ITA vs UAE Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! TAKEN! JJ Smuts finishes the job. Flatter, outside off, Muhammad Farooq stays back and looks to loft it. Gets an outside edge as the ball lobs towards backward point. Justin Mosca moves to his right and takes a fine catch. Italy beat United Arab Emirates by 112 runs!

Flatter, outside off, Muhammad Farooq swings hard but misses.

Keeps it on off, Muhammad Farooq taps it to cover for a single.

FOUR! Well played! Full, on off, Muhammad Farooq moves forward and lofts it down the ground. The misfield results in a boundary.

Quicker, on leg, Muhammad Farooq taps it to the cover fielder.

Short, on off, Muhammad Farooq eases it to mid on.

Nice and full, on off, Muhammad Farooq blocks it back to the bowler.

Flatter, down leg, Simranjeet Singh looks to flick it but the ball brushes his pads and rolls fine. They collect a leg bye.

Too full, outside off, Simranjeet Singh drives it through covers for a single.

A low full toss, on off, Simranjeet Singh blocks it to mid off.

Short, outside off, Simranjeet Singh leaves it alone.

Wide! Short, way outside off, Simranjeet Singh leaves. Wided.

Keeps it full, on off, Muhammad Farooq chips it over extra cover for three runs.

Full, on leg, Muhammad Farooq flicks it to the fielder at mid-wicket. He denies for a single.

FOUR! Nicely played! Short and wide, Muhammad Farooq stays back and slaps it over backward point for a boundary.

Short and wide, Simranjeet Singh tries to play at it but misses.

Short, down leg, Simranjeet Singh looks to flick it but wears it on his pads. A stifled appeal but turned down.

Quicker, down leg, Simranjeet Singh flicks it to mid on.

Tossed up, on off, Simranjeet Singh blocks it back again.

Short, on off, Simranjeet Singh blocks it back to the bowler.

OUT! TIMBER! Benjamin Manenti strikes. United Arab Emirates are nine down now. Flatter, on middle and leg, Muhammad Zohaib stays back and looks to block it but misses it completely as the ball rattles over the stumps. United Arab Emirates are down to their last wicket. What a performance this has been from Italy.

Hard length, on leg, Muhammad Zohaib tucks it to square leg for a run.

Much fuller, on off, Muhammad Farooq taps it to mid on for a quick single.

Hard length, on off, Muhammad Zohaib tucks it to mid on for a quick single.

Short, on off, Muhammad Zohaib leaves it alone.

Much fuller, on off, Muhammad Zohaib flicks it to mid-wicket.

Full, on off, Muhammad Zohaib taps it to point.

Wide! Back of a length, down leg, Muhammad Zohaib looks to flick it but misses.

A single to end the over. Full, on leg, Muhammad Zohaib flicks it to square leg for a single.

Fired in, on middle, Muhammad Farooq flicks it to square leg for a single.

Short, on middle and leg, Muhammad Zohaib tucks it to mid-wicket for a run.

Nice and full, on leg, Muhammad Farooq flicks it to square leg for one.

Quicker, on middle, Muhammad Farooq flicks it to square leg.

Flatter, on leg, Muhammad Zohaib flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Keeps it on off, Muhammad Zohaib taps it to short third for a single. The fielder has a shy at the batter's end but misses.

Fuller, on off, Muhammad Farooq pushes it to cover for a single.

Good length, on off, Muhammad Zohaib taps it to mid on for a single.

FOUR! A rare boundary in this innings. Length, just outside off, Muhammad Zohaib stays back and punches it through covers for a boundary.

Length again, outside off, Muhammad Zohaib tries to block it but misses again.

On a length, outside off, Muhammad Zohaib has a fiddle but misses.

Quicker, on leg, Muhammad Farooq tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. Fifty up for United Arab Emirates.

Quicker, on middle, Muhammad Farooq flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Too full, on off, Muhammad Farooq blocks it back to the bowler.

Flatter, on off, Muhammad Zohaib knocks it down the ground for a single.

Too full, on off, Muhammad Zohaib blocks it back to the bowler.

Flatter, on off, Muhammad Farooq pushes it to mid off for a single.

On a length, outside off, Muhammad Farooq cuts it to backward point for a single.

Too full, on middle, Muhammad Farooq digs it back to the bowler.

Short, on off, Muhammad Farooq leaves it alone.

On a length, on off, Muhammad Farooq taps it to third man for a brace.

Full, on leg, Muhammad Zohaib flicks it to fine leg for a single.

Too full, on off, Muhammad Farooq taps it to mid on for a single.

Fired in, on off, Muhammad Zohaib blocks it back to the bowler.

Short, on middle, Muhammad Zohaib blocks it to mid off.

Quicker, on leg, Muhammad Farooq flicks it to fine leg for a single.

Five wides! Flatter, down the leg side, Muhammad Farooq looks to flick it but misses. The keeper fails to stop it as the ball races away to the fence.

Short, on off, Muhammad Farooq blocks it back to the bowler.

OUT! TAKEN! Crishan Kalugamage gets his third wicket. Flatter, on middle and leg, Aryansh Sharma tries to loft it but doesn't get the elevation on it. It goes in the deep towards long on. Anthony Mosca settles under it and completes the catch.

Flatter, on off, Aryansh Sharma blocks it to mid off.

Full, on middle, Aryansh Sharma flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

On a length, on off, Aryansh Sharma blocks it back.

Good length, on off, Muhammad Zohaib guides it to third man for a single.

Put down! A tough chance. Length, on off, Aryansh Sharma pushes it down the ground. Thomas Draca tries to take the catch on the follow through but fails to hold onto it. The batters collect a single.

Too full, on leg, Muhammad Zohaib flicks it to mid-wicket for a quick single.

Much fuller, on leg, Aryansh Sharma flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Wide again! Another one down leg, Aryansh Sharma tries to flick it but misses again.

Wide! Full, down the leg side, Aryansh Sharma looks to flick it but misses.

OUT! TIMBER! Crishan Kalugamage strikes again and United Arab Emirates are seven down now. Flatter, on middle and leg, and it skids through. Dhruv Parashar stays back and looks to punch it but gets beaten as the ball rattles over the stumps.

Too full, on off, Dhruv Parashar pushes it to short cover.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Crishan Kalugamage strikes and United Arab Emirates are six wickets down now. Flatter, just outside off, Muhammad Arfan gets down on one knee and looks to slog it but misses it completely. Gets a faint edge and  the keeper, Gian-Piero Meade behind the sticks does the rest.

Flatter, on middle, Aryansh Sharma knocks it down to long on for a run.

Quicker, on off, Muhammad Arfan pushes it to cover for one more.

Full, on middle and leg, Aryansh Sharma flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Too full, on off, Muhammad Arfan flicks it to mid-wicket.

Flatter, on middle, Aryansh Sharma flicks it to square leg for a single.

Short, just outside off, Aryansh Sharma swings hard but misses.

Quicker, on leg, Muhammad Arfan turns it to square leg for one more.

Much fuller, on off, Aryansh Sharma drives it to cover for a single.

Flatter, on leg, Muhammad Arfan flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Hard length, on leg, Muhammad Arfan flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Nice and full, on off, Muhammad Arfan pushes it to cover.

On a length, sliding down leg, Muhammad Arfan looks to flick it but wears it on his pads.

Hard length, on off, Muhammad Arfan blocks it back to the bowler.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Ali Hasan gets a wicket now. Wicket number five falls for United Arab Emirates. On a length, outside off, Harshit Kaushik tries to have a fiddle but gets an inside edge as the ball chops onto the stumps. Harshit Kaushik departs now. Not even powerplay has been done and United Arab Emirates have lost half of their side already.

A yorker, on leg, Harshit Kaushik blocks it to mid on.

FOUR! That's a poor delivery! Grant Stewart errs his line down leg, Aryansh Sharma uses the pace of the ball and helps it fine for a boundary.

What an attempt that was! Short, on off, Harshit Kaushik pulls it to mid-wicket. JJ Smuts tries to take a one handed blinder but fails to grab onto it. The batters cross.

Keeps it full, on off, Harshit Kaushik taps it to cover.

Full, on off, Harshit Kaushik pushes it to cover.

On a length, on off, Harshit Kaushik blocks it back to the bowler.

OUT! TIMBER! Grant Stewart gets his third wicket. On a length, on off, Mayank Kumar stays back and tries to loft it but misses it completely as the ball rattles over the stumps. Another wicket falls for United Arab Emirates and they are in huge trouble now.

Short, on off, Mayank Kumar eases it to backward point for a run.

On a length, on off, Mayank Kumar pushes it to mid off.

Much fuller, on leg, Mayank Kumar flicks it to deep backward square leg for two more.

Length, on middle and leg, Mayank Kumar flicks it to square leg for a brace. Excellent running between the wickets.

Nice and full, on off, Mayank Kumar blocks it back to the bowler.

Hard length, on middle, Mayank Kumar flicks it to the fielder at short fine leg. Dot.

On a length, just outside off, Aryansh Sharma eases it to the fielder at short third. Superb over from Grant Stewart.

Hard length, on off, Aryansh Sharma blocks it to mid off.

On a length, outside off, Mayank Kumar guides it to third man for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Grant Stewart strikes again. On a length, outside off, Grant Stewart stays back and looks to loft it but doesn't connect well. The ball carries towards long off. Harry Manenti dives to his right and takes a great catch. A dream start for Italy.

Hard length, on off, Sohaib Khan blocks it to mid off.

Wide! Down the leg side, Sohaib Khan looks to flick it but misses.

OUT! TAKEN! Grant Stewart strikes. He gets a wicket on his very first ball. Length, on middle and leg, Alishan Sharafu looks to pull it but doesn't get the elevation on it. The ball carries towards deep square leg. Anthony Mosca settles under it and takes a good catch.

Short, on leg, Alishan Sharafu flicks it to square leg for a single.

Wide! Sways it down leg, Alishan Sharafu looks to flick it but misses.

On a length, down leg, Alishan Sharafu looks to flick it but wears it on his pads.

Back of a length, on off, Alishan Sharafu tries to loft it but misses.

Much fuller, on off, Alishan Sharafu pushes it to the cover fielder.

Nice and full, on leg, Aryansh Sharma flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

On a length, on off, Aryansh Sharma blocks it to cover.

Short, on leg, Aryansh Sharma tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Keeps it on off, Alishan Sharafu taps it to mid on for a single.

Flatter, on middle, Aryansh Sharma eases it to mid on for one.

Short, on off, Alishan Sharafu taps it to mid on for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! JJ Smuts gets the big wicket of Muhammad Waseem. On a length, on off, Muhammad Waseem tries to go big on the first ball but the ball hits the upper part of his bat. It carries towards long in and Anthony Mosca takes a good catch. A massive blow for United Arab Emirates.

On a length, on off, Aryansh Sharma knocks it down the ground for a single.