Mohammad Haris hit a return-to-form half century before bowlers routed Oman as Pakistan opened their Asia Cup campaign with a 93-run win ove...
Mohammad Haris hit a return-to-form half century before bowlers routed Oman as Pakistan opened their Asia Cup campaign with a 93-run win over Oman in Dubai on Friday. Haris anchored the innings with a 43-ball 66 by Haris spiced with seven boundaries and three sixes as Pakistan scored a below-par 160-7 against Asia Cup first-timers. But spinners Sufiyan Muqeem (2-7) and Saim Ayub (2-8) and seamer Faheem Ashraf (2-6) atoned for unimpressive batting as Oman -- comprising of six expats from Pakistan -- folded for 67 in 16.4 overs. https://ift.tt/ogrb1Tf Hammad Mirza, top-scored with 27 off 23 balls which contained a six and three boundaries. Earlier, Oman's spinner Aamir Kaleem (3-31) and pacer Shah Faisal grabbed (3-34) and kept Pakistan batters under control. It was Haris who helped Pakistan -- who won the toss and batted -- with his second score of over fifty in T20Is. https://ift.tt/y0TVDXv Haris added a damage-repairing 85 for the second wicket with Sahibzada Farhan after Faisal dismissed Ayub with the second ball of the innings. Farhan scored a run-a-ball 29 with one boundary. Faisal also dismissed Hasan Nawaz (nine) and Mohammad Nawaz (19) to cap an impressive T20I debut. https://ift.tt/Q5r1B60 Pakistan added 49 in the last five overs, with Fakhar Zaman remaining unbeaten on a 16-ball 23. Pakistan now face arch-rivals India in a high-voltage Group A match in Dubai on Sunday. Bangladesh play Sri Lanka in Group B match in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
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