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SHARJAH: Pakistan wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Haris lost his temper and broke his bat during the second fixture of the tri-series against the UAE here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
The incident occurred soon after Haris’ dismissal on the third ball of the 17th over.
Mohammad Haris could only manage to score a single run on two balls and was caught off Muhammad Jawadullah’s bowling.
Opting to bat first, Pakistan were bowled for 207 on the last ball of the final over.
UAE struck early as Sahibazada Farhan (8) was castled in the opening over. Despite the wicket, Pakistan upped the ante, scoring briskly until Fakhar Zaman’s departure.
Zaman (6) was bowled by left-arm spinner Haider Ali. As a result, Pakistan were reduced to 38.2 in 3.1 overs. However, Saim Ayub scored briskly and steadied the Green Shirts’ innings.
Meanwhile, the UAE struck at regular intervals, but it was unable to prevent Pakistan from scoring big. The previous match, half-century maker Salman Ali Agha (6) could not get going this time as he was caught behind.
Consequently, Pakistan were reduced to 74-3 in 7.5 overs. Meanwhile, Saim Ayub continued the charge and reached his fourth T20I half-century in the process.
He eventually departed on the third ball of the 12th over after playing an impressive knock which included four sixes and seven fours. At this stage, Pakistan were 104-4.
Following his departure, Hasan Nawaz upped the ante with a powerful knock. The right-hander batter tonked Haider Ali for three sixes in the over before getting dismissed.
He made 56 from 26 balls laced with half a dozen towering sixes and two fours.
For UAE, Saghir Khan and Junaid Siddique picked up three wickets each.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Salman Mirza, Sufiyan Muqeem
UAE: Muhammad Zohaib, Muhammad Waseem, Asif Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra, Ethan DSouza, Dhruv Parashar, Saghir Khan, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah
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