UAE rout Canada by 5 wickets as Zimbabwe stun Australia

Chasing I51 for victory, UAE slumped to 66-4 in the I3th over before a rapid 84-run stand between Aryansh and Sohaib set up their win with two balls to spare. Junaid claimed five of Canada’s seven wickets, conceding 35 runs in his four overs

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Aryansh Sharma struck an unbeaten 74 off 53 balls while Sohaib Khan smashed 51 off 29 as the UAE chased down I5| to beat Canada by five wickets in their Group D clash of the ICC Men's 120 World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Friday.

UAE slipped to 66/4 in the chase of 15I, but Aryansh held firm at one end even as Canado’s spinners tightened their grip through the middle overs. With the required rate climbing, Sohailb’s arrival changed the momentum. He launched four sixes and four boundaries in a blistering counterattack, while adding 84 runs with Aryansh off just 42 balls.

‘Aryansh anchored the chase with measured strokeplay, finishing unbeaten from 53 deliveries, hitting six fours and three sixes. But Sohaib’s aggression rattled Canada’s bowlers in the closing overs and turned the game around for the UAE.

UAE seamer Junaid Siddique claimed five of Canada’s seven wickets, conceding 35 runs in his four overs.

Veteran all-rounder Saad Bin Zafar was the standout for Canada with figures of 3-14, but his efforts were not enough to prevent the UAE's late surge. The victory underlined the UAE's batting depth beyond their senior pros skipper Muhammad Waseem and Alishan Sharafu, as Aryansh and Sohaib stepped up to secure the win with two balls to spare.