Ireland vs UAE: Former India captain Rohit Sharma lost his epic milestone of being the most capped player in the history of T20I Cricket to veteran Irish cricketer Paul Stirling on Thursday. Stirling surpassed Rohit during the first T20I match against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Stirling has a massive experience of participating in 160 T20I matches for his country.

The 35-year-old has scored a total of 3,874 runs with an average of 26.53. The right-handed batsman has one hundred and 24 half-centuries, with his highest score being an unbeaten 115.

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Sharma, who is now placed at the second position, smashed 4,231 runs in 159 matches. The accomplished player maintained an average of 32.05, aided by five centuries and 32 half-centuries. The former Indian captain also holds the record as the most-capped player in Men's T20I cricket for India.

After Stirling and Sharma, the elite list also includes - Ireland's George Dockrell (153), Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi (148), England's Jos Buttler (141), Pakistan's Babar Azam (137), New Zealand's Ish Sodhi (136), England's Adil Rashid (134), and South Africa's David Miller (133).

Coming to the UAE vs Ireland first T20I, the visitors posted 178/6 in 20 overs. Captain Stirling had a dismal outing, scoring just eight runs off three deliveries.

Opener Ross Adair (39 off 29 balls), wicketkeeper-batter (38 off 25 balls), Curtis Campher (25 off 23 balls), Benjamin Calitz (26*off 12 balls), and George Dockrell (22* off 10 balls) played crucial knocks for their side.

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For the UAE, Junaid Siddique (2/36), and Haider Ali (2/31) scalped two wickets apiece.

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