In a second round match played at the Hubara Oval of the Ahmadi Cricket Grounds in the morning UAE breezed through to their second win beating Singapore. The islanders recovered to put up 167 in their allotted 20 overs after struggling at 40 for 4. Skipper Chaminda Ruwan top scored with 70 runs while the young and talented Anish Param notched up an enterprising 55. Javed Ismail, Wasim Bari and Ahmed Raza took two wickets each for UAE.

UAE confidently knocked off the required runs loosing just 2 wickets. Amjad Javed scored 44, and Saqib Ali got 39 runs while opener Arshad Ali remained unbeaten with 44 runs to his credit.
A scintillating 34 runs in just 12 balls by Prashanth Braggs was the highlight of the UAE innings. Arshad Ali was declared Man of the Match by Iqbal Sikander, the match referee. [Full Scorecard]