Pakistan Vs UAE Live Score, T20I Tri-Series, Match 5: Fakhar Zaman's 77 Helps PAK Score 171 In First Innings

Fakhar Zaman at its best! Smashes five back-to-back boundaries in the last over. A 22-run over and Pakistan have now put up a fighting total on the scoreboard.

Stay tuned for the second innings...

Finally! Mohammad Nawaz's struggles end as he smashes Junaid Siddique for 20 runs in the 19th over. Pakistan are now back into the game.

Mohammad Nawaz has taken 20 balls to score 17 runs. Fakhar is also slowing down, scoring 46 runs off 33 balls.

Wickets keep falling for Pakistan. They have lost their 5th wicket on just 80. Haider Ali continues to shine, gets his second wicket. Fakhar Zaman is keeping one end safe but not getting enough support from other batters.

Things are not looking good for the Men in Green. The scoring rate is pretty low and they are constantly losing wickets. Struggling Mohammad Haris departs after 17-ball 14. A great over from Haider Ali, gives just one run and traps a big fish.

Pakistan are throwing wickets now. They are letting UAE to be in the game. After brilliant first two overs of his spell, Muhammad Rohid Khan finally gets his reward in his third over. Skipper Salman Agha departs after scoring just 7 runs.

Another wicket for UAE. This time it's Saim Ayub. He was already struggling and went for a drive with double thoughts, getting a thick outside edge. Caught comfortably by Rahul Chopra behind the wickets.

Pakistan in trouble.

Dhruv Parashar strikes after getting hit for two sixes in his first over. Sahibzada Farhan goes for the pull, gets it on the upper part of the bat and the ball skies towards deep mid-wicket, Ethan moves to his right and sits down to take a good low catch.

Great start for Pakistan. Two cracking boundaries from Sahibzada Farhan in the first over. Also two couple of wides from Jawadullah gives two extra runs to the opponent.

Here come the Pakistan openers. On the othe hand, the UAE players had a quick huddle before taking the field. Hope to see a fighting contest ahead...

United Arab Emirates (Playing XI): Muhammad Waseem(c), Asif Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra(w), Ethan DSouza, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Junaid Siddique

Pakistan (Playing XI): Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha(c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris(w), Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed

Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bat first. The surface at Sharjah looks good to bat on while having a bit of assistance for the bowlers with the new ball.

If Pakistan win this match, they and Afghanistan will qualify for the final. UAE are going to give their all into this contest. Get ready!

It's a do-or-die for UAE and even a win can't secure their place in the final. They need to win by a huge margin.

UAE: Muhammad Zohaib, Muhammad Waseem(c), Ethan DSouza, Rahul Chopra(w), Asif Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Saghir Khan, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Muhammad Jawadullah, Aryansh Sharma, Muhammad Farooq, Alishan Sharafu

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha(c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris(w), Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem, Hussain Talat, Hasan Ali, Abrar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Salman Mirza

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the fifth match of the UAE Tri-series between Pakistan and UAE at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.