Pakistan captain Salman Agha on Tuesday said leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed is his go-to bowler in difficult situations, adding that the five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in an Asia Cup Super Fours match here was a near perfect outing for his side. Pakistan chased a paltry target of 134 with five wickets and two overs to spare to record their first win of this round, which was set up by Shaheen Afridi (3/28) and Hussain Talat (2/18 and 32 not out). But as Shaheen and Talat divided five wickets between them, Abrar chipped in with a measly 4-0-8-1 to help Pakistan squeeze Sri Lanka batters in the first half. We lost four wickets in three overs. Apart from that, it was a perfect game. We need to stop these, Salman said during the post-match presentation ceremony. "Abrar has been bowling well. Whenever we are in a difficult situation, I go to him. Hope he can continue like this for many more seasons for Pakistan, he said. Salman said Pakistan have worked hard on their fielding, while underlinin
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The Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi has hosted 97 T20 matches, where chasing teams have had a slight edge with 52 wins compared to 45 victories for sides batting first
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Farhan also stressed the importance of Pakistan's upcoming clash against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi, labelling it a do-or-die contest
Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha conceded that his side was found wanting in every aspect of the game in its Asia Cup Super 4 clash against India here with batting being particularly difficult after the first 10 overs. Pakistan, after scoring 91 runs in the first 10 overs, could only manage 80 in the next 10 after Shivam Dube bowled a fantastic three-over spell in which he got two wickets and gave away only 16 runs. "The batting was a lot better today, and that's a positive. The way our start was, we could have scored 15 more (overall). But when the ball goes soft after 10 overs, it's not as easy to bat," Salman said after the six-wicket loss here on Sunday night. "...we didn't bowl as well in the powerplay and got punished. But our start should have ensured that we scored 180," he added. Salman also admitted that his bowlers could not handle the flying start that the Indians were off to in a tricky chase of 172. Openers Abhishek Sharma (74) and Shubman Gill (47) hammered the rival
Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill's brilliant start to the chase help Team India get a comfortable win in their first match of the Asia Cup 2025 Super 4s.
In their previous meeting on September 14, also held in Dubai, India secured a convincing seven-wicket win over Pakistan, with captain Suryakumar Yadav sealing the match with a six.
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The toss for the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 match will take place at 7:30 PM IST.
The Dubai International Cricket Stadium surface is expected to favour bowlers in Sunday's India vs Pakistan clash.
India has largely dominated the T20I head-to-head record, winning 10 of the 14 encounters. Pakistan have managed three wins, and one match ended in a tie.
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