An official statement released by the board read:
Suri was making a comeback from injury for the series, while Lakra was among the four new faces in the 17-man UAE squad, alongside Alishan Sharafu, Kashif Daud and Adithya Shetty.
The statement from ECB further added:
Meanwhile, Ireland won the toss and chose to bat in the first ODI against UAE at Abu Dhabi on Friday.
Ireland are also scheduled to face Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi after their series against UAE.
UAE squad: Rohan Mustafa, Ahmed Raza (c), Muhammad Usman, Vriitya Aravind (wk), Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Waheed Ahmed, Zahoor Khan, Zawar Farid, Palaniapan Meiyappan, Alishan Sharafu, Kashif Daud, Chirag Suri, Muhammad Boota, Junaid Siddique, Aryan Lakra, Basil Hameed, Adhitya Shetty
Ireland squad: Paul Stirling, Gareth Delany, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Harry Tector, Kevin O Brien, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Curtis Campher, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Simi Singh, Joshua Little, Neil Rock, James McCollum
After UAE ODIs, Ireland will target series victory against Afghanistan
Ahead of the ODI series, Ireland’s vice-captain and their leading run-getter in ODI cricket, Paul Stirling, said that the team was looking forward to the one-dayers against United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Afghanistan.
Stirling pointed out a clean sweep in the Afghanistan series would improve their World Cup qualification chances. He said:
Before Friday’s match, Stirling had registered 4277 runs to his name in 120 ODIs, and will be key to Ireland’s chances against both UAE and Afghanistan.
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