The Pakistan cricket team defeated UAE by 41 runs in the do or die in the match played on Wednesday and confirmed their place in Super-4. Although Pakistan did not get this victory easily, the top batsmen of the team disappointed again. Veteran batsman Fakhar Jaman played an important innings of 50 runs, in the end Shaheen Shah Afridi scored 29 runs in 14 balls to take Pakistan to a respectable score of 146. In response, the UAE team collapsed for 105 runs. Now India vs Pakistan match will be held on Sunday, 21 September in Super 4 of Asia Cup 2025.

Half of Pakistan’s team had returned to pavilion on 88

Saim Ayub Asia Cup could not open an account in the third consecutive match in 2025, he was dismissed by Junaid Siddiqui. After this, Sahibzada Farhan also fell victim to Junaid by scoring 5 runs. This was followed by a significant partnership of 61 runs between Fakhar Jaman (50) and Salman Ali Aga (20), but after the breakdown of this pair, Pakistan’s consecutive wickets fell again.

Pakistan’s sixth wicket fell on a score of 93. Bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi scored an unbeaten 29 runs with the help of 14 balls 2 sixes, 3 fours. Pakistan had set a target of 147 to win in front of UAE.

Siddiqui and Simranjeet bowled brilliantly

UAE bowler Junaid Siddiqui took 4 big wickets for only 18 runs in his 4 -overs spell. He dismissed both openers. Indian origin Simranjit Singh also bowled glory, he dismissed 3 batsmen including Fakhar Jaman. He conceded 26 runs in his 4 overs spell.

UAE lost 7 wickets within 20 runs!

The UAE started better than Pakistan. Alishan Shafu (12) and captain Muhammad Wasim (14) added 21 runs for the first wicket. Alishan was bowled by Shaheen Shah Afridi. Saim Ayub, who disappointed in batting, took important wickets as Joheb (4). Rahul Chopra (35) and Dhruv Parashar (20) handled the UAE, but after their dismissal, the UAE team was shattered.

The UAE score at one time was 85/3, after which the team was able to add 20 runs. Pakistan defeated UAE by 41 runs and confirmed a place in Super-4. Earlier, India had confirmed its place from Group A.

India vs Pakistan match on 21 September

Now in the Asia Cup 2025 Super-4, the team of India and Pakistan will once again face face to face. This match will be played on Sunday, September 21 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium from 8 pm.

The 10th match of the 17th edition of the Asia Cup (Asia Cup 2025) is between Pakistan and the UAE today. After the handshake controversy, the Pakistan Cricket Board demanded the removal of the match referee Andy Picroft, which has officially rejected on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Pakistani media had also reported that if the match referee is not removed then the PCB will boycott the tournament. The speculation of PCB boycotting the Asia Cup has also been rejected by official sources.

The Pakistan Cricket Board made another proposal after the ICC rejected the demand. PCB does not want Andy Picroft match referee in their matches to be ahead. Actually, Pakistan is believing the conviction of insulting by Indian cricketers not joining hands.

Richie Richardson can become a referee in Pak vs UAE match

Today, Richie Richardson can play the role of match referee in Pakistan vs UAE match. Both Richardson and Andy Pycroft were appointed as the match referee for the tournament. The PCB had demanded the removal of Picroft from Pakistan’s matches, but the ICC rejected it. According to sources, Picroft will be referees only in non-Pakistan matches.

Boycott speculation dismissed

It was going on in the Pakistani media that if the ICC did not accept the demand of PCB, Pakistan would boycott the tournament and would not play matches with the UAE. After the demand by the ICC was rejected, the biggest question was what Pakistan will do now. Meanwhile, the speculation of PCB boycotting the Asia Cup has also been rejected by official sources.

2 teams from Group ‘A’ will go to Super-4. The place of India has been confirmed, while the other team will be the one who will win today’s match (PAK vs UAE). Pakistan defeated Oman in the first match and lost to India in the second match. The first match of UAE was from India, after losing, the team defeated Oman in the second match.

The 17th edition of the Cricket Asia Cup (Asia Cup 2025) is going on, the group stage has now reached a thrilling turn but in the meantime the handshake controversy is in discussion. Actually, Indian players did not join hands with Pakistan players after the match. Suryakumar Yadav did not join hands with Salman Ali Aga even during the toss. After this incident, a photo is becoming very viral on social media.

Pakistan Cricket Board is angry with the behavior done by Indian players, their captains did not come in the presentation after the match and have complained to the ICC. Meanwhile, the photo of shaking hands of two players is becoming viral on social media.

Who joined hands?

The two players who shook hands are not included in the Indian cricket team or Pakistan cricket team but both have a connection. UAE defeated Oman in the 7th match of Asia Cup 2025. In this match, at the time of the toss, Oman captain Jatinder Singh joined hands with Muhammad Wasim of UAE. However, there is no harm in this, because Jatinder is representing the UAE team and not India.

Jatinder Singh of Indian origin was born in Ludhiana, Punjab. Born in 1989, Jatinder shifted to Oman in 2003. In 2015, he made his debut for the UAE team. At the same time, UAE captain Muhammad Wasim was born in Punjab, Pakistan. Wasim, who came to play in a tournament from Pakistan, shifted to the UAE, where he made his debut for this team in 2021 after taking citizenship and has been commanding the team since 2023.

UAE team can reach Super-4 due to handshake controversy

In fact, Pakistan has threatened that if the match referee is not removed, it will boycott the tournament and will not play in its next match against the UAE. If this happens, the UAE will get 2 points and it will qualify in Super-4 while Pakistan will be out. Team India has already confirmed its place in Super-4.

Prior to the Asia Cup 2025, the veteran batsman of Pakistan cricket team Fakhar Jaman has appeared in good form. He fiercely raised the UAE bowlers. Fakhar scored 77 runs in just 44 balls in a hurry, he took 5 consecutive boundaries in the last over and took Pakistan to a score of 171. In response, the UAE team could score 140 runs.

Pakistan captain Salman Ali Aga won the toss and decided to bat first. Both the openers of the team Sahibzada (16) and Saim Ayub (11) were dismissed cheaply, half of Pakistan’s team returned to the pavilion for 80 runs. Then the experience of Fakhar Zaman was seen.

Fakhar Zaman held 5 fours in the last over

UAE bowler Muhammad Jawadullah bowled well in his first 2 overs and gave only 16 runs. The captain handed him the last over, but Fakhar Jaman hit 5 consecutive fours and made it an expensive over. On the first ball, he ran 2 runs, then hit the next ball. Then all the next balls also hit a four, a total of 22 runs came in this over and Pakistan set a target of 172 runs in front of UAE. Fakhar played an unbeaten innings of 77 runs in 44 balls. In this, he hit 2 sixes and 10 fours.

Abrar Ahmed’s deadly bowling

Fakhar Jaman in batting and Abrar Ahmed’s magic in bowling, he gave only 9 runs in his 4 overs spell and took 4 wickets. Apart from him, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Nawaz got 1-1 wickets. The UAE team could score 140 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs and Pakistan team won the match by 31 runs. Abrar Ahmed was voted the best player of the match.

Prior to the Asia Cup, the UAE TRAI Nation Series has Afghanistan team with Pakistan, UAE. Host UAE is matching Afghanistan today, although Pakistan vs Afghanistan match has been decided in the final. The title match will be held on 7 September.

The eighth and final team for the Asia Cup has also announced their squad. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced a 17 -member squad, handed over to the team’s captaincy Mohammad Wasim. The Asia Cup will begin on September 9 and UAE will start its campaign with the match against India on 10 September (Asia Cup India vs UAE Match Date). Wasim is also captaining the UAE team in the tri -series against Pakistan and Afghanistan.

All the players playing in the tri -series have been kept in the Asia Cup squad. At the same time, 2 new players have been included in the team in the form of Matillah Khan and Simranjit Singh. Matillah Khan will be returning to the UAE team after May this year, while Simranjit Singh played the last match for UAE in December 2024.

UAE squad for Asia Cup: Muhammad Wasim (Captain), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D’Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddiqui, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Johab, Rahul Chopra (wicketkeeper), Rahul Chopra, Rohid Khan and Sagir Khan

UAE will play Asia Cup for the first time since 2016

The UAE has so far participated in the Asia Cup three times, but after 2016 it has never participated in this tournament. Although the Asia Cup 2025 is hosted by the BCCI, but the BCCI agreed to organize a tournament in UAE due to playing on the neutral venue with Pakistan.

Talking about UAE, it has been placed in Group A along with India, Pakistan and Oman in the Asia Cup 2025. His first match will be held on September 10, Oman on 15 September and Pakistan on 17 September.

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The United Arab Emirates cricket team created history on Monday, winning the target of 206 runs in the T20 match against Bangladesh. In the final 12 balls, UAE needed 29 runs to win, the dice overturned in the 19th over which raised the hope of victory for the UAE.

UAE needed 29 runs in 12 balls to win in the exciting match till the last over. The 19th over was put by Shariful Ismal, he dismissed Alishan Sharafu (13) on the very first ball but after that he scored 17 runs in the over. Hyder Ali hit a six and a four, before Dhruv Parashar hit a four.

To win in the final over, 12 runs were needed, Dhruv hit a six off the second ball and brought the team’s score to 200. But on the third ball, Tanjim Hasan Shakib bowled him and increased the thrill of the match. After the single off the fourth ball, Shakib threw a no ball, which spoiled the work. By taking 2 runs off the fifth ball, the UAE ensured the victory and equalized the series 1-1.

Captain Cool!
Muhammad Waseem Spearheaded Another Historic Win for the UAE with a Scintilling 82 off 42 balls (9 4s, 5 6s) pic.twitter.com/l0acruy48s

– UAE Cricket Official (@Meretscricket) May 19, 2025

Muhammad Wasim became player of the match

In the second T20 match played in Sharjah, Bangladesh scored a huge score of 205 runs while batting first. Tanjid Hasan scored 59 in 33 balls, captain Litton Das scored 40 in 32 balls and Tauheed Hridaya scored a good innings of 45 runs.

Chasing the target, captain Muhammad Wasim played the captaincy innings, he played a brilliant innings of 82 runs in 42 balls with the help of 5 sixes and 9 fours. He was voted the best player of the match for this innings. He shared a 107 -run partnership for the first wicket with Zohaib Khan, which got a good start to the team.

UAE created history

This is the UAE cricket team’s first T20 win against Bangladesh. Bangladesh won the three matches played earlier. The last and decisive match of the UAE vs Bangladesh 3 -match T20 series will be played on May 21 from 8:30 pm in Sharjah.

Women T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier 2025: There have been amazing incidents in the cricket world. Now a case of a team has come to light without a team from a team from the Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier 2025 Tournament (2025 Women T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier). The UAE vs. Qatar match was played on Saturday, in which the UAE team retired all their 10 batsmen out. UAE scored 192 runs in this match, in response, the entire team of Qatar was all out for just 29 runs.

The women’s team of UAE had come to batting first in this match. Isha Oja and Tirtha Satish gave their team a brilliant and stormy start. Together, both of them scored 192 runs in 16 overs. On one hand, Isha Oja scored 113 runs in 55 balls, on the other hand the pilgrimage scored 74 runs in 42 balls. After this, the UAE team called all the remaining 9 batsmen retired out. This is the first time in international cricket when a team has retired 2 or more batsmen.

15 players did not open account

The amazing thing is that 8 UAE batsmen were given out without playing any ball. When Qatar’s team came out to chase the target of 193 runs in response, Ripja Bano Emmanuel was the only batsman to touch the figure for Qatar in terms of runs. Qatar’s 7 players could not even open the account, thus a total of 15 players were dismissed for zero in the match. As a result, the UAE team won the match with a huge margin of 163 runs.

The UAE used 6 bowlers at the time of bowling and all 6 bowlers took at least one wicket. Mitchell Botha took the most 3 wickets, while Katie Thompson took 2 wickets. Apart from him, Heena Hochardani, Isha Oja, Induja Nandkumar and Vaishnavi Mahesh took one wicket each.

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