The UAE defeated Canada by five wickets in a thrilling Twenty20 World Cup Group D clash in Delhi, chasing down a target of 151 with two balls to spare.
Aryansh Sharma struck an unbeaten 74 (53 balls) and Sohaib Khan hit 51 (29 balls) to bring the team back from the brink with a 84-run partnership in 43 balls.
The pair helped the UAE claw back from 66/4 in 12.3 overs and push across the finish line to register their first win in the tournament.
After electing to bat, Canada posted a competitive 150-7 with Harsh Thaker (50) and Navneet Dhaliwal (34) contributing useful runs.
UAE seamer Junaid Siddique claimed five of Canada's seven wickets, conceding 35 runs in his four overs.
Left-arm spinner Saad Bin Zafar wrecked UAE's top order, claiming the wickets of Alishan Sharafu, Mayank Kumar and Harshit Kaushik to put Canada on top but Aryansh proved immovable and brought up his fifty off 41 balls.
Sohaib, who hit four sixes, put UAE's chase back on track with a 28-ball fifty before falling in the final over.
UAE leapfrogged Afghanistan into third place in the group - behind New Zealand and South Africa, who are level on four points from two matches.
Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka continued her imposing run at the US Open with a composed 6-3 6-4 victory over Kamilla Rakhimova in the third round on Friday, extending her bid for a fifth Grand Slam title.
The reigning T20 world champions India will play Japan for the first time in an international match when the teams meet at the Sano International Cricket Ground in Tochigi on September 22, the two cricket boards said on Friday.
Alexander Zverev survived another almighty scare at the US Open as the top seed overcame Frenchman Quentin Halys 6-4 4-6 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 6-3 on Thursday to secure a place in the third round of the Grand Slam.
World number two Elena Rybakina has put on a dominant performance to beat Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-2 6-4 and reach the third round of the US Open on Thursday.
Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has accepted and served a reduced, one-month suspension under anti-doping rules after testing positive for cocaine at an ATP Tour event in Mallorca, Spain in June, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said.
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