Watch PAK vs Oman Asia Cup highlights, Pakistan won the match by 93 runs

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PAK vs Oman Asia Cup highlights: Pakistan started with a win in the Asia Cup. They defeated Oman by 93 runs in the very first match. Batting first, Pakistan scored 160 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, the entire Oman team was all out for 67 runs in 16.4 overs.

Oman had a bad start while chasing the target. On the very first ball of the second over, captain Jatinder returned to the pavilion after scoring 1 run. After this, Sam Ayub gave the second blow to Oman at the score of 24. The third and fourth wickets fell at the score of 41 and 42 respectively. Just five runs were added to the score when Vinayak Shukla was run out after scoring 2 runs.

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After winning the toss, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha said that he hopes that his team will put a good total on the scoreboard. He said, 'We will bat first. The pitch looks good and we want to put pressure on the scoreboard. We have been playing good cricket for the last 2-3 months, the team is coming together and we want to continue this. We have three good spinners and three all-rounders. While batting first, we want to score more than expected.'

Pakistan's innings

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Pakistan had a bad start. Saim Ayub was out LBW by Shah Faisal on the second ball of the first over. He could not even open the account. After this, wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Haris, who came to bat at number three, took the charge with Sahibzada Farhan. There was a partnership of 85 runs in 63 balls for the second wicket between the two, which was broken by Aamir Kaleem. He caught opener Farhan out on his own ball. He returned to the pavilion after scoring 29 runs in 29 balls. During this, Mohammad Haris completed his first half-century in T20 International. He was out after scoring 66 runs in 43 balls. During this, seven fours and three sixes came off his bat.

Haris was bowled by Aamir Kaleem. He did not stop here, he got captain Salman Aga caught by Hammad Mirza on the last ball of the 13th over. He could not even open the account. The team got the fifth blow in the form of Hasan Nawaz. Shah Faisal got him caught by Hasnain. He could score only nine runs. Shah Faisal gave the sixth blow to Pakistan. He made Mohammad Nawaz his victim. He was out after scoring 19 runs. After this Faheem Ashraf returned to the pavilion after scoring eight runs. Fakhar Zaman remained unbeaten after scoring 23 and Shaheen Shah Afridi after scoring two runs. Shah Faisal and Aamir Kaleem took three wickets each for Oman. At the same time, Mohammad Nadeem took one wicket.

Oman's innings

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Chasing the target of 161 runs, Oman started with a jolt. They got the first blow in the form of captain Jatinder Singh at a score of just two runs. Saim Ayub bowled him. He could score only one run. After this Ayub dismissed Aamir Kaleem LBW. He returned to the pavilion after scoring 13 runs.

Hammad Mirza scored the highest 27 runs for Oman, while eight batsmen could not even touch the double digit mark. Shakeel Ahmed scored 10 runs while Samay Srivastava remained unbeaten after scoring five runs. For Pakistan, Saim Ayub, Sufiyan Muqeem and Faheem Ashraf took two wickets each. Meanwhile, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed and Mohammad Nawaz got one wicket each.

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