Two underdogs teams (UAE and USA) will step down on the pitch for their two T20 match series, the first of which will be played on March 15th at the ICC Academy in Dubai around 03:30 PM
It has been a long wait for the United States, as they were last seen playing their international match was in the year 2015 against Papua New Guinea. When it comes to UAE, they are more familiar to the International pressure.
Mohammad Naveed will continue to serve as captain for UAE side after they lost 2-1 series to Nepal in January where the team was lead by Rohan Mustafa, the regular captain. The Team United States will be captained under Saurabh Netravalkar who plays for Marin 1, Northern California Cricket Association.
USA got stuffed with some good news when ICC announced USA cricket was approved as an Associate Member to become the ICC’s 105th Member. USA will experience the T20 format for the first time in history. Let’s see how exciting these matches will be.
When and Where:
UAE vs USA, T20
ICC Academy, Dubai
15th March, 03:30 PM
Squad:
UAE: Muhammad Naveed (capt), Rohan Mustafa, Ashfaq Ahmed, Shaiman Anwar, Rameez Shahzad, Amjad Gul, CP Rizwan, Muhammad Boota, Abdul Shakoor, Ahmed Raza, Imran Haider, Sultan Ahmed, Zahoor Khan, Amir Hayat, Waheed Ahmad
United States: Saurabh Netravalkar (c), Elmore Hutchinson, Aaron Jones, Nosthush Kenjige, Muhammad Ali Khan, Jan NisarKhan, Jaskaran Malhotra, Xavier Marshall, Monank Patel, Timil Patel, Roy Silva, Jasdeep Singh, Steven Taylor, Hayden Walsh Jr.
Team News:
UAE: Veteran Rohan Mustafa comes back for the T20 clash
Probably playing XI:
UAE: A Shakoor, Shaiman Anwar, R Shahzad, M Boota, C Rizwan, Ashfaq Ahmed, Mohammad Naveed, Rohan Mustafa, A Raza, Imran Haider, S Ahmed/ Z Khan
USA: Monank Patel, Jaskaran Malhotra (WK), Steven Taylor, Xavier Marshall, Aaron Jones, Hayden Walsh Jr, Timil Patel, Elmore Hutchinson, Roy Silva, Saurabh Netravalkar (C), Ali Khan.
UAE vs USA Dream11 Team prediction:
J Malhorta (WK)
S Anwar
X Marshall
M Patel
J Khan
R Mustafa
M Naveed (c)
E Hutchinson
A Raza
I Haider
J Singh
Captain and VC choice: M Naveed, R Mustafa, X Marshall
Key players:
UAE:
M Naveed
R Mustafa
S Anwar
Imran Haider
USA:
J Malhorta
X Marshall
M Patel
Jasdeep Singh