New Delhi, February 13 Openers Aryansh Sharma and Sohaib Khan struck fifties under pressure as the UAE pulled off a thrilling five-wicket victory over Canada in their Group D T20 World Cup match here on Friday.
Sharma smashed six fours and three sixes in his 53-ball 74 not out, while No. 6 batter Khan held his nerve in a quickfire 29-ball 51 (4x4, 4x6) to script a memorable win with two balls to spare.
Earlier, pacer Junaid Siddique took a five-wicket haul (5/35) as the UAE bounced back in the closing stages.
Harsh Thaker (50 off 41 balls; 2x4, 3x6) and Navneet Dhaliwal (34 off 28; 4x4) revived their innings with a 58-run fourth-wicket partnership to help Canada post 150/7 after electing to bat.
In reply, Bin Zafar provided crucial breakthroughs in the middle overs with impressive figures of 3/14, but Sharma and Khan anchored the chase.
Brief Scores:
Canada 150/7 in 20 overs (Harsh Thaker 50, Navneet Dhaliwal 34; Junaid Siddique 5/35) lost to UAE 150/5 in 19.4 overs (Aryansh Sharma 74 not out, Sohaib Khan 51 not out; Saad Bin Zafar 3/14) by five wickets.
