The Sharjah Warriors team defeated its defending champion, the Dubai Capitals, by five points in the DP World Cricket Championship, which is held over a full month with the participation of six professional teams in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.
Emirates Cricket Council member Zayed Abbas said in press statements, “The DP World Championship plays an important role in developing local talent,” adding that “this year’s edition includes a group of the best cricketers in the world who enjoy great popularity in their country and great follow-up and interest from the world.” Fans of the game are Asians residing in the country, and through specialized television broadcast channels that cover competitions around the world for hundreds of millions of fans and enthusiasts of the game.”
Abbas stressed: “The tournament succeeded in highlighting the UAE as a large and important regional center in the field of the most famous and popular game in Asia and many countries of the world.”
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