Cricket enthusiasts in the UAE can brace themselves this January for a thrilling feast of cricket, when Afghanistan take on the West Indies in an action-packed three-match T20 International series at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. With both squads preparing for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, fans can look forward to thrilling contests and fireworks with the bat as well as match-defining moments. No matter if you are cricket fanatic or on the hunt for thrilling live sport in Dubai, this T20I lane should
Naseem comes to Pakistan s rescue in super over thriller Dubai: Speedster Naseem Shah starred with the ball and defended 13 runs with a Super Over masterclass as Desert Vipers completed their third straight win of season four of the ILT20, at Dubai International Stadium on Monday. After 40 overs of a gripping tussle between two sides who were inseparable at the end, the Vipers had matched the Giants’ 179 for five in chasing down their score but closed level, albeit nine wickets down. Then,
Less than a day after all that emotion in Mumbai with India storming to a shock Women’s World Cup victory, Chaya Mughal, the Emirates Cricket Board’s Women’s Development Cricket Officer, received a rousing reception from her sobbing students in Dubai. “I have students who are girls who want to play cricket and they were so inspired by what they saw that they hugged me before I started my session,” Mughal told Gulf News by phone from Dubai. “They were so excited. They were
India and Pakistan, fierce and bitter rivals, will play against one another after their horrendous military conflict and the resulting accusations and counter accusations in the upcoming 2025 Asia Cup T20 which will take place in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from September 9 to 28. India has had to move the Asia Cup to the UAE because of political tensions with Pakistan. This has helped to save a host event for the continent and has even avoided facing the risk of cancellation altogether.






