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DUBAI: Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha expressed confidence and stressed execution ahead of their much-awaited clash against India in the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday, September 14.
Pakistan outplayed Oman by a hefty margin of 93 runs in their opening game on Friday here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The Green Shirts put on a 160-run total on the board in their 20 overs. Oman, however, in reply, faltered to a meagre score of 67 in 16.4 overs..
For Pakistan, it was an all-round bowling effort with each bowler chipping in as Sufiyan Muqeem, Faheem Ashraf, and Saim Ayub claimed two wickets apiece.
After the victory over Oman, Salman Ali Agha highlighted the shortcomings and praised bowlers for their efforts.
“With the bat, we still need to work. But with the bowling, it was outstanding. The spinners bowled really well, Shaheen in his second spell, and Faheem also bowled well,” he said in the post-match presentation.
Salman emphasized spinners and their variety, alongside mentioning the conditions of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
“We have three spinners, and all are very different. We have Saim as well; he is outstanding with the new and old ball. When you come to UAE, you need to have a lot of spinners.
It is hard to say, but the way we started, we should have scored near 180. It is just a game of cricket, you never know how it goes and how many you can score,” Salman Ali Agha explained.
Regarding the match against India, he emphasized Pakistan’s previous outings and the execution of their plans.
“We have been playing really good cricket. Have been saying it again and again. We have been playing good cricket in the last 2-3 months and we just have to play good cricket. If we can execute our plans for a long enough period, we are good enough to beat any team,” he concluded.
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