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Saim Ayub and Hasan Nawaz lead Pakistan to a 31-run victory over United Arab Emirates in Sharjah, bagging their second T20 tri-series win.
Saim Ayub scored a match-winning 69 towards UAE (Image credit score: AFP)
Star Pakistan batter Saim Ayub and Hasan Nawaz scored fifties as Pakistan beat the United Arab Emirates by 31 runs in Sharjah on Saturday, August 30, bagging their second victory within the T20 tri-series that includes Afghanistan as nicely.
Opener Ayub smashed a 38-ball 69, together with 4 sixes and 7 fours, whereas Nawaz’s 26-ball 56 featured six sixes, serving to Pakistan attain 207 all out in precisely 20 overs.
Asif Khan threatened an unlikely win for the UAE with a superb 35-ball 77 earlier than being dismissed within the final over.
The UAE managed 176-8 from their 20 overs.
Skipper Muhammad Waseem additionally hit a breezy 18-ball 33 however was run out within the sixth over.
Earlier, Pakistan’s innings was constructed across the excellence of Ayub and Nawaz after they received the toss and elected to bat first.
As soon as Pakistan misplaced Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, and skipper Salman Agha cheaply, it was left to Ayub and Hasan to rescue the group.
Ayub’s fourth T20I half-century got here off simply 25 balls, whereas Nawaz reached his fifty in 24 deliveries with a hat-trick of sixes off spinner Haider Ali.
Nawaz added 57 runs for the fifth wicket off simply 25 balls with Mohammad Nawaz, who contributed a 15-ball 25.
Faheem Ashraf chipped in with 16 as Pakistan scored 64 runs within the final 5 overs.
Junaid Siddique and Saghir Khan took three wickets every, however had been each costly.
Afghanistan, which misplaced to Pakistan by 39 runs on Friday, will face the UAE within the subsequent match on Monday.
(With AFP Inputs)
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