ECB confirms the UAE’s limited overs schedule

abu dhabi — Emirates Cricket Board on Sunday confirmed the UAE schedule against USA Cricket, Surrey County Cricket Club and the Lancashire County Cricket Club.

In what is anticipated to be a mouth-watering feast of cricket, UAE will play eight 50-over matches over an 11-day period commencing Monday, March 18 until Thursday, March 28.

UAE will continue their USA series, as the US side prepare for their make or break ICC World Cricket League Division 2 tournament with the UAE Men’s 1st side competing against the visitors on Monday, March 18, 25 and then wrap up the series on March 28.

Nestled into the schedule, on Wednesday, March 20, UAE’s 1st team will play the English County Champions, Surrey. A UAE Men’s XI, which will include of a number of UAE’s fastrising U19 stars and A-team players, will face USA on Thursday, March 21, Friday, March 22, and in an exciting doubleheader on Sunday, March 24, a UAE’s XI will play their final match against USA while the UAE’s 1st team will compete against Lancashire.

Waleed Bukhatir, Emirates Cricket Board Member and Chief Selector said; “The next few weeks will see UAE’s cricketloving community spoilt for choice with five quality teams playing in this schedule across two impressive facilities. Additionally, we are very pleased to be able to assess our up and coming talent via the UAE XI fixtures, which will support our U19’s preparation for the ICC U19 World Cup qualification event and help expand the pool of talent available to our first team.

“We extend our sincere thanks to USA Cricket for including these games into the schedule. These players will no doubt be striving to make their mark and possibly be considered for (UAE) National representation, so we will be watching their performance with keen interest,” added Bukhatir.