2021 Summer T20 Bash
International cricket tour
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The 2021 Summer T20 Bash was a series of Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket matches played in the United Arab Emirates in October 2021 between Ireland, Namibia, Papua New Guinea, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates.[1][2] The UAE played one match against Namibia and three matches against Ireland,[3] Scotland played one match against Namibia and one against Papua New Guinea,[4] and Papua New Guinea and Namibia played one match against each other.[5][6] The matches were used as preparation for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[7][8]
| Dates | 5 – 10 October 2021 |
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| Administrator | Emirates Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
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| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 7 |
Two non-T20I twenty-over matches were also played, with Scotland beating Ireland by five wickets,[9] and Namibia recording an 84 run victory over Papua New Guinea.[10]
Squads
Warm-up matches
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
Fixtures
1st T20I
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- Kashif Daud, Muhammad Waseem (UAE) and Ruben Trumpelmann (Nam) all made their T20I debuts.
- David Wiese also made his T20I debut for Namibia after previously playing twenty T20Is for South Africa, becoming the tenth cricketer to represent two international teams in T20Is.[16]
- Jan Frylinck (Nam) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[17]
2nd T20I
3rd T20I
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Karthik Meiyappan and Akif Raja (UAE) both made their T20I debuts.
4th T20I
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kabua Morea (PNG) and Chris Greaves (Sco) both made their T20I debuts.
5th T20I
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
6th T20I
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- Muhammad Waseem (UAE) scored his first century in T20Is.[18]