Yas Mall has set a new Guinness World Record by creating the largest sand art structure.
A team of artists created an eye-catching display just ahead of the UAE’s National Day. The sand art structures weights 2,245.5kg and shows four camels in the desert under the blue sky. The work is currently on display in Town Hall until December 5.
This is just one of the many Guinness World Record attempts over the weekend as Dubai's Global Village also tried to set new records by creating the largest flag number, the largest bottle cap sentence and the largest admission ticket mosaic.
The UAE isn’t new to setting records. Last month, two Emirati women helped set their own Guinness World Records. Meera Al Hosani created the world’s largest sock word, spelling “happiness” in Arabic using 1,447 socks while Khawla Al Romaithi, set a world record for the fastest time to travel to all seven continents.
The country is home to over 420 Guinness World Records including largest wooden Arabic dhow, largest artificial flower mosaic (logo), most people performing burpees, the largest abaya and the most expensive Christmas tree decorated.
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- An estimated two dozen people lost eyes and many others were admitted to hospital
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5 Five runs are deducted from the score when a wickets falls
4 Batsmen bat in pairs, facing four overs per partnership
Scoring In indoor cricket, runs are scored by way of both physical and bonus runs. Physical runs are scored by both batsmen completing a run from one crease to the other. Bonus runs are scored when the ball hits a net in different zones, but only when at least one physical run is score.
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A Front net, behind the striker and wicketkeeper: 0 runs
B Side nets, between the striker and halfway down the pitch: 1 run
C Side nets between halfway and the bowlers end: 2 runs
D Back net: 4 runs on the bounce, 6 runs on the full
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