UAE miss out on reaching Women's T20 World Cup after narrow defeat to Sri Lanka

06.05.2024 - 11:13 thenationalnews.com

The UAE fell just short in their plucky pursuit of a first Women’s T20 World Cup appearance after Sri Lanka finally brought their class to bear in Abu Dhabi.

The national team were giving up nine places in the ICC rankings, as well as years’ worth of experience, to their opposition in the Qualifier semi-final at Zayed Cricket Stadium.

The fixture would decide the final participants in the main event in Bangladesh later this year, after Scotland had beaten Ireland to the penultimate place earlier in the day.

And, for 15.4 overs of their run chase it appeared as though the hosts might be about to cause one of the greatest shocks in the history of the women’s game.

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