- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.6 Kaleem holds on, and he has his moment of redemption! Darted in full just outside off. Farhan looks to go downtown but cannot quite get under it. Shanks it straight back at Kaleem, and he makes a much better fist of it than earlier in the evening. Not the cleanest grab, mind you, but it will do for now. Kaleem is over the moon, and Farhan's scratchy knock has finally come to an end! 89/20.2 massive lbw shout, and the finger goes up! A golden duck for Saim Ayub! Slanted in on a length on middle and leg. Ayub, rather ambitiously, looks for that sit-down pick-up shot. He usually plays that shot well but today, he seems to play all over it, with the ball also keeping low and rapping him on the back leg. The appeal is spontaneous, as is the umpire's raising of the finger. Ayub chats to Farhan and then takes it upstairs. This looked very, very adjacent, and Ayub could be in trouble if he has not hit it. Well, he certainly has not hit it and Ball Tracking shows the ball to be crashing into middle stump, one-third of the way up. Ayub has to go, and he takes a review along with him! 4/112.5 dragged on, and Kaleem is off on his celebratory run! Not the most traditional of chopped-on dismissals. This is speared in full outside leg. Haris pre-meditates the reverse but makes a hash of it. Off the bottom part of the bat and all he manages is a shank into his stumps. Haris throws his head back in disappointment, but this has been a nice tone-setting knock for Pakistan! 102/312.6 and Salman is the latest batter out! Oh dear! This is a juicy full toss outside off and Salman could have and should have smashed this into the Gulf. But instead, he goes at it half-heartedly and that brings Mirza into play at deep mid wicket. He does not have to move a muscle and pouches it with minimal fuss, much to Kaleem's delight, and much to Pakistan and Salman's frustration! 102/416.4 holes out to sweeper cover, and Oman keep chipping away! This is incredibly slow and wide outside off. Dips on the batter late as well and Nawaz, trying to go inside-out, does not have the pace to work with. He chances his arm nevertheless but comes up second-best, with Hassnain snaring the chance right on the fence. Another very patchy innings by a Pakistan batter, and they are in severe need of impetus here! 120/518.6 caught at long off, and Faisal ends his spell with his third wicket! Zipped in full outside off and this is there to be hit. Nawaz, though, just slices across it a little too much. Arrows it towards long off, who runs in off the fence and completes the catch well inside it. Nawaz departs after a brief cameo! 148/619.5 another full toss, and another Pakistan batter falls to it! Seems like a pretty good plan this. Anyway. This was another slower ball, ending up as a loopy and dipping waist-high full toss on middle and off. Faheem swipes at it but does not generate the power he wants. Deep square leg circles under it and makes no mistake. There is a check for a waist-high No ball but the third umpire is happy with it eventually! 158/7Extras4 (w 4)TOTAL160/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Saim Ayub, 0.2 ov), 2-89 (Sahibzada Farhan, 10.6 ov), 3-102 (Mohammad Haris, 12.5 ov), 4-102 (Salman Agha, 12.6 ov), 5-120 (Hasan Nawaz, 16.4 ov), 6-148 (Mohammad Nawaz, 18.6 ov), 7-158 (Faheem Ashraf, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shah Faisal 4 0 34 3 8.5 9 4 0 2 0 Shakeel Ahmed 4 0 17 0 4.25 10 0 0 0 0 Mohammad Nadeem 3 0 23 1 7.66 6 2 0 1 0 Aamir Kaleem 4 0 31 3 7.75 7 3 1 0 0 S Shrivastava 1 0 12 0 12 2 1 1 0 0 Hassnain Shah 3 0 31 0 10.33 2 4 0 0 0 Sufyan Mehmood 1 0 12 0 12 2 1 1 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.1 rapped in front, and that will be that with the bat for Kaleem! Darted in on a length on middle and off. Kaleem plays the trajectory rather than the length and shapes for the pull. Kaleem tries to heave it over square leg but ends up missing it completely. Pinged on the front pad, before the ball ricochets onto the back leg, and Kaleem, after a chat, decides to walk off. Perhaps the right call too because that seemed to be heading into the stumps. Replays confirm that was smashing the middle of middle stump! 24/21.1 does him all ends up, and Jatinder had no clue about that! Carrom ball on a back of a length on middle stump and this swerves away devilishly. Jatinder does not pick it at all and plays for the ball coming in with the angle. The ball breezes past the outside edge and then pegs back off stump. Ayub and his love story with a first-ball wicket tonight continues! 2/18.5 a terrific grab at slip, and Oman are sliding rather swiftly now! Tossed up on a length outside off. Seems to be the googly and this also bounces a touch extra. Mirza has a wild swipe across the line and gets a top edge that is snaffled up sharply by Salman to his left. Mirza, who was looking good at the crease, is also on his way back now, and Oman are staring down the barrel! 49/66.3 well well - what has happened here?! This is a bumper on leg stump, and Muqeem has taken everyone at the ground, including the batter and his teammates, by surprise. Nadeem does not know what to do and has a frail swipe across the line. The ball skews off the top edge and Abrar does the rest at short fine leg! 41/37.2 in the air and taken comfortably! Slowed up on a length just outside off. Mehmood's eyes light up but he gets deceived in flight. Looks for the slog sweep but because he is not to the pitch of the ball, he has to fetch it from in front of his body. Cannot generate the requisite power and H Nawaz, stood well inside the deep mid wicket fence, makes no mistake! 42/48.3 Shaheen with a moment of fielding magic, and Shukla has to go! Googly on a shortish length outside off. Shukla hangs back and jabs it towards backward point. A bit of confusion ensues between the batters, with Shukla then having to run frantically to make it. He puts in the dive but Shaheen's throw hits the stumps at the bowler's end and catches Shukla a mile short. Superb work by Shaheen, and Oman are five down now! 49/510.3 nicked and gone! Oman seven down! Or are they? Islam has reviewed promptly! Zipped in full just outside off. Islam goes deep into his crease and swings for the hills. There is a noise as the ball passes the bat but the quickness of the review suggests Islam might have missed it completely. Or maybe he has reviewed this because Oman have reviews left. Well, looks like the latter because there is a clear spike when the ball is next to the bat. A graze off the inside edge, and Islam has to trudge off for an eight-ball duck! 50/711.1 knocks him over, and Shaheen is on the board too! 137kph back of a length delivery, pitching on middle and off and nipping back in. Faisal, rooted to the crease, has a poke at it but is beaten for pace. The ball brushes the back leg before crashing into the top of leg stump. Shaheen is all smiles, and Oman are now eight down! 50/816.4 holes out to long off, and that is all over Red Rover! This is fired in quicker on a length outside off. Shakeel skips down, trying to repeat the dose from earlier in the over but cannot quite get under it. Hits it well but flat and straight to Shaheen, who takes it reverse-cupped in front of his face. Pakistan do what Afghanistan, Bangladesh and India did across the first three days of this Asia Cup, and they are also on the board! 67/1012.1 castled, and Faheem has two! Back of a length outside off. Hassnain gets his front foot out of the way and has an agricultural mow across the line. Loses his shape completely and loses his stumps soon after. Off the inside edge and into middle stump, and Pakistan one wicket away now from a huge win! 51/9Extras3 (lb 1, w 2)TOTAL67 all out (16.4 Overs, RR: 4.02)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Jatinder Singh, 1.1 ov), 2-24 (Aamir Kaleem, 3.1 ov), 3-41 (Mohammad Nadeem, 6.3 ov), 4-42 (Sufyan Mehmood, 7.2 ov), 5-49 (Vinayak Shukla, 8.3 ov), 6-49 (Hammad Mirza, 8.5 ov), 7-50 (Zikria Islam, 10.3 ov), 8-50 (Shah Faisal, 11.1 ov), 9-51 (Hassnain Shah, 12.1 ov), 10-67 (Shakeel Ahmed, 16.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 4 0 20 1 5 16 2 1 1 0 Saim Ayub 2 0 8 2 4 8 0 0 0 0 Abrar Ahmed 3.4 1 12 1 3.27 18 1 1 0 0 Mohammad Nawaz(3) 2 0 13 1 6.5 7 1 1 0 0 Sufiyan Muqeem 3 0 7 2 2.33 11 0 0 0 0 Faheem Ashraf 2 0 6 2 3 10 1 0 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Pakistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
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
12 September 2025 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Pakistan 2, Oman 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 0.2: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Masudur Rahman, Batter - Saim Ayub (Struck down)
- Over 4.1: Review by Oman (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Masudur Rahman, Batter - Mohammad Haris (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (Sahibzada Farhan 17, Mohammad Haris 32, Ex 1)
- Mohammad Haris: 50 off 32 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 85/1 in 10.0 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 27, Mohammad Haris 55)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 3
- Over 18.5: Review by Oman (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Masudur Rahman, Batter - Mohammad Nawaz (3) (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 4
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 160/7 in 20.0 overs (Fakhar Zaman 23, Shaheen Shah Afridi 2)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 2 wickets)
- Drinks: Oman - 49/6 in 10.0 overs (Zikria Islam 0, Shah Faisal 0)
- Oman: 50 runs in 10.1 overs (61 balls), Extras 2
- Over 10.3: Review by Oman (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Masudur Rahman, Batter - Zikria Islam (Struck down)
Match Coverage
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Despite making only 160 for 7, Pakistan cruise to a 93-run win in their Asia Cup opener
Pakistan restricted to 160 despite Haris fifty
For Oman, Kaleem and Faisal picked up three wickets each
Pakistan opt to bat against Oman; both sides go spin-heavy
Shaheen Shah Afridi is the only specialist fast bowler in the Pakistan XI
'Confidence, backing is needed for any player' - Haris repays Hesson's faith
The batter emerged from a form slump and set up Pakistan's opening win in the Asia Cup
Hasan Nawaz brings the muscle to Pakistan's middle
After starting poorly at the top of the order, the batter moved lower down and began to have spectacular results