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Total of 16 warm-up matches will be played between participant teams of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 – a precursor to a tournament promising excitement aplenty.

It is pertinent to note that all of the matches in Abu Dhabi and Dubai will take place behind closed doors – no spectators will be allowed attendance.

Eight of the 16 warm-up matches will be broadcast on Star, with highlights for these matches available on ICC's digital platforms.

The first set of warm-up fixtures will begin on 12 October, featuring all the eight teams in Round 1 of the tournament. Each team will play two warm-up matches, with these fixtures being played over the course of the next two days, starting with the clash between Papua New Guinea and Ireland in Abu Dhabi.

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The second set of warm-up fixtures will begin on October 18, and conclude on October 20, with the eight confirmed Super12 teams set to play two warm-up matches each.

This set of fixtures will be broadcast on TV, laptops and mobile apps in India via Star Sports. In case you miss out on the matches, we have you covered – the highlights will be available on ICC's digital platforms.


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Pakistan should pullout of the warm up vs England. Send ECB a message, we ain’t playing until we get a home series.
 
Any idea if we can watch warm up matches anywhere in UK?
 
Ireland continued their build-up to the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with a thumping eight-wicket win over Papua New Guinea.

After PNG won the toss and chose to bat first, Craig Young made Ireland’s first breakthrough with the dismissal of Tony Ura for 2 in the second over, and Charles Amini then fell for 4 to Simi Singh in the final over of the powerplay. Sese Bau and Assad Vala – the skipper who top-scored with 32 – strung together a partnership of 23, but regular breakthroughs meant the PNG innings never caught fire.

Ben White fired in a wide delivery to have Bau stumped for 12 in the 12th over, and the leg-spinner removed Vala minutes later for his second. Jason Kila was White’s final victim, bowled for 2 after failing to connect from his sweep. Mark Adair and Young joined in on the fun of targeting the stumps, with the remaining three wickets in the innings all bowled.

PNG finished on 96-8, with White the pick of the bowlers, returning figures of 3-10 from four overs. Young too claimed a three-for, conceding 15 runs.

With the bat, Ireland lost Kevin O’Brien and Gareth Delany in the powerplay – aiming to go big over the off side, O’Brien (8 off 12) chopped on; Delany (5 off 7) was cleaned up by Simon Atai after failing to connect with a late cut.

But Andrew Balbirnie and Curtis Campher took Ireland home with a substantial unbeaten partnership of 71, with both batters finishing on 42 not out. While the Ireland captain was more patient in batting for 46 deliveries, Campher provided power, cracking three fours and two sixes during his 35-ball stay.

Ireland’s final warm-up match ahead of the World Cup takes place on Thursday against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi.

After the game, captain Balbirnie said

“It’s always nice to get a win and put in a solid performance all round. The pitch was a slow, low and tired wicket, but our bowlers were very accurate throughout and executed their bowling plans well.”

“My foot is fine, it’s still not pain free, but certainly having a clear X-ray has been a great boost knowing that not much more damage can be done. I just have to remember, it’s better to use your bat rather than your boot.”

MATCH SUMMARY

Ireland Men v PNG Men, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Warm-Up, Sheikh Zayed Stadium Nursery 1, Abu Dhabi, 12 October 2021

PNG 96-8 (20 overs; A Vala 31; B White 3-10, C Young 3-15)
Ireland 99-2 (16.4 overs; A Balbirnie 42*, C Campher 42*; S Atai 1-28

Ireland won by 8 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
 
ICC #T20WorldCup, Warm-up - Bangladesh posted 147/7 in their 20 overs.

Dushmantha Chameera 4-0-3-27
Dasun Shanaka 2-0-17-1
Lahiru Kumara 4-0-24-1
W Hasaranga 4-0-24-1
M Theekshana 4-0-31-1

Soumya Sarkar top scored with 34 runs for Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka need 148 runs to win.
 
Sri Lanka won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 1st Warm-up Match against Bangladesh by 4 wickets.
BAN 147/7
SL 148/6 (19.2)

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PNG 96/8 (20)

IRE 99/2 (16.4)

Ireland won by 8 wickets
 
Scotland 122-6 (20 overs): MacLeod 34*, Leask 30; Van der Gugten 2-11
Netherlands 90 (17.5) Watt 4-10, Greaves 4-19
Scotland won by 32 runs
 
Oman 152/8 (20), Nam 120/9 (20)
Oman won by 32 runs
 
SLCric said:
Sri Lanka won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 1st Warm-up Match against Bangladesh by 4 wickets.
BAN 147/7
SL 148/6 (19.2)

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Awesome pic...stumps flying with the quick in follow through, what a sight!
I always was a fan of Chameera, i enjoyed watching him against in our last tour.
If this guy can remain injury free , no reason he cant mix it with the best.
Fantastic runup, good rhythmic action and excellent follow through. Just tends to bowl short on a lot of occations. has the pace, if he can pitch it up and swing more, he would be more threatening.
 
On another front, just think the pitches might ahve taken a pounding.
You have the IPL games, then the associate ones, the practice and finally the tournament itself.
I guess pitches will be so worn out that bowlers who can take the pace off, will thrive.
It will be slow low bounce and the dew factor as well.
Cant think it will make for great quality cricket though, lets see.
 
CrIc_Mystique said:
On another front, just think the pitches might ahve taken a pounding.
You have the IPL games, then the associate ones, the practice and finally the tournament itself.
I guess pitches will be so worn out that bowlers who can take the pace off, will thrive.
It will be slow low bounce and the dew factor as well.
Cant think it will make for great quality cricket though, lets see.
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Pitches will be proper deshi kushti akharas. #dangal
 
Scotland vs Namibia : Scotland have lost the toss and will bat first

Netherlands vs Oman : Oman elected to Field

Bangladesh vs Ireland : Ireland elected to bat
 
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Bangladesh require 59 runs off 18 balls

Ireland Men
177/3

Bangladesh
119/8 (17)
 
Innings break: Sri Lanka post 162/5 at the end of 20 overs.

-Pathum Nissanka 73
-Avishka Fernando 61
 
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NED 165/4 (20)
OMAN 159/7 (19.4) CRR: 8.08 REQ: 21
Oman need 7 runs in 2 balls
 
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Sri Lanka beat Papua New Guinea by 39 runs in their warm-up fixture in Abu Dhabi.
SL - 162/5 (20) vs PNG - 123/7 (20)

W Hasaranga 4-0-16-2
D Chameera 4-1-20-2
 
Ireland beat Bangladesh by 33 runs today in their Warm up match in Abu Dhabi

BAN 144 in reply to IRE 177/3
For Ireland top performances were:
Delany 88* off 50 balls with 3 fours and 8 sixes
CA Young 2/23, JB Little 2/24 and MR Adair 3/33
 
NED 165/4 (20)
OMAN 161/8 (20)

Netherlands won by 4 runs
 
With the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 just days away, the warm-up matches are underway. We round up the action from Thursday’s warm-up matches.


Ireland beat Bangladesh by 33 runs

In Abu Dhabi, Ireland fine-tuned their preparations for Round 1 by clinching a victory against Bangladesh. Batting first, they posted a total of 177/3 on the board, and then bowled Bangladesh out for 144, which will do their confidence a world of good leading into the tournament.


Sri Lanka beat Papua New Guniea by 39 runs

In another fixture in Abu Dhabi, Sri Lanka clinched their second win in the warm-ups by registering a relatively comfortable victory against Papua New Guinea. The Lankans put up a score of 162/5 on the board and then managed to restrict PNG to 123/7 in their 20 overs.


Netherlands beat Oman by 4 runs

Over in Dubai, the Netherlands won their second warm-up fixture against Oman in a hard-fought encounter. Chasing 166, Oman fell short by a mere four runs after being restricted to 161/8. It was a good batting performance by the Dutch, who put up a total of 165/4 on the board.


Scotland beat Nambia by 19 runs

The second warm-up fixture of the day in Dubai between Scotland and Namibia was a run-fest. Batting first, Scotland put up a massive total of 203/7 on the board. Namibia came up with a valiant effort while chasing, scoring 184/5 in their 20 overs, falling short by 19 runs.
 
An unbeaten 50-ball 88 from Gareth Delany lifted Ireland to a comfortable 33-run win over Bangladesh in their final warm-up fixture ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Delany showed blistering power in a knock that included eight sixes and three fours, taking Ireland to a total of 177-3. In response Bangladesh were derailed by the loss of three wickets inside three overs, with Ireland’s frontline bowlers all among the wickets in their last run-out before taking on the Netherlands in the World Cup next Monday.

Ireland began strongly with the bat as Paul Stirling showcased his usual explosiveness by hitting five boundaries inside the first four overs. While left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed bowled Stirling for 22 – Stirling failed to connect with a slog sweep from the final ball of the fourth over – Ireland kept attacking through Delany and captain Andrew Balbirnie.

Balbirnie pulled Mustafizur Rahman for six in the fifth over and Delany followed his lead in the sixth, going down the ground for a maximum off Nasum. A fine Taskin Ahmed yorker accounted for Balbirnie (25) and the same bowler dismissed George Dockrell (9) a couple of overs later, but Delany was building towards his flurry of sixes.

A Shoriful Islam slower ball was swatted straight, Soumya Sarkar was lofted over extra cover, and Mustafizur’s third over was greeted with back-to-back sixes. Harry Tector turned over the strike with a run-a-ball 23 as Delany stole the show at the back-end of the innings – the right-hander’s last 38 runs came off 17 deliveries.

With the ball, the opening duo of Craig Young and Josh Little got Ireland off to an excellent start: Young accounted for Mohammad Naim in the first over before Liton Das chopped on from Little’s second delivery of the match. The big-name scalp of Mushfiqur Rahim followed in the third over to leave Bangladesh 15-3.

Soumya Sarkar and Afif Hossain took Bangladesh past fifty, but the latter reverse-swept a Ben White delivery into the hands of Paul Stirling at backward point in the eighth over. Soumya was then run out by Harry Tector in the 12th over, and regular breakthroughs followed.

Simi Singh fired one in to bowl Shamim Hossain for 1, and Mark Adair made hay at the death to pick up three wickets, including Mustafizur with the final ball of the match. Delany was the only bowler on show who didn’t pick up a scalp, but he’d long done his job.


After the match Gareth Delany said:

“I’ve found the going pretty tough so far on the slower wickets, but thankfully today there was a lot more pace which suits my game better. I was just happy to come off today and help to post a competitive score.”

“We’ve all acclimatised to the heat pretty well now - we’ve experienced training and playing at all stages of the day, so we’re definitely more used to it. It does still take its toll in terms of fluid loss, so it’s important we stay well hydrated.”

“The group’s confidence has definitely improved since the UAE series - we were all very disappointed in losing it, but we’ve put in two very strong performances with both the bat and the ball in these warm-up games. Hopefully we can continue our good form into the first game against the Dutch.”


Ireland’s Men’s T20 World Cup campaign begins on Monday, 17 October in Abu Dhabi against the Netherlands.


MATCH SUMMARY
Ireland Men v Bangladesh Men, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Warm-Up, Sheikh Zayed Stadium Nursery 2, Abu Dhabi, 14 October 2021

Ireland 177-3 (20 overs; G Delany 88*, A Balbirnie 25; T Ahmed 2-26)
Bangladesh 144 (20 overs; N Hasan 38; M Adair 3-33, C Young 2-21, J Little 2-22)

Ireland won by 33 runs
 
New Zealand vs Netherlands warm-up:

NZ : 154/8 on the board batting first against

Daryl Mitchell with 40 opening the batting and top scoring in Dubai. Jimmy Neesham 33, Martin Guptill 32 and Devon Conway 16

8 overs into the chase for Netherlands are 44/2
 
MenInG said:
New Zealand vs Netherlands warm-up:

NZ : 154/8 on the board batting first against

Daryl Mitchell with 40 opening the batting and top scoring in Dubai. Jimmy Neesham 33, Martin Guptill 32 and Devon Conway 16

8 overs into the chase for Netherlands are 44/2
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I thought warm ups for big teams are starting from 18 Oct.
 
ARK Rafay said:
I thought warm ups for big teams are starting from 18 Oct.
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Yes this seems to be an arrangement for themselves - its not listed anywhere

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A tight finish at the A six run win with Netherlands finishing 148/8 from their 20 overs.

Wickets:

Astle 2, Sodhi 2, Boult 1, Milne 1, Santner 1 and Jamieson 1
 
RSA 145/5 (20)
AFG 17/2 (3.3) CRR: 4.86 REQ: 7.82
Afghanistan need 129 runs
 
RSA 145/5 (20)
AFG 55/6 (13.4) CRR: 4.02 REQ: 14.37
Afghanistan need 91 runs in 38 balls
 
RSA 145/5 (20)

AFG 104/8 (20)

South Africa won by 41 runs

So no upset there
 
India have won the toss and have opted to field

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shaz619 said:
They shouldn’t pick Mo if he’s going to be wasted down the order. On these wickets, Malan will struggle at no.3, especially deep in the tournament. Morgan is a stubborn man.
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Mo should play in Malan's place.
 
Not looking good for India... disastrous start to the world cup.
 
As expected, India will not cross super 12 stage with this team.

Pak, eng and Windies are top 3 favs for this edition.
 
Hold your horses guys, teams looking tip top, nice vibes from jersey, good fielding, will chase this down me thinks :)
 
Jadeja will replace one of the spinners.Bhuvi looks like the week link in the pace bowling line up.
 
tears rolling down my eyes looking at this Indian bowling lineup....pathetic !!
 
Who's commentating by the way (Pathan?), says Bhuvi is little bit off color tonight 🤔
 
MenInG said:
RSA 145/5 (20)

AFG 104/8 (20)

South Africa won by 41 runs

So no upset there
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Courtesy of the ICC

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The commentator alongside Pommie should have some dignity and quit it. I have turned the volume off to save myself 2nd hand embarrassment.
 
We don't need Pant in the T20 team. KL is good enough to play as a wicketkeeper batsman. Infact this will allow us to play both Pandya and Thakur. :inti
 
Wow! This is some sweet hitting from KL Rahul. Was just reminded of how much difference there is between Pakistan and India in terms of batting quality.
 
Why Ishan isn't retiring.
Played enough overs. Let other batsmen have some practice.
 
Smith Kohli Williamson, all have done well in the middle overs.The slow steady innings. Who does this for Pakistan?
 
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