The 2017–18 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that took place in January 2018 in the United Arab Emirates. The tri-nation series featured Ireland, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates, with all the matches played as One Day Internationals (ODIs). The matches were in preparation for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, which was held in Zimbabwe in March 2018. Ireland won the series after winning all four of their matches, finishing with a 24-run victory against Scotland. Scotland and the United Arab Emirates won one match each, both finishing with two points, with Scotland finishing in second place on net run rate.
Squads William Porterfield (c) Andrew Balbirnie Peter Chase George Dockrell Ed Joyce Andrew McBrine Barry McCarthy Jacob Mulder Kevin O'Brien Niall O'Brien Stuart Poynter Boyd Rankin Simi Singh Paul Stirling Gary Wilson Kyle Coetzer (c) Richie Berrington Scott Cameron Matthew Cross Alasdair Evans Michael Jones Michael Leask Calum MacLeod George Munsey Safyaan Sharif Tom Sole Craig Wallace Mark Watt Stuart Whittingham Rohan Mustafa (c) Ashfaq Ahmed Qadeer Ahmed Shaiman Anwar Mohammad Boota Imran Haider Amir Hayat Zahoor Khan Adnan Mufti Mohammad Naveed Ahmed Raza Ghulam Shabber Rameez Shahzad Muhammad Usman
Richie Berrington replaced Kyle Coetzer as Scotland's captain for their first two matches, as Coetzer was completing a coaching qualification.
Results Standings
Matches
Notes
References
External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo