The Dubai Triangular Series was a One Day International cricket tournament held in the United Arab Emirates from 8 to 19 January 2015. It was a tri-nation series among Afghanistan, Ireland and Scotland as a warm-up for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.[1][2] Ireland finished top of the table after a no result in the final match.
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| Date | 8–19 January 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |  United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Won by  Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Squads
edit Afghanistan[3]
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Ireland[4]
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 Scotland[5]
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1 Max Sorensen replaced Tim Murtagh in the squad for the final match, and the upcoming World Cup, as Tim Murtagh broke his foot on 7 January 2015.[6]
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Ireland
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4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −0.161 |
| 2 | Afghanistan
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.402 |
| 3 | Scotland
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4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +0.705 |
- Points system
In a match declared as no result, run rate is not applicable.
- Won (W): 2
- Lost (L): 0
- No Result (NR): 1
- Tie (T): 1
- Net run rate (NRR): Runs per over scored less runs per over conceded, adjusting team batting first to overs of team batting second in rain rule matches, adjusting to team's full allocation if all out, and ignoring no result matches.
ODI series
edit1st ODI
edit 8 January 2015
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 45 overs per side.[7]
2nd ODI
edit3rd ODI
edit4th ODI
edit 14 January 2015
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Josh Davey's (Sco) bowling figures are the best in an ODI for Scotland.
5th ODI
edit6th ODI
edit 19 January 2015
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- The start was delayed by rain. The match was then reduced to a 20-over per side game with a toss taking place, but further rain prevented play from starting and the match was abandoned.
- Ireland won the tri-series as a result of this match.[8]
- Peter Chase made his ODI debut.
- This was the first time that an ODI in the UAE had been a no result.[8]
See also
editThree earlier triangular series featuring ICC associate members:
References
edit- ^ "Ireland leave out Sorensen, Poynter for UAE tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Ireland & Scotland tri-series v Afghanistan (in UAE) 2015". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Afghanistan Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Max Sorensen left out of Ireland squad for pre-World Cup UAE tour". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Scotland Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Ireland lose Murtagh for World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Javed Ahmadi and Nasir Jamal sink Scotland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Ireland win Dubai series after match with Scotland abandoned". 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.