Ireland will face UAE in a Four match ODI series

The Ireland cricket team will be facing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a four-match ODI series beginning Friday, January 8.

The Emirates Cricket Board general secretary said that the matches will be telecasted through Eurosport and Eurosport HD.

“India is a nation that loves its cricket and we are thrilled that Eurosport India will bring this series to the cricket fans in the country. This is our first bilateral series with a Test playing nation after the Covid-19 pandemic that hit the world globally and an important one as we are playing an ICC full member team.” Emirates Cricket Board general secretary Mubashshir Usmani said.

The teams have announced their squads for the series which will be telecast live on Eurosport and Eurosport HD India channels.

Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, David Delany, Gareth Delany, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCollum, Kevin O’Brien, Neil Rock, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young.

UAE: Ahmed Raza (c), Chirag Suri (vc), Rohan Mustafa, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Boota, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Waheed Ahmad, Zawar Farid, CP Rizwaan, Aryan Lakra, Karthik Meiyappan, Alishan Sharafu, Basil Hameed, Kashif Daud, Adithya Shetty, Vriitya Aravind

The four ODIs will be played on January 8, 10, 12 and 14 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.