Pakistan (146/9) secure a 41-run victory against UAE (105) and qualify for the Super Four of the Asia Cup 2025

[sweep_shot]

Shaheen's batting reminds me of Wasim Akram's batting. Wasim Akram used to hit like this.

 

[Greenstorm]

Shaheen should've taken that single. Rauf can hit as well.

 

[sweep_shot]

Run-out.

Pakistan finish at 146/9 after 20 overs.

UAE need 147 to win.

 

[Asad T]

Enough runs ..

But we have Rauf today loll

 

[RidiculousMan]

Shaheen bailed out the batting again.

All these bits and pieces all rounders of Hesson isn't working in this Asia Cup.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

140 were always on the card

they were reading our conversation lol

 

[Usman Chadda]

What an absolute rubbish batting performance, all Pakistan batters need to be ashamed of themselves.

No heart and no skill.

 

[followed]

Shaheen has scored 62 runs in 2 innings here with strike rate of over 200.
Salman the captain agha should be ashamed of himself.

 

[RidiculousMan]

But we have Rauf today loll

I would be more confident with Rauf in the XI than not. Need his 1 over to change the match in the favor. He's expensive but he also gives you wickets in any situation against any team.

 

[Greenstorm]

Shaheen bailed out the batting again.

All these bits and pieces all rounders of Hesson isn't working in this Asia Cup.

Hopefully he isn't stubborn and learn from this.

 

[zahid01]

Very tame effort but might be enough against uae thanks to afridi

 

[hur rizvi]

UAE need to have good opening partnership

 

[The_KING]

I think this total should be enough against UAE, but Pakistan have to significantly improve or they won't win a single game in the super 4.

 

[Asif321]

Shaheen deserves to lead the side tbh . Given his PSL success and experience now . He should have been leading . Loser Naqvi sacked him after a series

 

[RidiculousMan]

Shaheen has scored 62 runs in 2 innings here with strike rate of over 200.
Salman the captain agha should be ashamed of himself.

He has completely changed his approach in batting in this Asia Cup. He was positive in the Tri Series. Don't know why he has changed his approach

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan should win by 30-40 runs.

Can't see UAE go past 120.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Just need to Get Wasim Early. If that Happens Pak will likely defend it

 

[RidiculousMan]

Shaheen deserves to lead the side tbh . Given his PSL success and experience now . He should have been leading . Loser Naqvi sacked him after a series

It was Zaka Ashraf. He was actually the man to damage Pakistan Cricket the most in recent times.

 

[JaDed]

Hopefully atleast one batsman clicks for UAE to make it interesting.

 

[Rana]

Runs on the board

Well batted Shaheen

I think they might as well open the batting with Shaheen instead of Saim

 

[daytrader]

But we have Rauf today loll

Express pace is usually a minnow side's weakness. Haris could prove to be our trump card here

 

[gazza619]

Fantastic scores by Agha & M Haris today. RizBar can only dream of making such contributions

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Lost your mind

You okay or did you bash your head on the TV?

 

[daytrader]

Runs on the board

Well batted Shaheen

I think they might as well open the batting with Shaheen instead of Saim

Anybody but Rizwan. Khush ho with this performance Rana sb?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Junaid and Rohid ran in trying to bowl yorkers like peak Waqar. Very poor stuff. Should've just looked to hit that back of the length with cross seam/pace off.

Snuffed out whatever chance they had to surprise PAK.

 

[Buffet]

But we have Rauf today loll

It's UAE, They may get bowled out around 100.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Many of the catches today could've been sixes in Sharjah (much smaller ground).

Dubai is a huge ground. It is harder to hit sixes here.

Lol what more have to blame (wind , lights , heavy ball , UAE purple jersey , umpires pink T-shirt , stump mic , 11 players in the field)

 

[Rana]

Anybody but Rizwan. Khush ho with this performance Rana sb?

Yes.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Pakistan should win by 30-40 runs.

Can't see UAE go past 120.

all depends on the opening pair... a flying start can certainly put them on TOP

 

[RidiculousMan]

Hopefully he isn't stubborn and learn from this.

I think he should drop the idea of no. 8 batter and put Shaheen there.

Have an XI like this;

1. Saim / Farhan
2. Fakhar / Haris
3. Haris / Fakhar
4. Salman
5. H Nawaz
6. Talat
7. M Nawaz / F Ashraf
8. Shaheen
9. Rauf
10. Sufyan
11. Abrar

 

[Usman Chadda]

Hopefully atleast one batsman clicks for UAE to make it interesting.

UAE is not as bad as Oman, one good partnership and it’s game over.

Also our boys will make stupid mistakes under pressure.

UAE’s game to lose.

 

[Energy]

Agha likes chewing gums and consuming balls.

 

[Buffet]

Junaid and Rohid ran in trying to bowl yorkers like peak Waqar. Very poor stuff. Should've just looked to hit that back of the length with cross seam/pace off.

Snuffed out whatever chance they had to surprise PAK.

Yah, they created some chance and then gave away that by bowling that full.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Junaid and Rohid ran in trying to bowl yorkers like peak Waqar. Very poor stuff. Should've just looked to hit that back of the length with cross seam/pace off.

Snuffed out whatever chance they had to surprise PAK.

Yeah Rohid blew it with his last over. Puzzling tactics considering Siddiqui found so much success by taking the pace off the ball

These guys did something similar in the tri-series match against Pakistan

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Agha likes chewing gums and consuming balls.

He can't hack it without either

 

[JaDed]

UAE is not as bad as Oman, one good partnership and it’s game over.

Also our boys will make stupid mistakes under pressure.

UAE’s game to lose.

PCT hardly ever loses when everyone expects them to lose, just looking for a close game we have had only 2 good games this Asia cup.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Shaheen has to improve his bowling as well.

I feel that Shaheen and Haris will give 75-80 runs in their 4 overs with 1 or 2 wickets that too of a tailender and gift this match to UAE

 

[Justcrazy]

147 is the target

Shaheen innings will be the difference

 

[RidiculousMan]

He can't hack it without either

He should really look to score boundaries. Been the only one this Asia Cup who is not playing the attacking Cricket he says his team should

 

[sweep_shot]

UAE is not as bad as Oman, one good partnership and it’s game over.

Also our boys will make stupid mistakes under pressure.

UAE’s game to lose.

I think UAE is the strongest associate.

UAE and Nepal are the top associates from Asia.

 

[Asif321]

It was Zaka Ashraf. He was actually the man to damage Pakistan Cricket the most in recent times.

No it’s Naqvi who sacked Afridi and reappointed Babar . Zaka appointed Afridi then Chairman changed

 

[Greenstorm]

I think he should drop the idea of no. 8 batter and put Shaheen there.

Have an XI like this;

1. Saim / Farhan
2. Fakhar / Haris
3. Haris / Fakhar
4. Salman
5. H Nawaz
6. Talat
7. M Nawaz / F Ashraf
8. Shaheen
9. Rauf
10. Sufyan
11. Abrar

For this tournament yes. Otherwise I support a number 8 who can bat well. Abbas Afridi is perfect for this role.

Talat is useless. Even parchi Faheem is more talented than Talat.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Agha likes chewing gums and consuming balls.

"I'm here to chew bubblegum and play dot balls."

....and I'm all out of balls."



Anyone who gets this reference is a legend in my eyes.

 

[Rana]

Anybody but Rizwan. Khush ho with this performance Rana sb?

Alhamdolillah

The team has taken the right direction without them

I back the process.

 

[mominsaigol]

Runs on the board

Well batted Shaheen

I think they might as well open the batting with Shaheen instead of Saim

Opening is harder to fave upfront because the ball seams more at the start while Shaheen is facing the old ball.

However given PP rules 1-6, no loss of wickets and especially batting first their is zero pressure + you're a specialist opening batsmen, a tail ender should not be outperforming you.

Especially when said opener has been hacked as a generational talent

 

[castortroy]

Honestly, these pak batters are barely club level let alone international level.

To not have Rizwan and Babar is turning out to be laughable

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Yeah Rohid blew it with his last over. Puzzling tactics considering Siddiqui found so much success by taking the pace off the ball

These guys did something similar in the tri-series match against Pakistan

Lost the plot in the last 13 balls, conceding 32 runs.

Feels like that will be the difference.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Pakistan has more than enough to win this.

UAE cannot chase anything over 75 on this wicket.

 

[Rana]

Opening is harder to fave upfront because the ball seams more at the start while Shaheen is facing the old ball.

However given PP rules 1-6, no loss of wickets and especially batting first their is zero pressure + you're a specialist opening batsmen, a tail ender should not be outperforming you.

Especially when said opener has been hacked as a generational talent

Mate Saim is a walking wicket right now. Zero confidence

You can’t go wrong with trying something different and just asking the bloke to swing from the hips

 

[ads101]

Rubbish batting baring fakhar and Shaheen. And even then on the whole rubbish.

However I think this is enough runs to get the win. UAE will struggle batting likely.

 

[Rana]

Open with Shaheen

Send Saim down the order

What can go worse? We are going to lose a wicket in the first over anyways. At least Saim might get some ghairat being shoved down!

 

[mominsaigol]

Mate Saim is a walking wicket right now. Zero confidence

You can’t go wrong with trying something different and just asking the bloke to swing from the hips

Shaheen will fail as an opener easily. Better to have Hasan Nawaz Open as he's done it before and slot haris at no 3.

Or have Fakhar open, Slot Haris at 3, Hasan Nawaz 4, Agha slotted down to 5.

 

[Rana]

Clearly batting first in Dubai doesn’t suit as AT ALL!

 

[jnaveen1980]

15 runs extra shouldn't bother good teams. But for UAE that Shaheen flourish is a lot to deal with

 

[sweep_shot]

Open with Shaheen

Send Saim down the order

What can go worse? We are going to lose a wicket in the first over anyways. At least Saim might get some ghairat being shoved down!

I mentioned it in the past.

Shaheen can be promoted up the order and used as a pinch-hitter. SL used to use Chaminda Vaas like that in the 90's/2000's.

 

[PakPremi]

UAE top two batsmen are in good form and strike the ball well. Pakistan need them to get out early.

 

[daytrader]

Open with Shaheen

Send Saim down the order

What can go worse? We are going to lose a wicket in the first over anyways. At least Saim might get some ghairat being shoved down!

Is that the new process you're backing?

We were not losing wickets in the first over with RizBar opening

 

[shah9425]

Rubbish performance

Shaheen saved again

 

[Rana]

Shaheen will fail as an opener easily. Better to have Hasan Nawaz Open as he's done it before and slot haris at no 3.

Or have Fakhar open, Slot Haris at 3, Hasan Nawaz 4, Agha slotted down to 5.

I just feel Nawaz, Saim and Farhan are mentally shot at the moment.

I don’t understand who’s conditioning them mentally.

They are not looking like their confident selves.

Really disappointing to see this.

 

[Rana]

Is that the new process you're backing?

We were not losing wickets in the first over with RizBar opening

Do I care? It’s a failed formula.

End of.

 

[mominsaigol]

I just feel Nawaz, Saim and Farhan are mentally shot at the moment.

I don’t understand who’s conditioning them mentally.

They are not looking like their confident selves.

Really disappointing to see this.

Yeah agree with you here.

 

[saabir]

The way Shaheen is batting if he performs with the ball like he did in tri series he could be the next T20 captain for Pakistan.. his batting in T20 have improved a lot . He was treating Hardik Pandya and Varun Chakraborty other day like ordinary bowler while all others were struggling.

 

[Rana]

Waseem and Sharafu are not really better than anyone in the Pakistan team besides Agha maybe as a T20 batter


But they have confidence

 

[JaDed]

Shaheen has to bowl and bat lol , only recognizable face in the current lot.

 

[amvbfm]

I think he should drop the idea of no. 8 batter and put Shaheen there.

Have an XI like this;

1. Saim / Farhan
2. Fakhar / Haris
3. Haris / Fakhar
4. Salman
5. H Nawaz
6. Talat
7. M Nawaz / F Ashraf
8. Shaheen
9. Rauf
10. Sufyan
11. Abrar

Been saying this for a while. Unless you have a hitter of the caliber of Pandya or Razzaq it’s always better to go with specialist bowlers who can hit. Most days even tailenders can hack their way to 15-20 runs at the end so it’s always better to have 4 specialist bowlers. We have Shaheen and Abbas Afridi who can both be very capable no 8s. Faheem without bowling is pointless at 8.

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan scored 53 runs in the last 5 overs.

 

[Rana]

There you go.

It’s just being in the right frame of mind

 

[JaDed]

Denver Perfume has so much money to sponsor cricketers?

 

[Rana]

What the hell are you bowling Shaheen?

So much width!

 

[JaDed]

Good shot that.. outfield is decent

 

[Rana]

In the stumps only please

This guy Sharafu loves widths

 

[mominsaigol]

What the hell are you bowling Shaheen?

So much width!

Very strange tournament where the batters have become bowlers (Saim) and the bowlers have become batters (Shaheen)

 

[saabir]

Beautiful short by Sharafu . The guy is one of the key player for UAE along with Waseem and Asif Khan

 

[Rana]

I mentioned it in the past.

Shaheen can be promoted up the order and used as a pinch-hitter. SL used to use Chaminda Vaas like that in the 90's/2000's.

KKR’s move of Narine has been brilliant

Just swing

 

[Hellion]

Alishan Sharafu is from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - my dad's native.

Hope brother Alishan does really well

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Sadly, after watching Pakistans batting tonight, its quite evident that Rizbar needs to come back.

 

[Rana]

Pointless wasting of one over of your key bowler

Shaheen shouldn’t be bowling first over

 

[JaDed]

Sadly, after watching Pakistans batting tonight, its quite evident that Rizbar needs to come back.

Babar yea, Rizwan for captaincy don't see any difference he could had made here except for maybe captaincy, also Babar 2.0 is struggling.

 

[Asad T]

Very strange tournament where the batters have become bowlers (Saim) and the bowlers have become batters (Shaheen)

And the match referee is still the match referee haha

 

[Asad T]

Pointless wasting of one over of your key bowler

Shaheen shouldn’t be bowling first over

who should?