New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Aryansh Sharma's unbeaten 74 and Junaid Siddique's five-wicket haul scripted a thrilling five-wicket victory for United Arab Emirates over Canada in a Group D fixture of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Friday.
In a contest that swung both ways, Siddique's incisive spell of 5 for 35 restricted Canada to 150 for seven, before Aryansh anchored a composed chase to see UAE home with two balls to spare at 151 for five in 19.4 overs.
Canada, after winning the toss and electing to bat, endured an early jolt when Yuvraj Samra fell for 5. Captain Dilpreet Bajwa (11) followed soon after, both wickets claimed by Siddique inside the Powerplay as Canada slipped to 19 for two. Navneet Dhaliwal attemp...