Shorter in length, fraction wide on leg
U.A.E. vs Pakistan, 10th Match, Group A at Dubai, Asia Cup, Sep 17 2025 - Live Cricket Score
Hammad: "I can smell an upset. "
Sharat Verma : "Shaheen Shah Afridi was second highest scorer with a strike rate of 207 against India and Pakistan lost and today against UAE he is again the second highest scorer with a strike rest of 206...is it an ominous sign for Pakistan again?"
Over the wicket, fraction short and whooshing away outside off, play and a miss
Tossed up and straightens down the line middle and off, punched back to the bowler
Dispatched way over cow corner for a six! Nawaz relies on pitch to do most of the work, doesn't get much turn, darting in at middle and leg, he skips down the track and hits a 95 meters smack right out of the meat of the bat
Goes fuller and follows his leg-side shimmy, lofted to long-off, picked on one bounce
On a length and slanting in at middle, swept to short fine, Abrar hunts it down quickly
Around the wicket, slower through the air, landed on a length at middle, driven into the covers
Around the wicket, shorter on middle with no real spin, backs away and slams a cut through the gap at cover-point, firmly cuts it
Spears a full-toss on middle, pushed to deep square leg
How on Earth that missed hitting the stumps? That's a cracking delivery. Pitched on a shorter length and seams back, going over the middle, through the gap between bat and pad
Slightly short and zinging away outside off, pushed it to mid-off for a run
Hits a shorter length and nips back at middle, Shaheen looks convinced for a caught behind. Short meeting and keeper isn't convinced so they don't go upstairs
Slip intact. On a length and a tighter line on off, crunched to short cover
Comes over the wicket, on a length and angles across off, firmly belted away past point for a four. Gets off the mark in style, he is in imperious form
Pakistan finish with 146-9. They never looked like getting past 140, with wickets falling at frequent intervals, struggling against spin in the middle overs and pace in the powerplay. Junaid and Simranjeet were outstanding for UAE, right on top of their game and stepping up on the big occasion. Pakistan would have liked 20-30 more runs but once again they were lacklustre with the bat--no real fiery knock. Lack of intensity and skill on show against quality spin. I'll be back to take you through the chase
Deserves a promotion up the order, eh? Length ball slanted in at off, targets leg-side and ends up getting a thick deflection to deep extra cover, returns for the second, can't make the third. Pakistan huff and puff their way to 146-9, thanks to Shaheen Afridi's heroics with the bat
two dots in a row! good comeback. Spears a yorker on middle, he digs it out to the right of mid-on, denies the single. He wants to face the last ball and rightly so
Pinpoint accurate wide yorker, big man leasn out to connect but the effort goes in vain
oh, this is turning out to be a big over! Poor delivery on a shorter length and way outside leg-stump, pounds it behind square and beats fine leg. Contributing with the bat, this will help him in his bowling too.
turns on Shahid Afridi mode! oh dear me, what a shot! Fuller and follows his leg-side shimmy, nonchalantly whips it over deep square for a six, Haris loved it, big fist-bump
Dubai International Cricket Stadium | |
Toss | United Arab Emirates, elected to field first |
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Season | 2025 |
Match number | T20I no. 3462 |
Hours of play (local time) | 18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50 |
Match days | 17 September 2025 - night (20-over match) |
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Current Over 3 • UAE 21/0
UAE needed 126 runs from 106 balls