In an unfortunate event, Pakistan keeper Mohammad Haris hit on-field umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge's back of the head with the ball. For precautionary measures, he took off from the ground immediately. The fourth umpire of the Pakistan vs UAE (PAK vs UAE) Asia Cup 2025 match stepped onto the field to replace injured Ruchira.

Ruchira seems to have suffered a concussion; thus, the match officials did not want to take any risk, and they decided to take him off the field. Hitting behind the skull is always considered a dangerous scenario, and to prevent any kind of unwanted situation. After the incident, the medical staff immediately rushed into the field to attend to him. He walked off from the ground but was in visible pain. 

The home team, the United Arab Emirates, started off their run chase with extra confidence after a promising bowling performance. The target was chaseable for them, but Pakistan's bowling attack did not allow them to touch the target. 

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The umpire probably suffered a Concussion 

After sustaining multiple early blows, Pakistan was in serious trouble during the initial stage of the match. Fakhar Zaman tried to overshadow the failures of their openers as much as possible with his 50-run knock against 36 deliveries. Skipper Salman Ali Agha played a sloppy 20-run innings against 27 balls. But it was unexpectedly Shaheen Afridi who displayed some cracking shots from Pakistan's lower batting order. He remained unbeaten for 29 runs, facing 14 deliveries. His performance was more entertaining because of the 20th over of the match when he smashed 18 runs with a couple of 6s and a 4 to take Pakistan's total to 146 in 20 overs.

In 17.4 overs, UAE lost all four of their wickets for 105 runs, and Pakistan won the match by 41 runs. Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Abrar Ahmed claimed a brace each.

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The umpire who had been giving wrong decisions since the India vs Pak match for Pakistan was hit by a Pakistani fielder and left the ground.
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