UAE’s team is seen shattering
UAE’s innings fell badly under pressure and lost two important wickets. At first Abrar Ahmed’s length ball, Asif Khan (0) failed completely and bowled directly on stumps. His dismissal proved to be a big shock for UAE. After this, Salman Aga also caught Rahul Chopra (35). Chopra scored 35 runs, which included a four and a six, but his slog-sweep went into the air and Hasan Nawaz caught an easy catch on Deep Midwick. With these wickets, the situation of UAE has become difficult, and now they will have to face pressure to score runs in every over.
UAE’s innings reached 85/4 in 14 overs, and now they need 61 runs in 35 balls to win. Haris Rauf challenged Dhruv Parashar and Rahul Chopra at the beginning of his over. Dhruv scored 20 runs in 23 balls, but in 13.6 overs, he made a mistake on Rauf’s length ball and caught by Khishadil Shah. Rahul Chopra played some good shots and tried to score runs, but in the opening balls of the over, he missed the shot and also wide. It also included an overthrow, which gave him additional runs. The UAE team is under pressure because it is necessary to score runs in every over and Pakistan’s bowling order still looks effective. The target of 61 runs in 35 balls is difficult, but if Rahul Chopra and the rest of the team’s batsmen play with the right mix of restraint and aggression, then UAE can have a good hope for victory.
Shaheen got first success
Shaheen Afridi once again showed the magic of his sharp bowling and gave Pakistan a very important success. Alishan Sharafu had started fast and seemed to be dangerous by scoring 12 runs off only eight balls, but Shaheen did not let him last long. The high speed yorker length ball was thrown outside the off stump, on which Sharafu tried to play a big shot. The internal edge of the bat hit and the ball hit the stumps directly. Pakistani players breathed a sigh of relief as soon as the off-stump flying. This wicket can become a chance for Pakistan to return to the match.
The sharp bowling of Junaid Siddiqui and Simranjit Singh completely spread Pakistan’s batting line-up. The two bowlers together put such pressure in the initial and middle overs that Pakistan’s star batsmen returned to the pavilion one by one. But in the end, Shaheen Afridi kept Pakistan’s hopes alive. Shaheen, who was afraid of the ball, also showed amazing with the bat and played the shots in the last over and brought the team to a respectable score. In the 19th over, Shaheen hit two consecutive sixes and a four consecutive and the match turned to some extent. His aggressive innings filled the Pakistani dressing room with enthusiasm. However, Haris Rauf was runout in an attempt to steal runs off the final ball, but by then Pakistan had reached 146 runs. Now UAE has got a target of 147 runs to win. The exciting situation of the match is whether Shaheen’s 14 balls will be able to return to Pakistan or 29 runs, or will it decide to win the magic of Junaid-Simranjeet’s bowling. UAE has a challenging target of 147 runs.
Pakistan lost 7th wicket
Pakistan’s innings is being completely shattered. Junaid Siddiqui also sent Mohammad Nawaz (4) to the pavilion. Nawaz tried to play the slow off-cut on the extra cover, but the ball hit the outside of the bat and floated in the air. Captain Mohammad Wasim took a long race and gave a brilliant catch and gave Pakistan a seventh blow. Now only the count of wickets on the scoreboard is increasing. The UAE bowlers and fielders have brought Pakistan under complete pressure. Score: Pakistan stumbled for 7 wickets.
Simranjit Singh has broken Pakistan’s back with his brilliant spell. First he caught Khushdil Shah (4) on deep midwicket and then in the next over, Hasan Nawaz (3) lined the third wicket by LBW with the best flight and turn. Pakistan batsmen are not able to stand in front of this classic left-arrow spin bowling. Their balls have loops and drifts, which are constantly harassing the batsmen. Pakistan has already lost six wickets before the 16th over. Although the score has crossed 100 runs, the team is in deep difficulty in 103/6 and the UAE match is dominated.
Fakhar Jaman kept walking as soon as he made a half -century
Fakhar Zaman, who held Pakistan’s innings, finally was dismissed immediately after completing the half -century. He completed 50 runs in 36 balls with a single off Dhruv Parashar, including 2 fours and 3 sixes. But on the very first ball of the 14th over, Simranjit Singh trapped him cleverly. The ball was on the round the wicket was on the leg stump, Fakhar tried to make a place but the ball turned to the body. Timing did not sit and Harshit Kaushik caught the catch. As soon as he is out, Pakistan is in trouble at 86/4, while UAE’s pan is looking heavy.
The hopes of handling Pakistan’s innings were on captain Salman Aga, but Dhruv Parashar gave him a big blow. Constant dot balls increased pressure and finally Aga tried to put a big shot on the extra cover. The ball did not get in the middle of the bat and Hyder Ali, standing on deep, caught an easy catch. Captain Salman Aga was dismissed for 20 runs (27 balls, 2 fours). With his dismissal, Pakistan’s innings has started to appear in trouble. Dhruv Parashar’s controlled bowling and UAE’s sharp fielding have worked to turn the match. After 11 overs, Pakistan 70/3, Fakhar Jaman 37*, Salman Aga 20, Dhruv Parashar 2-0-17-1.
Fakhar Zaman and Salman Agha handled the innings
After the slow start of Pakistan’s innings, Fakhar Zaman and Salman Aga took up the team together. In the 9th over, Fakhar played the best shots against Hyder Ali and intensified the run on the run with two consecutive fours. First he put a beautiful drive on the extra cover and then cut it near the backward point and hit a four. Salman Aga also reduced the pressure by rotating the strike. A total of 11 runs came in this over and Pakistan’s score increased to 61/2 after 9 overs. Fakhar Zaman is unbeaten on 32 runs while Salman Aga is unbeaten on 17 and both have the responsibility to carry forward the innings.
UAE bowler Junaid Siddiqui gave a second blow to the Pakistani top order. Sahibzada Farhan was dismissed for only 5 runs. On the back of length ball, he tried to play pull shot but the timing deteriorated completely and the ball went up very much in the air with the top-edge. Muhammad Johab, standing on the deep backward square, struggled for a while before catching the catch but finally took the ball safely. In this way, Pakistan started staggering and the UAE proved the decision to win the toss and choose the bowling.
Sam Ayub has a hat -trick of getting out on zero
Pakistan’s young batsman Sam Ayub has proved to be a completely flop in the Asia Cup 2025 so far. He was dismissed without opening an account against UAE in Dubai. He played unnecessary shots off Junaid Siddiqui’s ball and returned to the pavilion for the third consecutive time. Earlier, he was dismissed against Oman 0 (1) and also against India at 0 (1). That is, he has not scored a single run in this tournament so far. This is his fourth ‘duck’ in the last six T20 Internationals. Ayub’s frequent failure is raising questions on Pakistan’s top order batting.
Group A match between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium finally took place. After the drama and uncertainty all day, when the teams landed on the field, the atmosphere became exciting. In the toss, the UAE captain dropped the coin in his side and decided to bowl first. This strategy will be to put Pakistani batsmen under initial pressure, while Pakistan will be eyeing a strong score. There have already been many disputes about the match.
Pak team reached stadium
After the ICC rebuke, the Pakistan cricket team has reached the stadium. He is ready to play Group A match against UAE. With the arrival of the team, the day -long drama came to an end, in which the ICC rejected the demand to remove the match referee Pycroft.
VIDEO | Pakistan Cricket Team Arrives at Dubai International Cricket Stadium for their group a game against uae after a day-long drama, as the icc rejected the demand for pycroft.
