United Arab Emirates vs Ireland, 2nd T20I, Twenty20 International in Dubai, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series:Twenty20 International

Venue:Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Date & Time:31 Jan 2026, 06:00 am LOCAL

IRE170/7(20)

UAE140/8(20)

Ireland won by 30 runs

Player of the Match

Curtis Campher

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ross Adair	c Aryansh Sharma b Junaid Siddique	10	4	2	0	250.00
Paul Stirling	b Muhammad Arfan	14	11	1	1	127.00
Harry Tector	c Muhammad Waseem b Haider Ali	20	17	4	0	118.00
Lorcan Tucker	c Harshit Kaushik b Muhammad Jawad Ullah	12	11	2	0	109.00
Benjamin Calitz	b Muhammad Arfan	14	8	1	1	175.00
Gareth Delany	c Mayank Kumar b Haider Ali	2	3	0	0	67.00
George Dockrell	b Junaid Siddique	0	6	0	0	0.00
Curtis Campher	not out	54	41	2	2	132.00
Mark Adair	not out	34	21	0	3	162.00

Total170/7 (20 Ov, RR: 8.50)

Fall of Wickets

11-1 (Adair, 0.1 ov)40-2 (Stirling, 0.7 ov)46-3 (Tector, 0.9 ov)74-4 (Tucker, 1.4 ov)94-5 (Calitz, 1.9 ov)99-6 (Delany, 2.0 ov)101-7 (Dockrell, 2.2 ov)

Bowling

Bowler	O	R	W	Eco
Junaid Siddique	4	35	2	8.8
Haider Ali	4	30	2	7.5
Muhammad Arfan	4	23	2	5.8
Muhammad Jawad Ullah	4	42	1	10.5
Dhruv Parashar	2	22	0	11.0
Harshit Kaushik	2	15	0	7.5

United Arab Emirates - 2nd Innings140/8 (20)

Over 20

8 runs

19.6

McCarthy to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

worked away for one

19.5

McCarthy to Muhammad Arfan, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

19.44

McCarthy to Muhammad Arfan, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

19.3

McCarthy to Muhammad Arfan, no run

left alone outside off

19.2

McCarthy to Junaid Siddique, no run

misses everything, they run a bye

19.1

McCarthy to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

Over 19

14 runs

18.6

Adair to Junaid Siddique, no run

beaten outside off

18.5

Adair to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

18.44

Adair to Muhammad Arfan, FOUR

pulled powerfully to the boundary

18.3

Adair to Muhammad Arfan, wide

strays wide, batsman leaves

18.36

Adair to Muhammad Arfan, SIX

sent sailing over the ropes

18.2

Adair to Muhammad Arfan, no run

good length, no run

18.1

Adair to Muhammad Arfan, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

Over 18

7 runs

17.6

McCarthy to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

rotates the strike

17.5

McCarthy to Junaid Siddique, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

17.4

McCarthy to Junaid Siddique, no run

played and missed

17.34

McCarthy to Junaid Siddique, FOUR

pulled powerfully to the boundary

17.2W

McCarthy to Haider Ali, OUT! Clean Bowled

completely beaten, the off stump is pegged back

Haider Ali 3(3) • FOW: 111/8

17.1

McCarthy to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

rotates the strike

Over 17

4 runs

16.6

Adair to Haider Ali, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

16.5

Adair to Muhammad Arfan, 1 run

worked away for one

16.4

Adair to Muhammad Arfan, no run

defended back to the bowler

16.3

Adair to Muhammad Arfan, no run

blocked solidly

16.2

Adair to Haider Ali, 1 run

nudged for a single

16.1W

Adair to Dhruv Parashar, OUT! Catch Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

Dhruv Parashar 7(9) • FOW: 106/7

Over 16

4 runs

15.6

Dockrell to Muhammad Arfan, no run

good length, no run

15.5

Dockrell to Muhammad Arfan, no run

beaten outside off

15.4

Dockrell to Muhammad Arfan, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

15.3W

Dockrell to Mayank Kumar, OUT! Stump Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

Mayank Kumar 3(7) • FOW: 104/6

15.2

Dockrell to Dhruv Parashar, 1 run

rotates the strike

15.1

Dockrell to Mayank Kumar, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

Ireland - 1st Innings170/7 (20)

Over 20

13 runs

19.6

Ullah to Curtis Campher, no ball

front foot no ball, extra run added

19.6

Ullah to Mark Adair, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

19.5

Ullah to Mark Adair, 1 run

worked away for one

19.4

Ullah to Curtis Campher, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

19.3

Ullah to Mark Adair, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

19.26

Ullah to Mark Adair, SIX

deposited into the crowd

19.1

Ullah to Curtis Campher, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

Over 19

11 runs

18.6

Siddique to Curtis Campher, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

18.5

Siddique to Curtis Campher, no run

watchful defence

18.4

Siddique to Mark Adair, 1 run

worked away for one

18.3

Siddique to Curtis Campher, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

18.2

Siddique to Curtis Campher, wide

strays wide, batsman leaves

18.2

Siddique to Curtis Campher, no ball

front foot no ball, extra run added

18.2

Siddique to Curtis Campher, wide

strays wide, batsman leaves

18.2

Siddique to Curtis Campher, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

18.1

Siddique to Mark Adair, 1 run

nudged for a single

Over 18

19 runs

17.6

Ullah to Mark Adair, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

17.56

Ullah to Mark Adair, SIX

lifted over cover for maximum

17.46

Ullah to Mark Adair, SIX

pulled into the stands

17.3

Ullah to Mark Adair, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

17.2

Ullah to Curtis Campher, no run

deflected off the thigh pad

17.14

Ullah to Curtis Campher, FOUR

cut away to the boundary

Over 17

13 runs

16.6

Kaushik to Curtis Campher, 1 run

rotates the strike

16.56

Kaushik to Curtis Campher, SIX

launched over long-on

16.4

Kaushik to Mark Adair, 1 run

rotates the strike

16.3

Kaushik to Curtis Campher, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

16.2

Kaushik to Curtis Campher, wide

too wide outside off, left alone

16.2

Kaushik to Curtis Campher, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

16.1

Kaushik to Mark Adair, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

Over 16

7 runs

15.6

Arfan to Mark Adair, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

15.5

Arfan to Curtis Campher, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

15.4

Arfan to Curtis Campher, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

15.3

Arfan to Mark Adair, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

15.2

Arfan to Curtis Campher, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

15.1

Arfan to Mark Adair, 1 run

worked away for one