Fakhar Zaman cracked a sturdy 77 and spinner Abrar Ahmed registered career-best figures as Pakistan reached the T20I tri-series remaining with a 31-run win over United Arab Emirates on Thursday.
Zaman hit an aggressive 44-ball 77 not out for his twelfth T20I half century whereas Mohammad Nawaz smashed an undefeated 27-ball 37 to revive Pakistan from 80-5 Pakistan to 171-5 of their 20 overs.
Abrar then grabbed 4-9 in 4 economical overs to limit UAE to 140-7 with opener Alishan Sharafu combating a lone hand, scoring a gradual 51-ball 68. Sharafu hit 4 sixes and as many fours.
The win, Pakistan’s third in 4 video games, not solely took Pakistan to Sunday’s remaining but additionally ensured Afghanistan who face the hosts within the final group on Friday, would advance.
UAE’s power-hitters Muhammad Waseem fell for 19 and Asif Khan for seven as UAE suffered their third defeat in as many video games.
Abrar’s earlier better of 3-19 got here in opposition to Bangladesh in Lahore earlier this yr.
Earlier, Pakistan misplaced 5 wickets for simply 80 runs in 11.3 overs after they received the toss and batted.
Openers Saim Ayub scored 11 and Sahibzada Farhan made 16. Skipper Salman Agha hit seven, Mohammad Haris 14 and Hasan Nawaz 4.
Zaman and Nawaz added 91 off 51 balls for the sixth wicket to place the innings again on monitor.
It was Zaman’s first half century in 14 innings since a match in opposition to Eire at Dublin in Might final yr.
Zaman’s knock contained two sixes and ten fours. Nawaz hit two sixes and three fours.
The pair launched vicious late assault, with 74 coming off the final 5 overs and 42 off the final two.
Nawaz smashed three fours and a six in Junaid Siddique’s penultimate over whereas Zaman cracked 5 consecutive boundaries off Muhammad Jawadullah’s final over.
Spinner Haider Ali was probably the most profitable residence bowler with 2-17.
