Pakistan vs Oman, Asia Cup 2025 : Match Preview
Pakistan Start their campaign against Oman at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium before high voltage clash against India on Sunday .
Match overview
Pakistan enter in Asia cup 2025 with full of confidence after clinching in UAE Tri- Nation Series earlier this week, where they showed strong batting intent and disciplined bowling. Saim Ayub aggressive approach at the top has been a refreshing addition, while continues to provide explosive start. In the middle order, Mohammad Nawaz all-round ability and Saman Ali Agha reliability have offer balance. In bowling saheen Afridi with the new ball , in death overs Haris Rauf has been brilliant with his pace and Yorker , in spin unit Abrar Ahmed and Mohammad Nawaz bowled excellent in recent TRI Nation series and lead to win final against Afghanistan.
On the other hand, A recent series against USA 3-0 defeat, highlighted gaps in both batting and bowling penetrations. Jitender Singh remains a key anchor with the bat, while the all-round ability of players like Amir kaleem and sufiyan Mehmood gives the side much needed flexibility. For oman this tournament is less about results and more about gaining experience against established cricketing nations.
Head to Head
This fixture marks first ever international T20I between Pakistan and Oman .
Pitch and conditions
The Dubai International Cricket Stadium has long been a venue known for balanced pitch, the new ball tends to to assist fast bowlers with extra bounce and a hint of movement. As the game progresses, batting becomes easier, especially under the lights , though teams batting second often find chasing slightly easier.spinners may not get extravagant trun,but their control and variations will be important particularly during middle overs.
Teams prefer here to winning the toss and fielding first.
Predicted playing XIs Pakistan vs Oman
Pakistan
Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakar zaman, Salman Ali Agha (c), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (wk), Hasan Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
Oman
Jitender Singh (c), Amir kaleem, Aryan Bisht, Vinayak sukhla (wk), sufyan Mehmood, Ashish odedara, Shakeel Ahmed, sufyan yousuf, Nadeem Khan, Hammad Mirza, zikra Islam
Key player to watch out
Saim Ayub – an agressive batter who take on bowlers and set ton for the team and for middle order batter.
Mohammad Nawaz – who recently against Afghanistan took 4 wickets and lead to team winning Tri series Final he will play vital role and effective in middle overs.
Fakhar zaman – He is the match winner for Pakistan from long period of time and ability to make quick runs in middle overs
Jitender Singh – The captain of Oman team who have big responsibility to anchor the innings from very first over set big total for Pakistan agreesive batting lineup.
Amir kaleem: He have to responsibility both with bat and bowl and contribute for the team which could be leads to win against Pakistan.
Sufiyan Mehmood – He have big responsibility with the new ball and get early breakthroughs for the team.
Prediction
Pakistan win this match easily but we expected Oman put some fight.