It was this time last year that Max Sorensen came of age in Twenty20 cricket for Ireland.

Against Namibia in the semi final of the World Twenty20 qualifiers, he had figures of two for eight, including an almost unheard of two maidens!

The Hills all rounder then followed that up with two wickets in the final against Afghanistan and he has been Ireland's most consistent wicket-taker in the shortest format since.

Only Paul Stirling, thanks to his four wickets in the final group game of this year's tournament in Abu Dhabi last Sunday, has more (one) than Sorensen's nine and the 28 year old is fast becoming captain William Porterfield's go-to bowler if he needs to break a partnership.

Ahead of today's semi final, against UAE in the Zayad Stadium, Sorensen is confident in what he is doing with the ball when he gets the captain's call and looking forward to adding to his wickets haul.

"It is a case of change your length out here from the normal one in Ireland and just keeping it consistent. I haven't tried too many things that's why I have been successful."

His latest wicket, against Hong Kong, was off a stumping, a mode of dismissal he had never experienced before as a bowler and not particularly one he wants beside his name again!

"Yes, it was the first stumping in my career, not exactly what a fast bowler is looking for but although they all count in the wickets column, hopefully there will not be too many more. It was still great work by Gary Wilson, though. Tremendous to come up and whip the bails off."

Sorensen's figures of two for 17 against UAE in the group game between the teams are his best of the tournament and he will be looking to go even better today.

"If we can put them under pressure in the field, the mistakes will come. They dropped a few catches in the first game so hopefully we just have to be as clinical as we have been in the last three games (which have all resulted in convincing victories). UAE have a very strong spin attack so it will be interesting to see how we counter that with our strong batting," adds Sorensen.

Indeed, such is the strength of the Ireland batting that Sorensen has got to the middle only once in the last two weeks and even then he didn't face a ball - and that was after being promoted to No 6.

But much like his bowling, Sorensen backs himself with the bat. "I'm always confident in my batting. Twenty20 suits me. I don't think about it much, I just go out and hit the ball."

Having said that, however, Sorensen knows if he doesn't have to bat Ireland are usually in a very good place and all that matters today is a win, to get Ireland into another final.