<p>Spinner Tom Cooper struck twice in the same over before medium pacer Ahsan Malik ran through the lower-order as Netherlands shot out debutants United Arab Emirates for 151 in their Qualifying Group B match of the ICC World T20, here today.<br /></p>.<p>Electing to bat, UAE got off to a poor start, losing their openers Amjad Ali (5) and Faizan Asif (6) cheaply with just 12 runs on the board.<br /><br />Skipper Khurram Khan (31) and Swapnil Patil (23) resurrected the innings with an attacking 67-run partnership for the third wicket. However, both were dismissed by Cooper in the 11th over to reduce the UAE to 81 for four.<br /><br />Cooper first dismissed Patel and then accounted for Khan to derail UAE's charge on a good batting surface.<br /><br />Shaiman Anwar (32) and Rohan Mustafa (20) again raised hopes of a competitive total with their 47-run stand for the fifth wicket. But both the batsmen were dismissed inside three deliveries to leave their team struggling at 131 for 6.<br /><br />Anwar hit four boundaries and a six over the extra cover region in his 19-ball stay at the crease.<br /><br />UAE could not recover from the two jolts and lost their last four wickets for the addition of 19 runs.<br /><br />Malik snared up Amjad Javed (2), Vikrant Shetty (10) and Kamran Shazad (0) in quick succession to put an end to UAE's innings. </p>
<p>Spinner Tom Cooper struck twice in the same over before medium pacer Ahsan Malik ran through the lower-order as Netherlands shot out debutants United Arab Emirates for 151 in their Qualifying Group B match of the ICC World T20, here today.<br /></p>.<p>Electing to bat, UAE got off to a poor start, losing their openers Amjad Ali (5) and Faizan Asif (6) cheaply with just 12 runs on the board.<br /><br />Skipper Khurram Khan (31) and Swapnil Patil (23) resurrected the innings with an attacking 67-run partnership for the third wicket. However, both were dismissed by Cooper in the 11th over to reduce the UAE to 81 for four.<br /><br />Cooper first dismissed Patel and then accounted for Khan to derail UAE's charge on a good batting surface.<br /><br />Shaiman Anwar (32) and Rohan Mustafa (20) again raised hopes of a competitive total with their 47-run stand for the fifth wicket. But both the batsmen were dismissed inside three deliveries to leave their team struggling at 131 for 6.<br /><br />Anwar hit four boundaries and a six over the extra cover region in his 19-ball stay at the crease.<br /><br />UAE could not recover from the two jolts and lost their last four wickets for the addition of 19 runs.<br /><br />Malik snared up Amjad Javed (2), Vikrant Shetty (10) and Kamran Shazad (0) in quick succession to put an end to UAE's innings. </p>