Thursday was proud day for the United Arab Emirates cricket team as they took to the field for their first World Cup match in almost two decades.

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They fell just short against Zimbabwe but it was a memorable day for UAE cricket. Our man on the ground Joy Chakravarty was watching live in Nelson, New Zealand – these are the pick of his tweets.