• T20 tour match: England XI 174-6; United Arab Emirates 95-9
• England win by 79 runsOn a balmy Abu Dhabi evening England politely yet professionally defeated their hosts in a friendly match so gentle it bore little relation to the three imminent T20 matches against Pakistan. At least let us hope that is the case.
The UAE,not the same force as when they qualified for the final World Cup, provided the practice as best they could. In an nearly deserted stadium, or expensively lit by thousands of bulbs at the top of four massive pylons,England, even though decelerating rapidly in the moment half of their innings, and hit 174 in their 20 overs and cantered to a win by 79 runs. Earlier in their warm-up game Pakistan had beaten Hong Kong by 64 runs in daylight in Dubai,a far more environmentally-friendly encounter.
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Source: theguardian.com