Emerging Asia Cup: Pakistan Shaheens crush Oman by 74 runs
Cricket
Qasim Akram made 48 runs while Rohail Nazir scored 41
(Dunya News) – Pakistan Shaheens earned their first win in the Emerging Teams T20 Asia Cup by defeating Oman in a group stage match at Al-Amarat on Monday.
In pursuit of 186-run target, the hosts managed to score only 111 for seven in the 20-over match. Oman skipper Jatinder Singh could score 24 and Wasim Ali 28 while no other players could cross the 20-run mark.
Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first. Pakistan’s start was unimpressive as skipper Mohammad Haris and Yasir Khan were dismissed for 3 runs each in early blows by the hosts.
At this point, Omair Yousaf (25) and Qasim Akram (48) managed to boost the total and recover team from early pressure before they was sent packing.
Later, Rohail Nazir and Arafat Mihas stitched a late partnership as they made 41 and 31, respectively. The credit for posting a giant total went to the sixth-wicket partnership between them.
On Saturday, Pakistan Shaheens fell seven runs short against India ‘A’ in their opening matc on Saturday night. Chasing a total of 184 runs, Shaheens scored 176-7 in 20 overs as Arafat Minhas top scored with 41 off 29 balls.
Shaheens lost skipper Mohammad Haris on the second ball after he smacked a six on the first ball of the 184-run chase. After Omair Bin Yousuf departed for two, with 21 runs on the board in 2.3 overs, Yasir Khan (33, 22b, 1x4, 3x6s) and Qasim Akram (27, 21b, 4x4s) stitched a 54-run third-wicket stand to put Shaheens back on track.
Playing XI
Oman: Jatinder Singh, Aamir Kaleem, Karan Sonavale, Wasim Ali, Hammad Mirza, Mohammad Nadeem, Mehran Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Siddharth Bukkapatnam, Samay Shrivastav, Muzahir Raza
Pakistan: Mohammad Haris † (c), Yasir Khan, Omair Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Abdul Samad, Rohail Nazir, Arafat Minhas, Zaman Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Imran, Sufiyan Muqeem
