Captain Muhammad Waseem smashed a chancy half-century and led United Arab Emirates to an emphatic win over a scratchy New Zealand to level their Twenty20 series on August 19.
Waseem capitalised on two dropped catches and aced the run chase with a 29-ball 55 as UAE romped to 144-3 for a seven-wicket win with more than three overs to spare, and one of the best victories in a T20 against a test-playing nation.
New Zealand's top order was strangled by the left-arm spin of Aaayan Afzal Khan, who took 3-20, before Mark Chapman’s fighting 63 off 46 balls lifted the Kiwis to 142-8.