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The UAE booked their berth at this year's T20 World Cup after defeating Nepal in the semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier in Oman on Tuesday.
Riding on Muhammad Waseem's top score of 70, wicketkeeper-batsman Vriitya Aravind's quickfire 46 and captain Ahmed Raza's five-wicket haul (5-19), the UAE won by 68 runs.
The UAE qualified for the main tournament for only the second time.
The UAE posted 175-7 and Nepal slumped to 14-3 in reply and never recovered, being dismissed for 107 in 18.4 overs.
Meanwhile, Ireland booked their spot with a comfortable 56-run victory over hosts Oman.
The UAE and Ireland will join the 12 sides, who reached the 2021 T20 World Cup ‘Super 12’ stage in the main tournament Down Under, which gets underway on October 16.
The final two spots will be decided at the Global Qualifier B event in Zimbabwe in July.
The Irish will be making their seventh straight appearance in the showpiece, having only missed the inaugural edition in 2007.
Andy Balbirnie’s side made a shaky start to the Global Qualifier A event, losing their first game last week to the UAE, but bounced back with successive wins to reach the semifinals.
With the two finalists to qualify, Tuesday’s last-four game was a winner-takes-all affair, and Ireland made a strong start, posting a challenging total of 165-7 after Oman won the toss and opted to field first.
Openers Balbirnie and Paul Stirling, who had previously made three straight fifty partnerships, fell early to leave Ireland 19-2.
But Gareth Delany struck 47 from 32 balls, before Andy McBrine added late impetus with a 21-ball 36.
Oman, who had qualified for the last two T20 World Cups, never got going with the bat and were bowled out for 105, as Irish spinners Simi Singh (3-20) and McBrine (2-24) took five wickets between them.
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