Pakistan clinched a 41-run victory over United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Match 10 of the Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium to keep their campaign alive and secured a Super Four spot from Group A, which was already secured by India. In a must-win match, Pakistan exhibited grit both with bat and ball to keep themselves alive in their quest for the title.

Early setbacks saw Junaid Siddique dismiss both openers, Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan, inside his first two overs. However, Fakhar Zaman’s composed 50 off 36 balls helped Pakistan recover before a middle-order collapse once again left them in trouble. In the end, it was Shaheen Shah Afridi who saved the innings and smashed a quick 29 off 14 balls to take Pakistan to a competitive score of 146 in 20 overs.

For UAE, Junaid Siddique was outstanding with figures of 4/18, while Simranjeet Singh supported well with 3/26. UAE began their chase positively but lost three wickets within the powerplay. Rahul Chopra and Dhruv Parashar looked to steady the innings, but the pressure kept mounting as Pakistan’s spin duo of Abrar Ahmed (2/13) and Ayub (1/18) tightened the screws. Eventually, UAE collapsed to 105 all out in 17.4 overs.

PAK vs UAE: Who Said What?

Shaheen Shah Afridi (Player of the Match): 

“Just practicing in the nets. Whatever I am practicing, trying to execute the same. Looking forward to the upcoming games. We lost early wickets and then in the middle overs too. My job is to go and hit the ball. The team needed an early breakthrough and I try to provide that.”

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Muhammad Waseem (UAE Captain):

“I would give credit to our bowlers. We restricted them to a low total. We lost the game due to our batting. We were going well despite losing 3 wickets in the powerplay. But then, lost wickets post the 15th over. Our middle-order had to take some responsibility. We had a good experience. We played against India and Pakistan. We learnt so many things and will hope to apply it in the upcoming tournaments.”

Salman Ali Agha (Winning Captain):

“We got the job done but we needed to bat better in the middle overs. The bowlers did well. We haven't batted to our best yet. If we batted well, we would have ended up with 170-180. Shaheen is a match-winner. His batting has improved. Abrar has been outstanding. He is someone who is bringing us back into games. We are ready for any challenge. If we play good cricket, we can be good against any side.”