2026 UAE vs IRE 2nd T20I Highlights: Paul Stirling-led Ireland secured a 30-run victory against Muhammad Waseem-led United Arab Emirates in the 2nd T20I match on January 31 at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai.
| Tournament | England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 |
| Team | United Arab Emirates vs Ireland, 2nd T20I |
| Date | Saturday, January 31, 2026 |
| Toss | United Arab Emirates won the toss and opted to bowl |
| Venue | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Result | Ireland won by 30 runs |
2026 UAE vs IRE 2nd T20I Playing 11
United Arab Emirates
Aryansh Sharma (wk), Muhammad Waseem (c), Muhammad Zohaib, Mayank Kumar, Alishan Sharafu, Dhruv Parashar, Harshit Kaushik, Muhammad Arfan, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah
Ireland
2026 UAE vs IRE 2nd T20I Scoreboard
| Team | Score |
| Ireland | 170-7 (20 ov) |
| United Arab Emirates | 140-8 (20 ov) |
2026 UAE vs IRE 2nd T20I Scorecard
Ireland Batting
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Paul Stirling (c) | b Muhammad Arfan | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 127.27 |
| Ross Adair | c †Sharma b Junaid Siddique | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 250 |
| Harry Tector | c Muhammad Waseem b Haider Ali | 20 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 117.64 |
| Lorcan Tucker † | c Kaushik b Muhammad Jawadullah | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 109.09 |
| Curtis Campher | not out | 54 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 131.7 |
| Ben Calitz | b Muhammad Arfan | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 175 |
| Gareth Delany | c Kumar b Haider Ali | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| George Dockrell | b Junaid Siddique | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Adair | not out | 34 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 161.9 |
United Arab Emirates Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
| Junaid Siddique | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Dhruv Parashar | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Haider Ali | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Arfan | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Jawadullah | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.5 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Harshit Kaushik | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
United Arab Emirates Batting
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Aryansh Sharma † | st †Tucker b Dockrell | 54 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 135 |
| Muhammad Waseem (c) | lbw b McCarthy | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109.09 |
| Muhammad Zohaib | c Campher b Delany | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Alishan Sharafu | st †Tucker b Humphreys | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Harshit Kaushik | c Campher b Delany | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Mayank Kumar | st †Tucker b Dockrell | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 |
| Dhruv Parashar | c & b MR Adair | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.77 |
| Muhammad Arfan | not out | 26 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 144.44 |
| Haider Ali | b McCarthy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Junaid Siddique | not out | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Ireland Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
| Mark Adair | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Humphreys | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry McCarthy | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Gareth Delany | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Campher | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| George Dockrell | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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Player of the Match
Curtis Campher | Ireland
I think we batted really deep, so for me it was just about trusting my game, trusting my partner, and having confidence in the guys coming in after us. They took their options well, and thankfully it came off for us today.
(On today’s surface as compared to the first game) Definitely a bit more hold in the surface. It’s a used wicket and there’s been a lot of cricket played out here, so it was just about adapting.
We tried to optimise our scoring and then, when you got a bad ball, make sure you put it away.
(On the T20 World Cup being round the corner) I think it’s that stage now where the nerves start kicking in and the excitement really builds. It’s been a great run-out for us — a couple of weeks here to dust off the cobwebs and escape the cold Irish summer.
