UAE captain Muhammad Waseem flips the coin as Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha makes the decision on the toss for his or her UAE Tri-Collection match on the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on August 30, 2025. — PCB
Pakistan received the toss and elected to bat first towards the United Arab Emirates (UAE) within the fifth match of T20 worldwide tri-series at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Head-to-head
Pakistan and UAE have come face-to-face solely twice in T20Is, with the previous rising victorious on each events.
Their first assembly got here throughout the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2016 in Bangladesh, the place the Inexperienced Shirts prevailed by seven wickets, whereas their second face-off got here earlier within the ongoing tri-series, which Pakistan clinched by 31 runs.
Matches: 2Pakistan: 2UAE: 0Form Information
Pakistan and UAE enter the match with contrasting momentum of their favour because the hosts are on a three-match dropping streak, together with defeats towards Pakistan and Afghanistan within the ongoing collection, whereas the Inexperienced Shirts have solely two defeats of their final 5 accomplished T20Is.
Pakistan: L, W, W, W, L (most up-to-date first)
UAE: L, L, L, W, W
