Brisbane, Australia (BBN)-UAE set a strong total for Ireland to chase as Shaiman Anwar guided them to gain 278 in the 16th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Brisbane on Wednesday.
Anwar achieved the first United Arab Emirates century and his personal post is 106.
His quick ton led UAE to recover from 78-4 and 131-6.
Before Anwar, Khurram Khan led the UAE to recovery after a fall of four wickets.
Earlier, Ireland tightened their grip over UAE after the fall of Khurram taking six regular wickets in their Pool B match.
Prior to the match, the Irish team have won the toss and elected to bowl against UAE.
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United Arab Emirates (Playing XI): Amjad Ali, Andri Berenger, Krishnachandran Karate, Khurram Khan, Swapnil Patil(w), Shaiman Anwar, Rohan Mustafa, Amjad Javed, Mohammad Naveed, Mohammad Tauqir(c), Manjula Guruge
Ireland (Playing XI): William Porterfield(c), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O'Brien, Andrew Balbirnie, Gary Wilson(w), Kevin O'Brien, John Mooney, Alex Cusack, Max Sorensen, George Dockrell
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