UAE defeats USA in warm-up match

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The UAE's hopes ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier received a boost after a five-wicket win over USA on Friday in a warm-up match.

The USA made 134-8 off 20 overs, with Sushil Nadkarni making an impressive 59 off 43 balls, although it suffer a dramatic collapse from 103-1 from 13.3 overs. Fayyaz Ahmed was the pick of the attack with 4-23.

In reply, Mohammad Iqbal (43), Khurram Khan (26) and Saqib Ali (26) all made useful contributions as it reached its target with 11 balls to spare.