{
  "id": 7968329,
  "title": "Adeeb Usmani continues sparkling start to UAE career by leading whitewash of Malaysia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/adeeb-usmani-continues-sparkling-start-to-uae-career-by-leading-7968329",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T06:24:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2026/09/17/adeeb-usmani-continues-sparkling-start-to-uae-career-by-leading-whitewash-of-malaysia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Adeeb Usmani continued his impressive start to his UAE cricket career by leading a whitewash of Malaysia in a three-match T20 international series. The series, which followed a tour to Kuala Lumpur, was part of the build-up to the Asia Cup in Bangladesh the following year. Malaysia, the reigning champions of the 10-team ACC Premier Cup, would have qualified for the Asia Cup but fell short against Nepal. This result, and subsequent disciplinary action, was a blow to the UAE team, many of whom had long aspired to play for India.\n\nDespite these setbacks, Usmani delivered a stellar performance in his debut T20I match. He scored an unbeaten 75 runs off just 53 balls, guiding the UAE to a 157-run total. The UAE won the match by eight wickets, giving them a 2-0 lead in the series. Usmani's unbeaten innings proved crucial to the UAE's success, as he was unavailable for the subsequent matches due to participation in the European T20 league. The UAE team will now return to the UAE, hoping to secure contracts for the upcoming Inter-League Twenty20 tournament taking place in Dubai.",
  "summary": "Adeeb Usmani set aside the disappointment of missing out on qualification for the Asia Cup by helping the UAE to a clean sweep of Malaysia. A three-match T20 international series had been tacked on to the end of a tour to Kuala Lumpur, for which the primary business had been the ACC Premier Cup. The champions of that 10-team competition, played in the 50-over format, would qualify for the Asia…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Adeeb Usmani continues sparkling start to UAE career by leading whitewash of Malaysia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/adeeb-usmani-continues-sparkling-start-to-uae-career-by-leading",
        "published": "2026-09-17T06:24:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}