UAE allrounder Rohan Mustafa eyeing dream return to Australia

Rohan Mustafa is urging the UAE to remain on the attack as he eyes a dream return to Australia for a World Cup.

The national team are set for two crucial days of cricket at the T20 World Cup Qualifier in Muscat.

They face Bahrain in their final pool match at the eight-team tournament on Monday, ahead of a possible semi-final a day later.

UAE have been impressive in winning each of their first two games, against Ireland and Germany, in the competition so far.

It is possible they could be deprived a place in the last four if Bahrain were to upset the odds and beat them, and if Ireland beat Germany by a significant margin in Monday’s other fixture.

However, UAE are in outstanding form. They have lost just once in their past 10 matches in all cricket, and want to control their own fate with victory against their Gulf neighbours.

“We have to go hard against Bahrain and not give them the opportunity to win,” Mustafa said.

“If you lose matches like this your morale goes down and the other team’s goes up. They are unpredictable teams, so we have to go hard at them.”