Chirag Suri

UAE and Ireland will play a second one-day international in Abu Dhabi on Monday after two matches of the scheduled four-game series were called off due to Covid-19 concerns, officials said. UAE won the opening encounter on January 8 without vice-captain Chirag Suri and uncapped left-arm spinner Aryan Lakra who both tested positive for coronavirus.

Chirag Suri least expected it. The 21-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) batsman received a "surprise" call from an IPL franchisee about two months back asking him to register for the IPL auction.

Left-handed opener Akhil Herwadkar scored a century as almost all the Indian batsmen scored runs in their crushing 189 run win over hosts United Arab Emirates in the opening game of the U-19 Asia Cup here today.

The one-day international (ODI) between United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ireland has been postponed after a UAE player tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Saturday, officials from both countries said.

Ahead of the first ODI against Ireland, UAE vice-captain Chirag Suri and spinner Aryan Lakra have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Gujarat Lions bought the maximum number of players (11) among the eight franchises at the 2017 IPL players' auction in Bengaluru, spending only Rs 3.85 crore, the lowest among other teams.

It was a dream day for players from the associate countries. After two Afghanistan cricketers were picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the morning, Gujarat Lions bought an Indian-born UAE batsman Chirag Suri for Rs 10 lakh late in the afternoon.

In a historic first, the BCCI has decided to include five Afghanistan cricketers including hard-hitting wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammed Shahzad, whose pyrotechnics had grabbed eyeballs during the last edition of World T20 in India, in the IPL auction pool.

The One-day International between the United Arab Emirates and Ireland in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday was postponed after another four players from the hosts squad tested positive for COVID-19, the Emirates Cricket Board said. The match was originally the third of a four-game series.

Shoriful Islam ended the United Arab Emirates victory chase with wickets from consecutive balls in the last over to give Bangladesh a seven-run victory in the series opener in Dubai on Sunday. Trying to overhaul Bangladesh's 158-5, the hosts started the last over needing 11 runs with two wickets in hand. Shoriful, a 21-year-old left-arm pace bowler, gave up three runs from the first two balls before striking.

Nicholas Pooran's power-packed 26-ball 89 helped Northern Warriors outplay Bangla Tigers by 30 runs in the Abu Dhabi T10 event here.

The second one-day international between United Arab Emirates and Ireland, which was due to take place on Sunday, has been postponed after another UAE player tested positive for Covid-19, the host board said on Saturday.

351 players will officially go under the hammer in the 2017 Indian Premier League auction, the IPL governing body confirmed on Tuesday (February 14). The final list has been pruned from 799 players who registered their names for the auction.

The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that the UAE men's team will play Ireland in a four-match ODI series in January. The matches will be played on January 8, 10, 12 and 14 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi and will be streamed by joint partner ITW Consulting.

DD vs GL: Suresh Raina-led Gujarat Lions face Delhi Daredevils after two narrow defeats and must win their remaining matches to stay in contention for the play-offs in the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be playing their first international cricket series against an ICC full member team when they take on Ireland in a four-match ODI series beginning Friday. The four ODIs will be played on January 8, 10, 12 and 14 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

The coronavirus-curtailed series between the United Arab Emirates and Ireland in the Gulf state was again put on hold on Friday when the fourth scheduled one day international on Saturday was postponed.

Ireland kept their hopes of qualifying for a seventh straight T20 World Cup alive on Saturday with a 21-run victory over Bahrain in Oman, while the United Arab Emirates and Nepal made it two wins from two. Ireland, the only Test team playing at the Global Qualifier A tournament, would have been knocked out by a defeat after their opening loss to the UAE on Friday.

Leinster all-rounder Simi Singh produced a career best one-day international performance with bat and ball to steer Ireland to a crushing 112-run win over United Arab Emirates on Monday which levelled the series at 1-1.

Bangla Tigers bowled intelligently and batted strongly to outplay defending champions Maratha Arabians by six wickets in the Abu Dhabi T10 here on Saturday. Arabians, despite not losing any wicket, could muster only 103 runs in their 10 overs. Mohammad Hafeez's unbeaten 61 off 30 balls went in vain. Abdul Shakoor played second fiddle with an unbeaten 34.

Maiden ODI centuries for Chundangapoyil Rizwan and Muhammad Usman, who shared a fourth wicket partnership of 184, steered UAE to an impressive six-wicket win over Ireland in the first of a four-match series on Friday.

The five cricketers from Afghanistan are keeper batsman Mohammad Shahzad, a well-known MS Dhoni fan, skipper Asghar Stanikzai, allrounder Mohammad Nabi, 18-year-old legspinner Rashid Khan and medium-pacer Dawlat Zadran.

Bangla Tigers opener and skipper Andre Fletcher showed the way for UAE's Chirag Suri and Tom Moores to record an eight-wicket win over Pune Devils in the Abu Dhabi T10 on Monday.

Their campaign done and dusted after being knocked out of the play-off race, Gujarat Lions and Delhi Daredevils will look to salvage pride when they clash in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.

Faced with a do-or-die situation, defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad would go all out against a struggling Gujarat Lions and clinch the last-available spot in the IPL play-offs, when the two teams clash on Saturday.

Their campaign done and dusted after being knocked out of the play-off race, Gujarat Lions and Delhi Daredevils will look to salvage pride when they clash in the Indian Premier League.

High on confidence after decimating a high-profile Royal Challengers Bangalore, an upbeat Gujarat Lions will be aiming to lift their game a notch higher when they face title contenders Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League encounter, on Saturday.

Their losing streak finally over, an inconsistent Delhi Daredevils would look to continue the new-found momentum against a struggling Gujarat Lions on Thursday and keep their slim IPL play-off hopes alive.

High on confidence after one of their splendid run-chases across 10 editions, Mumbai Indians will like to continue their winning momentum against a resurgent Gujarat Lions in an Indian Premier League encounter on Sunday.

RPS vs GL, IPL 2017: Steadily gaining momentum after struggling initially, Rising Pune Supergiant would look to maintain the rhythm when they clash with a low-on-confidence Gujarat Lions in an Indian Premier League match on Monday.