UAE vs Pakistan: Crucial Dubai Clash Set to Test Bowlers’ Skill and Batsmen’s Power

Dubai: The 10th match of the Asia Cup 2025 will be played between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. This will be a decisive match for both teams, with the winner qualifying for the Super Four. India leads the Group A points table after winning both their opening matches. Pakistan, meanwhile, is in second place after winning one of their two matches. The UAE, which won against Oman, is currently in third place. Oman, however, has been eliminated from the title race after losing both their opening matches.

Pakistan will rely on Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub with the bat. Mohammad Nawaz and Shaheen Afridi have the potential to turn the tide. For the UAE, Mohammad Wasim and Alishan Sharafu could strengthen the team's batting, while Haider Ali and Junaid Siddiqui could surprise Pakistan with their bowling.

Pitch report of the Pakistan vs UAE match

So far in this Asia Cup, spinners have received more help in Dubai. Teams are playing with extra spinners. In such a situation, spinners can also get help in the match between Pakistan and UAE. The Dubai pitch can also help the fast bowlers. Batsmen will have to bat a little cautiously. Once they get set, they can play a big innings. A total of 114 T20 matches have been played in Dubai so far, out of which the team batting first has won 52 matches and the team batting second has won 61 matches. The average first innings score here is 139.

Head to head record of Pakistan and UAE

A total of 3 T20 matches have been played between Pakistan and UAE since 2016, in which Pakistan won all three matches.

Weather Report

The heat and humidity in the United Arab Emirates show no signs of abating. The maximum temperature on Wednesday is expected to be 39 degrees Celsius, while the minimum is expected to be 31 degrees Celsius. Therefore, the pitch is expected to offer plenty of assistance to slow bowlers.

Both the teams for the match are as follows

The following are the squads for the UAE squad: Alishan Sharafu, Mohammad Wasim (captain), Asif Khan, Mohammad Zohaib, Harshit Kaushik, Rahul Chopra (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Mohammad Rohid Khan, Mohammad Jawadullah, Junaid Siddiqui, Mohammad Farooq, Aryansh Sharma, Matiullah Khan, Ethan D'Souza, Simranjeet Singh, Sagheer Khan.

The following are the squads for Pakistan squad: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (captain), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Sufyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed, Hussain Talat, Hasan Ali, Khushdil Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Salman Mirza.