The 2017–18 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series was a

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tournament that took place in January 2018 in the

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. It was a tri-nation series between

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and the

, with all the matches played as

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s (ODIs). The matches were in preparation for the

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, which was held in Zimbabwe in March 2018. Ireland won the series after winning all four of their matches, finishing with a 24-run victory against Scotland. Scotland and the United Arab Emirates won one match each, both finishing with two points, with Scotland finishing in second place on net run rate.

Squads

Richie Berrington Richard Douglas Berrington (born 3 April 1987) is a Scottish cricketer. He played for Scotland in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka, and has since played first-class, One Day International, and List A cricket for Scotland. In Jun ...

replaced

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as Scotland's captain for their first two matches, as Coetzer was completing a coaching qualification.

Results

Standings

Matches

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Notes

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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