Bermuda beat UAE under-19s by five wickets at the ICC Global Cricket Academy in Dubai today, thanks to a composed 73 from Jason Anderson and a blistering 46 not out from Lionel Cann.Cann hammered his runs off just 29 balls, finishing off a UAE side that at several stages looked like they might subject Bermuda to an embarrassing defeat.And Anderson's innings was no less important, coming in a 123-run partnership with Chris Foggo (44) which rescued his side from the perilous position of 36 for three and set the foundations for the victory.There were several occasions today when Bermuda might have collapsed entirely, and while the manner in which they fought back to win should be applauded, it should not be allowed to mask several poor elements in their game.Having agreed that UAE would bat first - Bermuda will do so in tomorrow's game - the first 15 overs were some of the worst cricket that the side have produced since David Moore took charge.And while rustiness in a match situation is allowable, the lack of energy, the sloppiness in the field, and the mental lapses were more reminiscent of Bermuda past.Behind Zamin Jaleel's 67, which came in a partnership of 75 for the second wicket with Sathya Ramesh (26), UAE were 101-1 at one stage.That they ultimately collapsed to 218 all out, which would have been far less had it not been for Dan D'Souza's 42, was as much to do with their own failings as it was with Bermuda's improvement as the game went on.The home side threw three of their wickets away with needless run outs, although Jim West showed some impressive agility to get rid of Jaleel, reducing UAE to 113 for three.Delyone Borden bowled a tidy 10 overs, giving up just 30 runs in the process, and when Stefan Kelly returned for his second spell, his two wickets, along with that of opener Reuben Abraham brought about the end with 3.1 overs to spare.As with the start of the UAE innings, Bermuda began their own reply badly, losing Dion Stovall (13), David Hemp (5) and Fiqre Crockwell (12) for just 36 runs.With skipper Aquib Malik and Sayeed Malik beating the bat at regular intervals, Anderson and Foggo then had to fight hard to steady the ship.Having done that, they then started putting Bermuda on course for victory, before Foggo decided to abandon the singles that had formed the majority of his runs, hit out, and was caught on the boundary.Anderson was then the victim of a bizarre dismissal, when he edged the ball into the gap between the top of his pad, and leg, and was ultimately given pout caught behind when wicketkeeper Shivank Vijaykumer came around and lifted it out.As bowler Sathya Ramesh appeared to be appealing for lbw, there was some suspicion that the ball might have been dead, as it was, umpire Danvir Ahmed gave Anderson out, and at 173 for five, Bermuda still had some way to go.However, Cann ended any hopes of a UAE win, hitting three sixes off one Ramesh over, as he and St David's team-mate Borden put on 49 for the last wicket.