Asia Cup: Pakistan beat UAE to enter Super Fours; face India on Sunday

After a delayed start, Pakistan bagged a 41-run triumph successful Dubai to suffice for the adjacent circular of Asia Cup 2025.

Pakistan overcame a little batting illness connected the tract and a tumultuous play disconnected it to bushed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 41 runs and suffice for the Super Four signifier of the Asia Cup cricket tourney successful Dubai.

In a lucifer that was erstwhile uncertain, past delayed by an hour, Pakistan posted 146-9 successful their 20 overs astatine the Dubai International Cricket Stadium connected Wednesday.

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The two-time Asian champions were past capable to disregard the UAE for 105 successful 17.4 overs to guarantee their spot successful the adjacent signifier of the determination T20 tournament.

Despite losing 3 aboriginal wickets, the UAE looked successful a presumption to manus Pakistan a daze decision arsenic Rahul Chopra 35 (35) and Dhruv Parashar 20 (23) formed a 48-run partnership.

However, erstwhile accelerated bowler Haris Rauf dismissed Parashar successful the 14th over, the UAE’s wickets fell successful a heap implicit the adjacent 22 deliveries.

Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed and Rauf took 2 wickets apiece.

Earlier, seasoned top-order batter Fakhar Zaman top-scored with 50 disconnected 36 balls to springiness Pakistan a accidental to station a defendable full aft some of their openers were dismissed successful the 3rd over.

Zaman formed a little concern with skipper Salman Agha, who scored 20 runs disconnected 27 balls, but it wasn’t until Afridi’s 14-ball-29 that Pakistan looked similar giving the UAE a tricky target.

The triumph sends Pakistan done arsenic the second-best squad from Group A, down India, whom they volition look successful the round-robin benignant Super Fours connected Sunday.

Sri Lanka are the lone squad to person qualified from Group B, wherever Bangladesh and Afghanistan volition combat for the 2nd spot.