Ayub emphasized that the team management has been driving one simple message for months: learn from what's behind, don't dwell on it, and move forward.
Salman and co. get their tournament up and running with a convincing win on the night ahead of their crucial clash against India on Sunday.
The live telecast of the Pakistan vs Oman Asia Cup 2025 match will be available on Sony Sports Network in India
The live streaming of the Pakistan vs Oman Asia Cup 2025 match will be available on the Sony LIV app and website in India
The Dubai International Cricket Stadium has hosted 111 T20 matches, where chasing teams have had a slight edge with 59 wins compared to 51 victories for sides batting first
The live telecast of the Bangladesh vs Hong Kong Asia Cup 2025 match will be available on Sony Sports Network in India
Restaurants in Delhi report strong buzz for the India-Pakistan Asia Cup clash, with special offers and screenings expected to drive turnout despite muted promotions
The live streaming of the Bangladesh vs Hong Kong Asia Cup 2025 match will be available on the Sony LIV app and website in India
The Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi has hosted 91 T20 matches, where chasing teams have had a slight edge with 49 wins compared to 42 victories for sides batting first
The panel features a mix of seasoned international referees and emerging talents
The UAE batters were exposed to such high quality bowling for the first time and were overawed by the big names in the opposition camp, said their head coach Lalchand Rajput following the nine wicket loss to India in the Asia Cup here on Wednesday. The UAE collapsed to 57 all out in 13.1 overs and India gunned down a rather small target in just 4.3 overs. Kuldeep Yadav foxed the inexperienced UAE batters to end with a match winning four-wicket haul. The likes of Shivan Dube (3/4), Varun Chakaravarthy (1/4), Axar Patel (1/13) and Jasprit Bumrah (1/19) also played their part to perfection. "They never play such kind of bowlers, they were overawed by big names," Rajput, also a former India cricketer and coach, said after the defeat. India decided to go spin heavy for the opening game, playing just one specialist pacer in Bumrah, leaving out Arshdeep Singh. "World champions will crush teams. It was good till powerplay but once spinners started operating, it changed. There was not much
India beat hosts UAE by 9 wickets as they chased down 58 runs within 4.3 overs to record their biggest ever T20I win in terms of balls remaining.
The live telecast of the Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Asia Cup 2025 match will be available on Sony Sports Network in India
In the ongoing Asia Cup, Pakistan will start their campaign against Oman on Friday, September 12, and will be taking the field as one of the favourites to win the tournament
Facing UAE in familiar UAE conditions, the Men in Blue will aim for a dominant start to boost their net run rate and confidence.
India vs UAE Playing 11 prediction: Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma are likely to be two openers. In this case Jitesh Sharma is expected to be India's keeper, not Sanju Samson
The pitch in Dubai generally supports pace bowlers early on with some movement and bounce, especially under lights.
Rashid Khan and co. get a convincing opening win in the tournament that will boost their net run rate as well.
The Afghanistan vs Hong Kong match in the Asia Cup 2025 will begin at 8 PM IST today. The live streaming of AFG vs HK match will be available on the Sony LIV app and website in India
Among individual performers at the venue, Shaiman Anwar leads the batting charts with 340 runs, while Bilal Khan tops the bowling charts with 19 wickets