Tri-series: Pakistan win toss, bat first against UAE

SHARJAH: Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bat first against the UAE in the fifth match of the tri-series here at the iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

Playing XIs

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Muhammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed

UAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), Asif Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra (wk), Ethan D’Souza, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Muhammed Jawadullah, Muhammad Rohid, Junaid Siddique

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Pakistan and the UAE have faced each other twice in the T20I format. Pakistan emerged victorious on both occasions, with the last win coming in the ongoing tri-series by 31 runs.

Matches 2, Pakistan 2, UAE  0

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