Lahore (Web Desk) Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland and Sri Lanka won the warm-up matches of the ICCT20 World Cup.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup, which kicks off in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, continues with warm-up matches in which Ireland beat Bangladesh by 33 runs.
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In the match played in Abu Dhabi, Ireland scored 177 runs for the loss of 3 wickets while playing first. In reply, Bangladesh team failed to achieve the target and were bowled out for 144 runs. Gareth Delaney played an unbeaten 88-run offensive innings His innings included 8 sixes and 3 fours.
Sri Lanka v Papua New Guinea
In another warm-up match, the Sri Lankan team defeated Papua New Guinea by 39 runs. Thus, Sri Lanka claimed its second victory in the warm-up matches.
The winning team scored 162 runs for the loss of 5 wickets while playing first. In pursuit of the target, the team of Papua New Guinea scored 123 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
Netherlands v Oman
In another warm-up match played in Dubai, the Netherlands beat Oman by 4 runs after a thrilling contest.
The Netherlands scored 161 runs for the loss of 8 wickets while playing first. In pursuit of the target, the Oman team performed brilliantly but unfortunately managed to score 165 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the allotted 20 overs and lost by 4 runs.
Scotland vs Namibia
Scotland beat Namibia by 19 runs in the T20 World Cup warm-up match.
Scotland scored 203 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in response to which the Namibian team also performed well but failed to achieve the target and scored 184 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. They lost by 19 runs.
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