitz, FOUR

clipped through midwicket