| Scotland 121-8: Cross 35, Munsey 26; Siddique 4-18 |
| UAE 112-9: Sharafu 35; Jarvis 3-21 |
| Scotland win by 9 runs |
| Scorecard |
Scotland beat the United Arab Emirates by 9 runs to stage their T20 sequence at 1-1 and power a decider on Thursday.
The Scots misplaced the toss in Dubai and batted first, reaching 121-8 as Matthew Cross top-scored with 35 from 38 balls.
Junaid Siddique dismissed 4 Scotland batters earlier than Alishan Sharafu matched Cross’ 35 in UAE’s innings.
Jack Jarvis took three wickets as Scotland restricted UAE to 112-9, the hosts having been in bother early on at 36 for 5 after 9 overs.
Scotland debutant James Dickinson took one other of the wickets and instructed Cricket Scotland: “It is an excellent win for the crew, bouncing again after yesterday – we simply wished to exit and benefit from the recreation and take the sequence into the ultimate recreation.
“It was wonderful to make my debut, there have been a number of nerves, which I feel is fairly regular, however I actually loved being on the market and it is an excellent group to be concerned with.
“We have proven some good indicators in these first two video games, so hopefully now we are able to put a whole efficiency collectively, dominate the ultimate recreation and take the sequence.”