UAE and West Indies to play three ODIs in Sharjah forward of World Cup Qualifier
UAE and West Indies will play a three-match ODI collection in Sharjah subsequent month as a part of their preparations for the upcoming World Cup Qualifier.
The matches, all day-night, shall be performed on June 5, 7 and 9. At the tip of the collection, each groups will depart for Zimbabwe for the qualifying match, which shall be performed from June 18 to July 9.
In all, ten groups will take part within the qualifying match, with two progressing to the 2023 ODI World Cup, to be performed in India.
“In recent months, our team has produced some sensational performances in the ODI format which have helped raise UAE cricket’s profile,” Mubashshir Usmani, the final Secretary of the Emirates Cricket Board, stated. “Our qualification for the tournament in Zimbabwe exemplifies our recent achievements. We want to ensure we provide the best possible preparation to our team and this series will most certainly help in achieving the goal.”
Jimmy Adams, the director of cricket for CWI, stated: “This is our first ever bilateral tour against the UAE and we are pleased to have agreed this historic three-match ODI series as it will provide a good opportunity for our players to get some preparation ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
“It may even enable these gamers not going to Zimbabwe to get some beneficial expertise on the worldwide degree in overseas situations, which might be vastly helpful to their progress and improvement. We are joyful to work carefully with the ECB to rearrange the three matches and we see this as a partnership which may develop sooner or later.”