Pakistan make two changes

Wed, 17 September 2025

20:42

UAE captain Muhammad Waseem has won the toss and has elected to field in their must-win game against Pakistan.

Pakistan have made two changes to the squad that suffered a heavy defeat against India. Haris Rauf and Khushdil Shah replace Sufiyan Muqeem and Faheem Ashraf.

"Going to bowl first. Today the way the weather is, dew will play a role. Will try to restrict them to a low total. It's a do or die game," Waseem said.

Pakistan skipper Salman Agha said, "We wanted to bat first and put them under scoreboard pressure. Great day for us to play a perfect game. They're a very good side. If we execute our plans for longer periods, we have a chance against any side."

Let's have a look at the Playing XIs:

UAE: Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Waseem (Captain), Asif Khan, Muhammad Zohaib, Harshit Kaushik, Rahul Chopra (Wicketkeeper), Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh, Junaid Siddique.

Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris (Wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (Captain), Khushdil Shah, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.

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