UAE’s gamers have a good time after the dismissal of Oman’s Hassnain Shah in the course of the Asia Cup 2025 Twenty20 worldwide cricket match between the United Arab Emirates and Oman on the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on September 15, 2025.
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Skipper Muhammad Waseem and Alishan Sharafu struck quick-fire fifties earlier than Junaid Siddique’s (4/23) high quality bowling show, as UAE overwhelmed Oman by 42 runs to maintain their hopes of constructing the Tremendous 4 alive within the Asia Cup right here on Monday (September 15, 2025).
Waseem anchored the UAE innings with a 69 off 54 balls, getting out solely within the final over, whereas his opening accomplice Sharafu blazed away to 38-ball 51 after a scratchy begin to information UAE to 172 for 5 after being despatched in.
The whole proved to be greater than sufficient for the house crew and victory towards Pakistan on Wednesday (September 17, 2025) may take them into the following stage of the continental match, assuming an India win towards Oman of their final group recreation.
Oman had been all out for 130 in 18.4 overs.
Siddique eliminated each the Oman openers Aamir Kaleem (2) and skipper Jatinder Singh (20), with simply 23 runs on the board.
Left-arm spinner Haider Ali (2/22) then picked up two wickets to depart Oman in serious trouble at 50 for 5 within the seventh over.
Aryan Bisht and Vinayak Shukla tried to stabilise the innings as Oman reached 74 for 5 in 10 overs.
Nonetheless, having added 38 runs for the sixth wicket with wicketkeeper Shukla, Bisht was bowled by Muhammad Jawadullah (2/18), the left-arm pacer placing in his first over after the batter tried to play an inside-out shot over cowl whereas exposing all his stumps.
Jawadullah then accounted for the wicket of Jiten Ramanandi (13), and Siddique too added to his tally, because the UAE inched nearer to victory.
Earlier, left-arm medium pacer Ramanandi helped Oman pull issues again for some time and ended with high quality figures of two/24 in 4 overs after Waseem and Sharafu’s brisk begin.
After a quiet first over, the adventurous Sharafu obtained a boundary by way of a packed off-side discipline off Shah Faisal, whilst Shakeel Ahmed saved the run-scoring in verify on the different finish initially.
Seeking to tackle the bowlers by coming down the monitor repeatedly, Sharafu discovered the fence twice towards Faisal, hitting him over mid-on earlier than using the lower shot towards a brief and broad supply for one more 4.
Captain Muhammad Waseem, the UAE’s finest batter who is understood for his aggressive strategy and skill to play large pictures, obtained into the act and fetched himself three boundaries in Aamir Kaleem’s first over; the 43-year-old left-arm spinner hardly posed any menace as he ended up freely giving 14 runs.
Again on strike, Sharafu launched into medium pacer Hassnain Shah for 3 successive fours because the batter continued to step out of the crease and make room for himself.
Due to the urgency of the openers, the UAE scored 50 runs within the powerplay.
Hoping for a breakthrough, Oman skipper Jatinder Singh launched left-arm seamer Jiten Ramanandi into the assault, and Sharafu struck him by way of the off-side for a boundary.
Jatinder made one other bowling change, bringing in leg-spinner Samay Shrivastava however Sharafu and Waseem had been equal to the duty, the batters hitting a six every to proceed the house crew’s onslaught.
Luck was with Waseem as Hammad Mirza dropped a catch off him after misjudging the ball within the deep, as UAE reached 83 for no loss in 10 overs.
Waseem obtained one other life proper after the drinks break, Shakeel being the wrongdoer this time.
Nonetheless, Ramanandi quickly gave Oman one thing to cheer about when he bowled Sharafu, disturbing the off-stump after the batter once more made room to play by way of the off-side, solely to overlook it utterly.
Each Oman and UAE misplaced their opening matches of the match to Pakistan and India respectively.
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