UAE Vs Pakistan Highlights, T20I Tri-Series 2025, Match 2: Saim Ayub, Hasan Ali Star As PAK Clinch Second Victory

Hello and Welcome to our live coverage of UAE vs Pakistan 2nd match of the UAE T20I Tri-Series 2025 from Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Afghanistan and Pakistan clashed against each other in the first match of the UAE T20I Tri-Series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Batting first, Pakistan put up a total of 182 runs, thanks to captain Salman Agha's responsible 53-run knock and some hand contributions from lower middle-order batters. Chasing the target, Afghanistan had a great start, provided by Rahmanullah Gurbaz who scored 38 runs. However, Haris Rauf's magnificent bowling helped Pakistan to restrict AFG on just 143 runs. He picked up four wickets. However, Agha was named Player of the Match for his responsible knock.

Pakistan won the toss and and elected to bat first at Sharjah International Cricket Stadium.

Pakistan Playing XI : Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Salman Mirza, Sufiyan Muqeem

United Arab Emirates Playing XI : Muhammad Waseem (c), Mohammad Zuhaib Khan, Asif Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra (wk), Ethan Carl D'Souza, Dhruv Parashar, Muhammad Saghir Khan, Haider Ali I, Muhammad Jawadullah, Junaid Siddique

The stage is set as the umpires take their positions and the UAE players make their way to the field after a final huddle. Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan will open the batting for Pakistan, while Junaid Siddique shoulders the new ball for the hosts. The action is about to begin—here we go!

Junaid Siddique strikes early! Farhan attempts to clip a length delivery outside off, but mistimes it onto the off-stump. Siddique initially didn’t realise he’d bowled him, but after his teammates point it out, the umpire confirms the dismissal.

Haider Ali removes Fakhar Zaman with a full delivery outside off, beating the sweep and finding the gap between bat and pad to rattle the off stump. A big wicket for Haider right after coming on.

Saim Ayub reaches 50 in just 25 balls, punishing anything back of a length and putting the UAE bowlers under pressure. Shortly after, variable bounce troubles Pakistan again as Salman Ali Agha mistimes a shot, edging it to Rahul Chopra for a wicket.

Salman Ali Agha’s dismissal just after the powerplay has slowed Pakistan’s scoring rate. Saim Ayub (66 off 34) and Hasan Nawaz (6 off 5) are rotating the strike to keep the scoreboard moving, while UAE desperately needs Ayub’s wicket, as no other Pakistani batter has reached double figures yet.

WICKET! Saim Ayub departs for a well-made 69 off 38 balls, leaving Pakistan in a spot of bother. A full delivery angling around the pads drew him into a flick, but he only managed an edge to Rahul Chopra, who took a sharp catch to his right. Pakistan have lost their key batter against the run of play.

OUT! Hasan Nawaz falls after a brisk knock as the umpire, after some thought, raises the finger. A short-of-length ball around off stayed low, and Nawaz’s attempted pull only found an under-edge through to Rahul Chopra. The keeper went up with Haider Ali, and the decision went UAE’s way, cutting short Nawaz’s promising innings.

Saghir Khan strikes again for his third wicket! Ethan Carl D’Souza shows his brilliance in the field with a superb catch, and though the umpires went upstairs to check for any contact with the boundary rope, replays confirmed he was well clear.

Saim Ayub and Hasan Nawaz scored fifties but late strike form UAE bowlers, Junaid Siddique (3/49) and Muhammad Saghir Khan's (3/44) helped hosts restrict Pakistan to 207/10 in 20 overs.

A perfect start for the hosts UAE as Muhammad Waseem and Zuhaib Khan give strong start to their chase scoring 18 of the first two overs of Hasan ALi and Salman Mirza.

WICKETTTT!!! Just the breakthrough Pakistan needed! Mohammad Nawaz strikes from around the wicket with a good-length delivery on leg stump. Zuhaib tries to punch it off the back foot but ends up hitting it aerially and flat towards cover, where Hasan Nawaz takes a sharp catch. UAE lose their first wicket.

End of the Powerplay and Pakistan hold the edge with UAE at 54/3. The big boost for the visitors is the dismissal of skipper Muhammad Waseem, who is central to UAE’s batting. His early exit is a huge plus for Pakistan as they look to tighten their grip on the game.

WICKET! Rahul Chopra’s scratchy stay comes to an end as he miscues a slog sweep off Nawaz, top-edging it straight to deep square leg for a simple catch. With Waseem already back in the hut, UAE are now losing wickets in clusters, the floodgates well and truly open.

The UAE batters have shifted gears, finding the boundaries with ease and bringing up the 100-run mark in 13.4 overs, giving their innings some much-needed momentum.

105 runs are required from 6 overs.

WHAT A CATCH! Mohammad Haris pulls off a stunning diving catch above his shoulder to dismiss Dhruv Parashar. Facing a full delivery wide of off, Parashar only manages an outside edge, which Haris brilliantly snares to give Salman Mirza the breakthrough.

Pakistan win their second match of the T20I Tri-match series after beating UAE by 31 runs. Hasan Ali stars with the ball as he concluded with figure of 3/47 after Saim Ayub's 69 off 38.