Pakistan Vs UAE Highlights, T20I Tri-Series, Match 5: PAK Win By 31 Runs, UAE Out Of Final Race

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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...

Abrar Ahmed strikes, dismisses Muhammad Waseem on 19. UAE's scoring rate is very low and a wicket will only grow their concern.

Mohammad Nawaz provies second breakthrough. Ethan DSouza's struggling innings comes to an end. He could only score 9 off 14. On the other hand, Alishan Sharafu is keeping UAE's hope alive. He is batting 41.

Abrar Ahmed wreaking havoc with his spin, gets two players out in a single over. First Asif Khan, then Rahul Chopra. He has broken the back of UAE's batting lineup.

UAE keep losing wickets, while Alishan Sharafu keeps one end safe. This time it is Harshit Kaushik, dismissed by Abrar Ahmed. UAE need 68 off 30 balls.

UAE's last hope Alishan Sharafu departs after scoring 68 runs. And guess who traps the big fish. It's Shaheen Afridi who dismisses Sharaful in the 17th over.

UAE need 43 runs in last over. It's done for UAE. They are yet to win a match in the series, despite being the host. The scoring rate has been too less.

No other batters except Alishan Sharafu could contribute anything to the team as Pakistan win the match by 31 runs. They will face Afghanistan in the final.