Asia Cup 2016 T20 Live Streaming & Live Score Qualifiers 2016, Asia Cup 2016 T20 Live Streaming & Live Score Qualifiers 2016.Chandimal flays Qadeer for a six and boundary. SL 31-0, 4 overs.Dilshan gets into his stride by cracking three boundaries off Naveed. SL 19-3, 3 overs.
Chandimal hits the first boundary of the match flicking Qadeer to backward square leg. SL 7-0, 2 overs
Sri Lanka have opened with Chandimal and Dilshan.
Sri Lanka: Shehan Jayasuriya, TM Dilshan, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Milinda Siriwardana, Chamara Kapugedera, D Shanaka, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga, Dushmantha Chameera
UAE: Rohan Mustafa, Muhammad Kaleem, Mohammad Shahzad, Muhammad Usman, Shaiman Anwar, Amjad Javed, Saqlain Haider, Swapnil Patil, Qadeer Ahmed, Ahmed Raza, Mohammad Naveed
UAE win toss and opt to bowl against Sri Lanka in the second match of the Asia Cup T20 at Mirpur on Thursday.
UAE are confident of causing an upset when they take on Sri Lanka in the second match of the Asia Cup T20 at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.Follow live updates, scores and more:
# Chandimal is punishing UAE in the middle. Picking his spots with ease
# Better than Wednesday, Sri Lanka have managed to score 31, in four overs
# Bangladesh? Really? Naveed extracts steep bounce and hits Dilshan on the glove. Opener in discomfort
# Not an express start, but Dilshan and Chandimal have hit a boundary each. Naveed has looked impressive, important he gives UAE the early breakthrough
# This is the first time Chandimal is opening the innings for Sri Lanka in an international fixture.The new-look Emirati side raised eyebrows by qualifying for their third Asia Cup with stunning victories over Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Oman.
“We think we have a chance, an outside chance, against all the big teams, simply because in T20s, a couple of early wickets, a few good overs with the bat, and you can win,” said Amjad Javed, the UAE captain, on the eve of the match.
UAE may not be a match for the reigning World T20 champions on paper but Sri Lanka are no longer a force to be reckoned ever since stalwarts Mahela Jayawardena and Kumar Sangakkara retired.
The Emirati side have shown that it is a level-playing when it comes to T20 cricket beating Scotland and Ireland before travelling to Bangladesh.
