LIVE: South Africa deal early blows to UAE
Unbeaten South Africa take on UAE to open proceedings on a day that could see the Super Eights spots confirmed at the T20 World Cup.
Another big day at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Wednesday as the opening group stage gets near its completion.
The action commences in Delhi where unbeaten South Africa take on UAE, before Pakistan look to book their place in the Super Eights when they take on Namibia in Colombo.
The day finishes in Ahmedabad where India and the Netherlands lock horns in a clash that won't be easy for the defending champions.
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South Africa v UAE
Put into bat, UAE looked fluent for the first four overs, but South Africa pegged them back with a couple of wickets. From 36/0 after four overs, UAE slipped to 44/2 at the end of powerplay, with openers Aryansh Sharma and Muhammad Waseem back in the pavilion.
UAE: Aryansh Sharma (wk), Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Sohaib Khan, Syed Haider, Muhammad Arfan, Dhruv Parashar, Muhammad Farooq, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah
South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Jason Smith, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Kwena Maphaka
