Tri-series: Pakistan Win Toss, Bat First Against UAE

Pakistan has won the toss and batted first against the UAE in the fifth match of the tri-series at the old Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday. It will be an interesting battle with Pakistan seeking to carry on their winning streak and the UAE seeking to recover in a big way on their soil.

Squads
Pakistan: Salman Agha (capt), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim.

UAE: Muhammad Waseem (capt), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (wk), Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D’Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (wk), Rohid Khan, Saghir Khan.

Head-to-Head Record
Twice, Pakistan has already played T20 internationals with the UAE, and both times, it has triumphed. The last clash of this tri-series was won by Pakistan by 31 runs.

As Pakistan opts to start with the bat, it will be a ruthless start at the top, and the UAE will be aiming at scoring breakthroughs to stay in the game. The scene is now being prepared to have a fun match under Sharjah lights.