Ireland, Sri Lanka, Netherlands and Scotland have registered victories in their respective Thursday's warm-up matches, which are being played ahead of the beginning of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE and Oman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A quick look at the results;<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ireland beat Bangladesh by 33 runs:<\/strong> Sri Lanka beat Papua New Guinea by 39 runs:<\/strong> Netherlands beat Oman by 4 runs:<\/strong> Scotland beat Namibia by 19 runs:<\/strong>
\r\nIn Abu Dhabi, Ireland fine-tuned their preparations for Round 1 by clinching a victory against Bangladesh. Batting first, they posted a total of 177\/3 on the board, and then bowled Bangladesh out for 144, which will do their confidence a world of good leading into the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\r\nIn another fixture in Abu Dhabi, Sri Lanka clinched their second win in the warm-ups by registering a relatively comfortable victory against Papua New Guinea. Lankans put up a score of 162\/5 on the board and then managed to restrict PNG to 123\/7 in their 20 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\r\nIn Dubai, the Netherlands won their second warm-up fixture against Oman in a hard-fought encounter. Chasing 166, Oman fell short by a mere four runs after being restricted to 161\/8. It was a good batting performance by the Dutch, who put up a total of 165\/4 on the board.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\r\nThe second warm-up fixture of the day in Dubai between Scotland and Namibia was a run-fest. Batting first, Scotland put up a massive total of 203\/7 on the board. Namibia came up with a valiant effort while chasing, scoring 184\/5 in their 20 overs, falling short by 19 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n