Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan Win Toss, Bat First Against Oman

DUBAI: Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha opted to bat first against Oman in the fourth fixture of the Asia Cup 2025 on Friday. With a batting-friendly surface on offer in Dubai, Pakistan is eyeing a strong total to put pressure on their opponents.

The Men in Green have gone with a balanced XI that combines aggressive batting at the top with an experienced bowling unit. Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman provide firepower, while Shaheen Afridi and Abrar Ahmed headline the bowling attack.

Oman, under Jatinder Singh’s leadership, will be motivated to leave their mark in their maiden T20I meeting against Pakistan. The squad consists of experienced campaigners such as Aamir Kaleem and young talents such as Hammad Mirza. Pakistan has the depth of the batting line against the bowling assault of Oman, which is led by Sufyan Mehmood and Shakeel Ahmed.

This match is the start of a new era in the history of the Asia Cup, with Pakistan and Oman playing the first short-format match against each other.

Playing XIs

Oman	Pakistan
Jatinder Singh (c) – Batter	Sahibzada Farhan – Middle-order batter
Aamir Kaleem – Middle-order batter	Saim Ayub – Top-order batter
Hammad Mirza – Wicketkeeper batter	Mohammad Haris † – Wicketkeeper batter
Vinayak Shukla † – Wicketkeeper batter	Fakhar Zaman – Opening batter
Hassnain Shah – Bowler	Salman Ali Agha (c) – Allrounder
Shah Faisal – Batter	Hasan Nawaz – Top-order batter
Mohammad Nadeem – Allrounder	Mohammad Nawaz – Allrounder
Zikria Islam – Bowler	Faheem Ashraf – Bowling allrounder
Sufyan Mehmood – Bowler	Shaheen Shah Afridi – Bowler
Shakeel Ahmed – Bowler	Sufiyan Muqeem – Bowler
Samay Shrivastava – Bowler	Abrar Ahmed – Bowler