DHAKA: Batsmen of United Arab Emirates are facing Ireland bowlers in the 16th Match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Brisbane on Wednesday.

Till filing of the report, UAE have scored 26 runs for none at the end of fifth over at Brisbane Cricket Ground.

Ireland captain William Porterfield won the toss and invited UAE to bat at the Gabba

This is the Brisbane's first match of the World Cup, after the Saturday fixture between Australia and Bangladesh was washed out as a result of heavy, persistent rain emanating from tropical cyclone Marcia.

UAE squad

Amjad Ali, Andri Berenger, Krishna Chandran, Khurram Khan,  Swapnil Patil (wk), Shaiman Anwar, Rohan Mustafa, Mohammad Naveed, Amjad Javed, Mohammad Tauqir (capt), Manjula Guruge.

Ireland squad

 William Porterfield (capt), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O'Brien,  Gary Wilson (wk), Andy Balbirnie,  Kevin O'Brien,  John Mooney,  George Dockrell,  Max Sorensen,  Alex Cusack

BDST: 0954 HRS, FEB 25, 2015