Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan v Oman | Match 04 | Dubai | September 12 | Pre-Match Discussion

[The Bald Eagle]

Pakistan vs Oman is scheduled to take place on Friday, September 12, 2025, in Dubai. This will be the fourth match of the tournament.

Here's a preview of the upcoming match:

Teams and Context
Pakistan: Pakistan is a major force in world cricket and is considered a favorite in the tournament. They are in a state of transition under the leadership of Salman Ali Agha, with a mix of experienced players like Fakhar Zaman and Haris Rauf, and young talents. They will be looking to start their tournament with a convincing win and build momentum for their blockbuster clash against India on September 14.

Oman: Oman secured their spot in the Asia Cup 2025 with a strong performance in the ACC Men's Premier Cup. They are placed in Group A alongside cricketing giants India and Pakistan, and the UAE. Led by Jatinder Singh, Oman will be considered the underdog. They will be looking to pull off a major upset and make a statement on the big stage.

Head-to-Head
This will be the first official T20 International match between the two sides. While they have not played against each other at the international level, a Pakistan A team defeated Oman by 74 runs in the ACC Men's Emerging Asia Cup in 2024. This previous encounter might give Pakistan a slight psychological edge, but it doesn't represent a true head-to-head record between the full national teams.

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan should get a big win.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Phainta or another defeat at the hands of a minnow???

Should win this easily

 

[mominsaigol]

Phainta or another defeat at the hands of a minnow???

Should win this easily

Gone are the days of losing to usa.

Pakistan won't be able to beat stronger teams but wont lose to minnows weaker then Afghanistan anymore.

Weaker then Afghanistan would be associate nations. The worst can be maybe Zimbabwe in a one off.

But vs Nepal, Oman, Nambia, Netherlands, USA, Ireland etc etc they should win easily.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Gone are the days of losing to usa.

Pakistan won't be able to beat stronger teams but wont lose to minnows weaker then Afghanistan anymore.

Weaker then Afghanistan would be associate nations. The worst can be maybe Zimbabwe in a one off.

But vs Nepal, Oman, Nambia, Netherlands, USA, Ireland etc etc they should win easily.

you are forgetting that Pakistan lost to an inferior team than afghans some time ago...

You never know

 

[Ball Blazer]

Can call it an easy match

 

[mominsaigol]

you are forgetting that Pakistan lost to an inferior team than afghans some time ago...

You never know

Bangladesh on their home soil are not inferior to Afghanistan by any metric.

Away it is debatable. But even in wc 2024 both teams were extremely close and it was a tight game.

Afghanistan has more confidence vs bigger teams and hence they are able to win more but head to head Afghanistan vs Bangladesh is close and depends on conditions.

In uae though Afghanistan stomps the daylights out of Bangladesh though.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Oman is probably the weakest team in this Asia Cup. Pakistan should beat them comfortably even with a 2nd string bowling attack

 

[RidiculousMan]

Bangladesh on their home soil are not inferior to Afghanistan by any metric.

Away it is debatable. But even in wc 2024 both teams were extremely close and it was a tight game.

Afghanistan has more confidence vs bigger teams and hence they are able to win more but head to head Afghanistan vs Bangladesh is close and depends on conditions.

In uae though Afghanistan stomps the daylights out of Bangladesh though.

Agree. Bangladesh at their home is a strong T20 team. They even beat New Zealand if I remember correctly.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Pakistan should announce the same playing 11 that is going to play against India as well.. Cannot be changing too much now.

Mohammad Haris should be given a boot, though if he fails here as well.. He has been pathetic... A freeloader atm.

 

[mominsaigol]

Pakistan should announce the same playing 11 that is going to play against India as well.. Cannot be changing too much now.

Mohammad Haris should be given a boot, though if he fails here as well.. He has been pathetic... A freeloader atm.

Let it go

 

[BouncerGuy]

Let it go

The day he starts performing, he will be

 

[mominsaigol]

The day he starts performing, he will be

L
E
T
I
T
G
O

Whether he performs or not has no relevance to Babar azam needing to play faster.

I tell babar to play faster all the time, will you now fetch my stats in gully cricket to prove how crap I am as a result

 

[BouncerGuy]

L
E
T
I
T
G
O

Whether he performs or not has no relevance to Babar azam needing to play faster.

I tell babar to play faster all the time, will you now fetch my stats in gully cricket to prove how crap I am as a result

Babar has nothing to do with it anymore.. Haris has zero performance and people are now making excuses for it.

 

[mominsaigol]

Babar has nothing to do with it anymore.. Haris has zero performance and people are now making excuses for it.

We both know that's a lie. Haris never got heat before that statement.

By this logic saim isnt performing? Where's the hatred for him? Or are you going to claim he performed against UAE

 

[BouncerGuy]

We both know that's a lie. Haris never got heat before that statement.

By this logic saim isnt performing? Where's the hatred for him? Or are you going to claim he performed against UAE

Haris did not even perform against the UAE... now what??

 

[mominsaigol]

Haris did not even perform against the UAE... now what??

Yeah he performed against Bangladesh and hit a 100 against an even stronger team while saim failed in all 3 games.

Now what??

 

[BouncerGuy]

Yeah he performed against Bangladesh and hit a 100 against an even stronger team while saim failed in all 3 games.

Now what??

FTB... He failed all around the world apart from that fluke

 

[mominsaigol]

FTB... He failed all around the world apart from that fluke

Oh so he didnt get Pakistan into the semi final in 2022? That was all babar and Rizwan?

 

[BouncerGuy]

Oh so he didnt get Pakistan into the semi final in 2022? That was all babar and Rizwan?

accept the reality bro... He is not what you guys are trying to portray him to be.. He is a tulla player who will struggle all over the world with the kind of form he is in... He was clueless in the whole tri series and I dont expect much form him in asia cup as well... If he somehow plays some blinder of a knock against quality attack, then surely I will be the one praising his effort... his clock is ticking and ticking fast.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Pakistan should go with same bowling unit. Batting is a bit concern. Sahibzada looks out of touch and Haris is a walking wicket

 

[RidiculousMan]

I'd probably rest Shaheen

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

We need take example from India and Afghanistan and win big against Oman

NRR always becomes an issue for us

 

[RyanRyan10]

Oman is probably the weakest team in this Asia Cup. Pakistan should beat them comfortably even with a 2nd string bowling attack

Weakest team is HK

Oman is ranked 20th, Hong Kong is 24th

HK were defeated Thrice by Malaysia earlier this year. They could not even qualify for the regional qualifiers for the T20 WC.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Dubai: Asia Cup 2025

National squad practices at the ICC Academy

Players practice for 3 hours

Under the supervision of coaches, players participated in batting, bowling, and fielding practice.
The national team will rest tomorrow.

Pakistan will play its first Asia Cup match against Oman on September 12 in Dubai.

 

[TheSultan]

Poor babs - he could have made double figures in this match

 

[Rana]

Poor babs - he could have made double figures in this match

Big miss for Rizwan

55*_ off 50

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

Big miss for Rizwan

55*_ off 50

Rana sahab pak should destroy oman just like india did it

 

[Rana]

Rana sahab pak should destroy oman just like india did it

Yes. Send a message to India

 

[mominsaigol]

accept the reality bro... He is not what you guys are trying to portray him to be.. He is a tulla player who will struggle all over the world with the kind of form he is in... He was clueless in the whole tri series and I dont expect much form him in asia cup as well... If he somehow plays some blinder of a knock against quality attack, then surely I will be the one praising his effort... his clock is ticking and ticking fast.

Irony died a 1000 deaths

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan should aim to crush Oman.

If bat first, score 200+ and bowl Oman out for 100-ish.
If bat second, bowl Oman out for 100 or less and chase it down quickly.

Oman is much weaker than UAE.