Credit: ACC
United Arab Emirates (UAE) got their first win of the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 after defeating Oman in match number seven of the tournament at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. After an embarrassing defeat in the first match against India, UAE finally looked in good touch to register their first win in the tournament and keep their hopes alive for the super fours. Batting first, UAE posted 172/5 in their 20 overs while Oman were bowled out for 130 runs in 18.4 overs.
Coming to bat first after losing the toss, UAE got a brilliant start by their opening batters as Muhammad Waseem and Alishan Sharafu put up a partnership of 88 runs for the first wicket in 11 overs. Sharafu got out after scoring 51 runs off 38 balls hitting seven fours and a six while Waseem top scored with 69 runs off 54 balls hitting six fours and three sixes.
Dominant bowling help UAE register dominant win over Oman
After the opening partnership was broken, there wasn’t any remarkable performance from the UAE batters as they kept losing wickets. Zohaib Khan scored 21(13) while Harshit Kaushik contributed with a quickfire 19*(8) runs as UAE crossed the 170-run mark after the end of their 20 overs. For Oman, Jitenkumar Ramanandi took two wickets while Hassnain Shah and Samay Shrivastava scalped a wicket each.
Chasing the winning target, Oman had a poor start as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Half of the Oman side went back to the pavilion with just 50 runs on board in 6.5 overs. Skipper Jatinder Singh scored 20 runs off 10 balls. After that, Aryan Bisht and Vinayak Shukla tried to make a partnership but couldn’t add more than 38 runs as Bisht got out after scoring just 24 runs off 32 balls. At last, Oman were bowled out on 130 runs with eight balls remaining.
