Chennai, Feb. 10 -- Well crafted half centuries by Captain Muhammad Waseem, who led from the front, andNo.3 Alishan Sharafu guided United Arab Emirates (UAE) to a respectable 173 for six in their opening T20 WorldCup match against a strong New Zealand at the M A Chidambaram Stadium here on Tuesday.
Batting first after winng the toss, UAE lost opener Aryansh Sharma (8, 2x4) in the second oer. But Waseem,who opned the innings and Alishah held the innings together and stitched together a superb partnership toensure the team reached a good total to defend.
Both Waseem and Alishan paced their inning well and added 107 runs for the second wicket in 12.5 oversto put the innins on a firm, before other batsmen ensured 51 runs were scored in the fi...