T20I Tri Series: UAE's spirited show goes in vain as Pakistan registers second win on trot before Asia Cup

Sharjah [UAE], August 31 (ANI): The UAE dished retired a spirited show, but it blew distant against Saim Ayub and Hasan Nawaz's firepower arsenic Pakistan's blistery signifier stayed intact with a 31-run triumph successful the ongoing T20I Tri-Series 2025 astatine Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

With a caller match-winner this clip around, Pakistan relished its 2nd triumph successful arsenic galore days, serving arsenic a monolithic boost conscionable 10 days earlier the Asia Cup. After the coin erstwhile again spun successful Pakistan's favour, they opted to bat similar they did successful their 39-run triumph implicit Afghanistan connected Friday.

Ayub, who appeared rustic successful his past outing, yet enactment up a vintage amusement since his instrumentality from wounded astatine the opening of this year. His explosive 69 (38) and Nawaz's 56 (26) did the lion's stock of the enactment for Pakistan. Ayub freed himself from the shackles aft a 22-run 3rd implicit during which helium carted Junaid Siddique for 2 towering sixes and a four.

Once the fielding restrictions were lifted aft the powerfulness play, helium hammered left-arm speedy Muhammad Jawadullah for a six and a boundary. He raced to his 50 successful 25 balls and yet finished with 69 from 38 deliveries, laced with 7 boundaries and 4 sixes.

Mohammad Nawaz, with his 25 (15) and Faheem Ashraf's quick-fire 16 (10), towards the extremity turned retired to beryllium useful cameos that propelled Pakistan to a daunting 207-run total.

In reply, the UAE heavy depended connected what skipper Muhammad Waseem could conjure up successful the archetypal six overs. He adopted a belligerent commencement and kept the hopes kindled by swiftly racing to 33(18). However, his clip connected the crease was chopped abbreviated aft a unspeakable mix-up towards the extremity of the powerplay.

UAE's mediate bid collapsed, but Asif Khan wasn't consenting to spell down without putting up a fight. In a brutal counterattack, helium mauled Pakistan's experienced bowling unit. Pakistan's spinners and pacers continued to vessel successful his arc, and helium offered nary clemency en way to a rollicking 77(35). However, his sound came to an extremity astatine the hands of Hasan Ali and proved insufficient to salvage a triumph for his broadside arsenic the UAE fell to a 31-run defeat. (ANI)