United Arab Emirates edged out Kuwait by two runs in the final of the Gulf Cricket T20I Championship 2024 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. (More Cricket News)
UAE first put 153 runs on the board, then dismissed Kuwait for 151 all out in 19.3 overs, with Muhammad Jawadullah, Simranjeet Kang and Ali Naseer picking up two wickets apiece.
Toss Update
United Arab Emirates won the toss and opted to bat against Kuwait in the final of the Gulf T20I Championship 2024.
Playing XIs
Kuwait: Ravija Sandaruwan, Clinto Anto, Meet Bhavsar, Adnan Idrees, Muhammad Umar, Usman Patel(w), Bilal Tahir, Mohammed Aslam(c), Sayed Monib, Yasin Patel, Mohamed Shafeeq
United Arab Emirates: Tanish Suri(w), Muhammad Waseem(c), Alishan Sharafu, Asif Khan, Rahul Chopra, Dhruv Parashar, Ali Naseer, Nilansh Keswani, Simranjeet Kang, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah
The venue is the prestigious Dubai International Cricket Stadium and both teams are coming after attaining the first two positions on the points table among six nations of the Gulf region.
Alishan Sharafu and Tanish Suri are two players to watch for from the host nation. From Kuwait, wicketkeeper-batter Usman Patel and captain Mohammed Aslam will be in focus in the finale.
