Ireland held their nerve to beat the United Arab Emirates by two wickets with just four balls to spare at Brisbane's Gabba ground on Wednesday as they moved a step closer to the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

Out of form senior Pakistan batsman Younis Khan denied on Wednesday tweeting a plan to retire from one-day internationals after the ongoing World Cup, saying he was working hard to come good for his team.

Ireland captain William Porterfield hailed big-hitting Kevin O'Brien and rock-steady Gary Wilson for carving out a nervy two-wicket World Cup win over the United Arab Emirates in Brisbane on Wednesday.

When Gary Wilson arrived at the crease, Ireland were staring at a shock defeat.

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The UAE's middle-order batsman has done something that no Bangladeshi cricketer has managed to do as yet: scoring a century in a World Cup.

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BCB president Nazmul Hassan has said that the ACSU did not bring any corruption charges against Al-Amin Hossain, although the agency gave information about the player's whereabouts.

In the most intense match of the World Cup played as of yet, Ireland pulled a two-wicket win over a fighting UAE side in the 16th match of the World Cup 2015 at Brisbane

Ireland's Kevin O'Brien has warned his side their World Cup win over the West Indies will "mean nothing" if they don't see off the United Arab Emirates in Brisbane on Wednesday.

The United Arab Emirates believe their Pool B match against Ireland in Brisbane on Wednesday offers them a "wonderful opportunity" of a World Cup win, according to batsman Khurram Khan.

* Gayle's 215 shatters Gary Kirsten's 188 for the highest WC score.

After the Al-Amin Hossain episode, the Tigers went through another rough period yesterday as the in-form Mushfiqur Rahim hurt his thumb while training at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Pacer Al-Amin Hossain returned to the country yesterday. The bowler, who was sent back from the World Cup on disciplinary grounds, arrived here yesterday evening. He could not be contacted by the media upon his arrival.

Young Mosaddek Hossain fell agonisingly short of becoming only the second Bangladeshi batsman to score more than 300 runs in an innings. The player, who is featuring for Barisal in the ongoing National Cricket League, lost his wicket for 282 at the BKSP yesterday on the second day of the fourth round of the competition.

For all those who reckoned that the West Indies had met the end of their course in this World Cup after their defeat to Ireland, 'keep talkin' nah'. Come to think of it, Chris Gayle hadn't scored a century in 20 months; his team have consistently been at odds with their board and have been riddled with the difficulty of not bringing along three of their best players to the mega event. Gayle, it seemed, let go of all the pressure and unleashed his fury on the poor Zimbabweans. 16 sixes, 10 fours; 215 off 147 balls; for all those who believed that the Gayle force was nearing its end, bite your tongues! There's a fresh depression at the shores of the island.

For all those who reckoned that the West Indies had met the end of their course in this World Cup after their defeat to Ireland, 'keep talkin' nah'. Come to think of it, Chris Gayle hadn't scored a century in 20 months; his team have consistently been at odds with their board and have been riddled with the difficulty of not bringing along three of their best players to the mega event. Gayle, it seemed, let go of all the pressure and unleashed his fury on the poor Zimbabweans. 16 sixes, 10 fours; 215 off 147 balls; for all those who believed that the Gayle force was nearing its end, bite your tongues! There's a fresh depression at the shores of the island.

Star Caribbean batsman Chris Gayle today scored a double-century against Zimbabwe in a Pool B ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match at Canberra.

Bangladesh star wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has been injured at practice today ahead of Bangladesh’s game against Sri Lanka on Thursday