Overview

• Pakistan posted 207 before restricting the UAE to 176/8, with Saim Ayub scoring 69 off 38 and Hasan Nawaz hitting 56 off 26.
• UAE’s Asif Khan smashed 77 off 35 in a spirited chase as Muhammad Waseem added a brisk 33, but wickets fell at key moments.
• Pakistan rotated their attack by resting Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf, bringing in Hasan Ali and Salman Mirza; Mohammad Nawaz returned 2/21.
• Junaid Siddique and Saghir Khan claimed three wickets each for the hosts but were expensive as Pakistan accelerated late.
• The Sharjah tri-series follows a double round-robin before the Sept. 7 final, with Indian viewers able to watch on Eurosport and stream on FanCode.