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UAE win Gulf Cup title with thrilling victory over Kuwait

Pacer Jawadullah bowled a brilliant last over, dismissing Bhaskar and Shafeeq in successive balls, to script a two-run win for the hosts

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Members of the UAE team pose with the trophy. — Courtesy: X
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A Staff Reporter

Published: Sun 22 Dec 2024, 5:56 PM

Last updated: Sun 22 Dec 2024, 5:57 PM

The UAE beat Kuwait by two runs in a thrilling final to lift the Gulf T20I Championship title in Dubai on Saturday night.

In a low-scoring game, the home team managed to make only 153 for nine in 20 overs as opener Tanish Suri top-scored with 34.

Alishan Sharafu and Rahul Chopra made 28 each while Asif Khan was also guilty of not converting his start.

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For Kuwait, Yasin Patel and Sayed Monib took three wickets each while all-rounder Meet Bhaskar took two wickets.

In reply, a brilliant knock from Meet Bhaskar (72 off 54 balls) kept Kuwait in the hunt for a win until the last over in which they needed seven runs with two wickets in hand.

But UAE pacer Muhammad Jawadullah (2/28) bowled a brilliant last over, dismissing Bhaskar and Mohamed Shafeeq in successive balls to script a famous win for the hosts.

Jawadullah was named man-of-the-match for the final over heroics.

All-rounder Ali Naseer and Simranjeet Kang took two wickets each for the UAE.

Earlier, the UAE had finished the league phase in the six-team tournament on top with four wins from five matches.

The top two sides had qualified for the final with Kuwait being the second-placed team in the league phase.

A Staff Reporter

Published: Sun 22 Dec 2024, 5:56 PM

Last updated: Sun 22 Dec 2024, 5:57 PM

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