World Cup, Pool B, Brisbane:
UAE 278-9 (50 overs): Shaiman 106, Javed 42, Stirling 2-27.
Ireland 279-8 (49.2 overs): Kevin O’Brien 50, Wilson 80, Javed 3-60.
Ireland won by two wickets.
Gary Wilson hit 80 to help Ireland to a nervy two-wicket World Cup win over the United Arab Emirates in Brisbane.
Shaiman Anwar scored a maiden ODI century as the UAE part-timers hit 147 from their last 15 overs to post 278-9.
They then pegged Ireland back to 97-4, but Kevin O’Brien (50) and Wilson put on 72 from 36 balls for the sixth wicket to help rebuild the innings.
The biggest test yet for Ireland comes next, on 3 March, when they tackle South Africa in Canberra.
