UAE record maiden T20I win against New Zealand to level series

UAE seems to be imitating Bangladesh's Nagin celebration,

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UAE have beaten The Kiwis for the first time in history, they came so close to winning in the first match too but they finally did it tonight.

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New Zealand experienced their first loss in 39 matches against non-Test-playing nations across formats

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UAE's Aayan Afzal Khan, a 17-year-old left-arm spinner, has claimed three of New Zealand's top four in the second T20I.

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Tim Southee became the first New Zealander to take two T20I five-fors

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'We were outplayed by UAE in all three departments' - Tim Southee

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Captain Muhammad Waseem's brilliant fifty and Asif Khan's heroic knock guided UAE to a historic win against New Zealand in Dubai.

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UAE defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets in the 2nd T20I to level the 3-match series.

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first time UAE and New Zealand are facing each other in a bilateral series

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UAE win the toss and elect to bowl first in second T20I against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium.

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18-year-old Aryansh Sharma from UAE smashed 60 off 43 balls in the first T20I against New Zealand. He was the top-scorer in the match on his debut and took UAE so close to victory

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3/20 in four overs! A deserving player of the match award for Aayan Afzal Khan.

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In T20I cricket 2022 - 17th rank Netherlands beat and knocked out 3rd rank South Africa. 2023 - 16th rank UAE beat 3rd rank New Zealand comfortably

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