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Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka scored a fifty on Tuesday. AFP
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UAE's Karthik Meiyappan celebrates his hat-trick during the T20 World Cup match against Sri Lanka at the Kardinia Park in Geelong on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. AFP
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UAE's Karthik Meiyappan celebrates his hat-trick with teammate Junaid Siddique on Tuesday. AFP
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Karthik Meiyappan celebrates his hat-trick with teammates Junaid Siddique and Aryan Lakra in Geelong. AFP
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UAE's Karthik Meiyappan, centre, after his hat-trick against Sri Lanka. AFP
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UAE's Kashif Daud takes a catch to dismiss Sri Lanka's Bhanuka Rajapaksa in Geelong. AFP
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UAE's Aryan Lakra after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis. AFP
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Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka scored a fifty on Tuesday. AFP
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UAE's Karthik Meiyappan celebrates his hat-trick during the T20 World Cup match against Sri Lanka at the Kardinia Park in Geelong on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. AFP
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UAE's Karthik Meiyappan celebrates his hat-trick with teammate Junaid Siddique on Tuesday. AFP
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Karthik Meiyappan celebrates his hat-trick with teammates Junaid Siddique and Aryan Lakra in Geelong. AFP
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UAE's Karthik Meiyappan, centre, after his hat-trick against Sri Lanka. AFP
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UAE's Kashif Daud takes a catch to dismiss Sri Lanka's Bhanuka Rajapaksa in Geelong. AFP
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UAE's Aryan Lakra after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis. AFP
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Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka scored a fifty on Tuesday. AFP