Ali Naseer defied a finger injury to lead the UAE to an opening win in their pursuit of T20 World Cup qualification – and still managed to look glum after hitting the winning runs.
The young all-rounder was left not out on 48 after edging the four that sealed a five-wicket win over Bahrain in the first group match of the T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier in Kathmandu.
He had been lining up a fourth six of his innings, which would have taken him to his first T20 international half-century. He would have well deserved the milestone.
Naseer had hurt the little finger on his left hand in taking a catch in the fourth over of the game. Although he was clearly in pain, he was not noticeably incapacitated.
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