Pakistan vs UAE reactions, Asia Cup 2025: Player of the Match Shaheen Shah Afridi, who hit an unbeaten 29 off 14, said he was not doing anything special to build his batting muscle. Losing skipper Muhammad Waseem credited his bowlers for the way they restricted Pakistan in the first innings
Pakistan set aside their handshake dispute with arch-rival rivals India and thumped the United Arab Emirates by 41 runs to qualify for Super 4 of the Asia Cup on Wednesday (September 17, 2025). The Group A game was delayed by an hour before Pakistan proceeded when they claimed match referee Andy Pycroft had apologized for the “miscommunication”. The UAE seemed to have made the right call and fielded first as Pakistan batters struggled before Shaheen Afridi’s rapid unbeaten 29 off 14 balls took them to 146-9. UAE batters got squeezed against Pakistan spinners Abrar Ahmed (2-13) and Saim Ayub (1-18) before they eventually got bowled out for 105 in 17.4 overs and got knocked out of the tournament. India are now scheduled to meet Pakistan again in a Super 4 game Sunday.
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