Aamir Kaleem finally takes out Haris
It had to end at some point, but it is innings like these that keep Pakistan persisting with Haris through extended poor runs. 54 runs in 11 innings before this game, but he was promoted up the order into the Powerplay today. That is his strength, and having cut loose in the sixth over, he continued pumping the Oman bowlers, almost single-handedly maintaining Pakistan's imposing run rate. The 44 balls he faced for his 66 makes this two deliveries short of the longest T20I innings he has played in his 29-match career
Haris smashes Oman into submission
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2 Number of boundaries Pakistan hit in the first five overs, the second lowest since Mike Hesson took charge
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First blood, Oman
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Can Sahibzada Farhan hit the ground running?
He scored 63 in five innings in a tri-series where he was unable to build on a pair of starts. This represents a great opportunity to get some runs under his belt ahead of Sunday's clash
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Pakistan win the toss and bat, again!
Toss Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first against Oman
Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat first on an exceptionally hot day in Dubai. Every game in the tri-series Pakistan won last week was won by the side setting a target. Salman Agha opted to keep following the pattern worked for his side in Sharjah.
In acknowledgement of the pitch’s partiality to turn, Shaheen is the only specialist fast bowler in the Pakistan XI, while both wrist spinners Sufiyan Muqeem and Abrar Ahmed play.
Oman captain Jatinder Singh said Oman would have batted first, and also confirmed they opted to go with a "spin heavy side”. This is the first game Oman are playing since February, and the first one since a pay dispute caused turmoil within the group. A large number of mainstays of the Oman side are no longer with the team.
This is the first game of the tournament for both sides.
Oman XI: Aamir Kaleem, Jatinder Singh (capt), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla (wk), Hassnain Shah, Shah Faisal, Mohammad Nadeem, Zikria Islam, Sufyan Mehmood, Shakeel Ahmed, Samay Shrivastava
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (capt), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed
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Pakistan take on Oman as both campaigns get underway
We're half an hour from the toss on a hot evening in Dubai. It's the first game of the tournament for both sides, as the side with the strongest (numerically anyway) preparation for this tournament takes on the team with the weakest. Oman have not played in seven months, Pakistan last played a T20I in this country five days ago.
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