The UAE reaches 129-6 against Pakistan in Asia Cup
The 4th match of the ongoing T20 Asia Cup 2016 will be played between Pakistan and India in Dhaka on Saturday.
Both teams are still looking for their win of the tournament.
Pakistan will now lock horns with UAE in the sixth Asia Cup clash on Monday.
Shahid Afridi: He is the most experienced campaigner in the team and the onus would be on him to put a match-winning effort both with the bat as well as ball.
Pakistan takes on the young side of UAE which came into the tournament full of confidence but didn’t have a good start to the tournament but the side is surely ready to bounce back in the tournament and show the world what they are capable of. The Pakistan team will step onto the pitch with enthusiasm to clinch their first victory in the tournament.
UAE have in brought Usman Mushtaq for Saqlain Haider for the match.at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. “The curators haven’t had the time to water it much as usually happens in a T20 tournament”, revealed Dean Jones.
UAE: Amjad Javed (capt), Shaiman Anwar, Ahmed Raza, Rohan Mustafa, Swapnil Patil, Mohammad Naveed, Mohammad Shahzad, Usman Mushtaq, Fahad Tariq, Muhammad Kaleem, Muhammad Usman.
Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi can depress the competitor whereas UAE captain Amjad Javed can also give befitting response.
Labelling Amir as a proven ‘match-winner, ‘ the 40-year-old believes that the left-arm pacer along with Mohammad Irfan and Wahab Riaz makes the pace attack of his side look stronger, the Express Tribune reported.
Earlier, UAE won the toss and elected to bat first.