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News India Live, Digital Desk: The match played between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday in the Asia Cup 2025 was not just a cricket match, but it saw drama, controversy and tremendous demonstrations, everything. After a day-long tension, Pakistan has finally defeated UAE by 41 runs and confirmed its place in Super-4. With this victory, the biggest good news for cricket fans has come – on Sunday, September 21, India and Pakistan teams will face face to face.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan had threatened to boycott the match due to a dispute over the match referee Andy Picroft. In fact, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had demanded the removal of the referee, which was rejected by the ICC over the previous match against India. For this reason, the Pakistani team stadium arrived late and the match started an hour late.
How to win Pakistan?
The Pakistani team started to bat first after losing the toss. At one time it seemed that the team would not be able to reach even a normal score. However, veteran batsman Fakhar Zaman held one end and scored an important innings of 50 runs off 36 balls. However, wickets continued to fall from the other end.
When Pakistan’s innings was faltering, bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi emerged as a batsman. He scored an unbeaten 29 off just 14 balls while batting stormy in the last overs, including two sixes and three fours. Thanks to his innings, Pakistan could reach a respectable score of 146 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs.
The UAE team, chasing the target of 147 runs, could not stand in front of Pakistani bowling. Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed broke the back of UAE’s batting with two wickets each. The entire UAE team was all out after scoring 105 runs in 17.4 overs.
Now there will be a competition with India
This victory has increased the thrill in the Asia Cup manifold. In the group stage, India defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets. Now Pakistan will land on the field with the intention of avenge that defeat, while the Indian team would like to maintain the rhythm of their victory. Cricket lovers from all over the world are eagerly waiting for this great work to be held in Dubai on Sunday.
