Here's Saim Ayub: "Individual performances don't really matter - as long as the team wins, that's what counts. It was a very good total; the pitch was slow and the ball was holding up, but we stuck to our plans, executed well, and capitalised on loose deliveries. Our mindset is always to set a score above par, and that's the way to go."

That hustle from Pakistan was enjoyable to see. It's a winning total on most days and the blistering fifties from Ayub and Hasan kept the scoreboard ticking even as wickets fell from the other end. Cameos from Nawaz and Faheem help their cause too. Junaid and Saghir expensive but took three wickets apiece. It's a good batting surface, what will UAE's response be?

Owais: "Sharjah is hard to score. love to see 207/10 instead of 180/5. this is t20. your 18 off 10 balls is usually more important than 50 off 40. need more refinement in this approach and Pakistan will catch up to modern day cricket. "

200 up already. Final over