🏏T20 Asia Cup 2025- Pak vs Oman 4th Match, Group A, Dubai🏏 - Page 3

Pakistan have lost four of their last five T20Is in Dubai, with their only win in this sequence coming against India at the 2022 Asia Cup.

Hamza: "The only thing Pak need to work on is consistency in performance.....one day they look like a very good unit and next day they look like an average side"

Sami: "An unpopular opinion: Pakistan still needs Rizwan instead of Haris, especially on slow and turning pitches of UAE, and Sri Lanka where Pakistan will play T20I world cup matches. " -- Almost all of Rizwan's success in T20Is, though, has been at the top of the order and Pakistan perhaps do not want to put those currently occupying those spots under more pressure with the inclusion of Rizwan, even though Haris also made his mark in T20Is batting in the top three.

Oman's Asia Cup squad bears a vastly different look to the one that featured at the T20 World Cup last year. Who then will be their key players, and what to keep an eye on?

Pitch Report: Same pitch as the other day when India played the UAE. It looks hard and has been rolled in nicely, although it looks a little drier, says Bazid Khan. If the pacers bend their back, they could get some assistance and bounce. The stats suggest bowling first after winning the toss, trying to replicate what India did on Wednesday.

It's time for the toss. Jatinder and Salman are out there in the middle.

Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to bat

Salman Agha: We are going to bat first. It looks like a good pitch and we want to put the scoreboard pressure. We have been playing good cricket for last 2-3 months, the team is coming together and we want to continue that.

Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to bat

Pitch and Conditions: "It is the same pitch that India played UAE on. It is quite hard and looks slightly drier than that surface. You search for swing with the new ball but after that the bouncer is a potent delivery," reckons Bazid Khan.

Pakistan won toss and chose to bat first

Jatinder Singh: We would have batted first. It is a historic moment for us to come and run shoulders with the Asian giants. It was a challenge six months, but the boys were so hungry to perform and grab the opportunity. It is a spin-oriented side.

Pakistan will bat first. Agha says the wicket looks good and that they want to put runs up and put pressure on the opposition. Things are starting to come together, he adds and that the boys are doing well. Three proper spinners, few all-rounders and few pacers - a mixture of everything, he says. When they bat first, they try to put an above-par score, and that is what they intend to do.

Jatinder says he would have batted first too. Historic moment to come and play, rubbing shoulders with the Asian giants, he says. Admits it was a challenge six months ago, with all the changes but that the boys are enjoying the stage today. More of a spin-oriented side he says, when asked about the playing eleven, while noting that Kaleem, Nadeem and he are the most experienced players in the side.