2021 Summer T20 Bash
| Dates | 5 – 10 October 2021 |
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| Administrator(s) | Emirates Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Host(s) |  UAE |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 7 |
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]
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[]
 Ireland[11]
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 Namibia[12]
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 Papua New Guinea[13]
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 Scotland[14]
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United Arab Emirates[15]
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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]
7th T20I[]
References[]
- ^ "Emirates Cricket Board announces 'DafaNews Summer T20 Bash 2021' Live on Sony Ten in India". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Scotland to play PNG and Namibia". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Ireland Men to play three T20Is against UAE in Dubai ahead of the T20 World Cup". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "DafaNews Summer T20 Bash 2021: Teams, Fixtures Schedule - All you need to Know". Cricket World. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Emirates Cricket Board Announces 'Dafanews Summer T20 Bash 2021' Live On Sony Ten In India". albawaba. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Global Game: Preparations for the T20 World Cup heat up". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Dates are revealed for Ireland's T20 trip to United Arab Emirates". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Ireland to play UAE in 3 match T20 series". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Men's T20 World Cup: Scotland beat lreland in Dubai warm-up game". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "It was absolute carnage – De Bruyn". The Namibian. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Ireland names 18-player provisional squad for T20 World Cup". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Eagles T20 World Cup Squad Announcement". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea unveil T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "United Arab Emirates vs Namibia, 1st T20I Match Details, Prediction, Team Squad". Sports Unfold. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Representing two countries". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Frylinck leads Namibia to victory". The Namibian. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Mohammed Waseem announces arrival as UAE complete turnaround against Ireland". The National. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2021 in Emirati cricket
- 2021 in Irish cricket
- 2021 in Scottish cricket
- 2021 in Papua New Guinean cricket
- International cricket competitions in 2021–22
- Irish cricket tours of the United Arab Emirates
- Papua New Guinean cricket tours of the United Arab Emirates