Malik, Umar guide Pakistan to seven-wicket win over UAE
Both batsmen scored half-centuries in 130-run chase
After a defeat against India, Pakistan play their second match today in the 2016 Asia Cup against UAE at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Pakistan were defeated decisively by five wickets in their opening match and are looking to gain momentum in the tournament. All eyes will be on Mohammad Amir, who bowled a magnificent spell against India, claiming three wickets early on in the match.
On the other hand, UAE have endured two back-to-back defeats in the tournament at the hands of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and they now face a must-win situation.
Stay tuned for live updates!
Meanwhile, good news for Pakistan cricket fans. The Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan has said that Bangladesh have forwarded their consent to play in Pakistan.
Teams
Pakistan: Khurram Manzoor, Sharjeel Khan, Muhammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Sami, Muhammad Amir, Muhammad Irfan.
UAE: Rohan Mustafa, Muhammad Kaleen, Mohammad Shahzad, Shaiman Anwar, Muhammad Usman, SP Patil, Amjad Javed, Fahad Tariq, Ahmed Raza, Usman Mushtaq, Mohammad Naveed
PAK 131-3 (18.4 overs)
FOUR! Malik cuts and Pakistan beat UAE by seven wickets.
Umar gets his FIFTY with a single square on the off side.
Muhammad Naveed.
PAK 126-3 (18 overs)
SIX! This time its Malik who goes over long on. Both batsman taking turns.
Single and Umar moves to 49.
SIX! Fuller and this time Umar clears long on.
FOUR! Cut past point by Umar.
SIX! Low full toss and Umar Akmal goes over midwicket.
Amjad Javed in for his last over.
PAK 103-3 (17 overs)
Pakistan need 27 off 18 balls.
FOUR and SIX! Malik scored his fifth T20I FIFTY with those two shots. Both were full-toss and Malik dispatched them easily towards midwicket.
Rohan Mustafa.
PAK 91-3 (16 overs)
DROPPED! Usman Mushtaq drops Malik at square leg. Amjad Javed is not happy with him. He is yelling at him that it was as simple as it could get.
FOUR! Malik drives it past mid-off.
Mohammad Shahzad.
PAK 84-3 (15 overs)
SIX! Malik goes over long on.
Ahmed Raza bowls his third over.
PAK 75-3 (14 overs)
SIX! Umar Akmal pulls it over midwicket. First six of the match for Pakistan.
FOUR! Malik dispatches a fuller delivery towards midwicket.
Muhammad Naveed has been called back.
PAK 64-3 (13 overs)
Only five runs off the over and Pakistan need 66 off 42 now.
Rohan Mustafa in for his second over.
PAK 59-3 (12 overs)
FOUR! Umar walks out and goes over extra over.
Right-arm medium pacer Fahad Tariq is the other new bowler for UAE.
PAK 51-3 (11 overs)
Only three runs off his over.
Off-break bowler Rohan Mustafa is the new man with the ball.
PAK 48-3 (10 overs)
FOUR! On Malik's legs and he just glances it past short square leg.
Mohammad Shahzad in for his third over.
PAK 41-3 (9 overs)
FOUR! Cut late by Malik and the man at the boundary dives had no chance even with a dive.
Ahmed Raza again.
PAK 35-3 (8 overs)
Umar takes another two from third man on the last ball.
Starts with four dot deliveries. Umar takes two from the midwicket fielder.
Muhammad Shahzad is back.
PAK 31-3 (7 overs)
Just five runs off the over. Umar and Malik playing sensibly, not trying to go for the big shots and rotating the strike.
Left-arm spinner Ahmed Raza comes on to bowl.
PAK 26-3 (6 over)
FOUR! In control, and Malik pulls a cover drive out the hat.
Amjad Javed continues.
PAK 18-3 (5 over)
Just a single off the over and Malik hasn't scored a run yet after facing seven deliveries. Hasn't he retired from Test cricket?
Muhammad Shahzad, adorning a green bandana, comes on to bowl.
PAK 17-3 (4 over)
OUT! Muhammad Hafeez caught at covers. Amjad strikes again and the match has entered an interesting phase with Pakistan in trouble. Shoaib Malik is the new man in; he joins Umar Akmal in the middle.
Amjad Javed continues and starts with a wide.
PAK 16-2 (3 over)
FOUR! Hafeez clips the fuller delivery towards midwicket.
Muhammad Naveed in for his second over.
PAK 11-2 (2 over)
Double strike for the UAE captain Amjad Javed. Sharjeel is dismissed LBW while Khurram Manzoor edges it to the keeper. Pakistan once again facing their batting demons. Umar Akmal joins Hafeez in the middle.
PAK 7-0 (1 over)
Mohammad Naveed bowls the first over as Muhammad Hafeez and Sharjeel Khan come out to chase 130 for Pakistan.
Shaiman: "We were under pressure from the start after we lost wickets. We thought we should wait for the middle over to score. We did bowl well against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh; we are hoping we can put up a good show today as well."
UAE 129-6 (20 overs)
Two dots follow. Last ball and Naveed faces Sami... and the right-armer bowls it quite wide, the umpire says it can't be judges as an illegal ball and UAE have set a 130-run target for Pakistan
FOUR! Full-toss and edge towards third man. Naveed accounts for another boundary.
SIX! Muhammad Naveed with a big blow.
Single.
Muhammad Sami in for the last over.
UAE 118-6 (19 overs)
BOWLED! Usman foots the ball onto his stumps. Amir showing he has pace, swing and all important bowling mind at his disposal.
Two more dots follow.
FOUR! Usman goes back and slices it past point.
Two dots.
Muhammad Amir bowls the penultimate over.
UAE 114-5 (18 overs)
SIX! Flat-batted over long. It was full and Amjad pulled off an Abdur Razzaq here. Cleared his left leg and cracked hard at it,
SIX! Short and slapped by Amjad Javed over square leg. He closed his eyed and swung hard at it.
Muhammad Irfan.
UAE 101-5 (17 overs)
Only one run off the Amir over. He dealt with the tall Amjad smartly. Came round the wicket and bowled short to him and then fed a few balls outside the off stump.
Muhammad Amir is back.
UAE 100-5 (16 overs)
FOUR! Amjad Javed goes over mid-off's head with a horizontal bat.
FOUR! Edge and it flies past the keeper.
Muhammad Sami is back for his third spell.
UAE 90-5 (15 overs)
FOUR! Usman cuts it past point this time.
SIX! Short and flight by Malik, Muhammad Usman scoops it over Nawaz's head at square leg.
Shoaib Malik called in to bowl his off-spin.
UAE 76-5 (14 overs)
FOUR! Top edge and the UAE captain Amjad Javed's shot goes over the head of the squadron towards the boundary.
CAUGHT BEHIND! Shaiman departs for 46 as Sarfraz takes another one behind the stumps. Important wicket for Pakistan.
Muhammad Irfan is back.
UAE 70-4 (13 overs)
FOUR! Swept towards square leg by Shaiman. What else would UAE have wanted at this point?
FOUR! Towards extra cover this time. Shaiman is on song.
FOUR! Shaiman edges it towards short third man Umar Akmal who misses it completely as the ball runs to the boundary.
Shahid Afridi in for his last over.
UAE 53-4 (11 overs)
A good over for UAE and the debutante will be under pressure.
FOUR! Shaiman beats the short third-man fielder this time. He is giving UAE the much needed boundaries.
SIX! Slog-swept over deep midwicket by Shaiman.
OUT! Usman Mushtaq caught at short fine leg by Nawaz as he tries to sweep.
Shahid Afridi in for his third over.
UAE 40-3 (10 overs)
Four runs off the over and after half of the overs bowled UAE are three down with forty runs on the board. If they can avoid losing more wickets, the last five overs might yield some important runs.
Nawaz in for his second over. UAE relying on singles, doubles and odd boundaries at the moment.
UAE 36-3 (9 overs)
Just three runs off the over.
Shahid Afridi in for his second over.
UAE 33-3 (8 overs)
SIX! Shaiman with a cracking inside-out drive over Malik's head at extra cover.
The debutante Muhammad Nawaz to bowl his left-arm spin now.
UAE 23-3 (7 overs)
Just three runs off the over.
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi comes on to bowl now.
UAE 20-3 (6 overs)
FOUR! This one caught the batsman and Hafeez at first slip by surprise. The edge flew over the head of the first slip.
Irfan steams in for his second over.
UAE 16-3 (5 overs)
FOUR! Pace and going towards leg, Shaiman just nudges it towards fine leg.
Sami replaces Amir.
UAE 12-3 (4 overs)
OUT! Edge and Sarfraz takes an easy catch. Shahzad departs. The ball just jumped on to him and he had no decent reply for it.
FOUR! A tad fuller and outside off and Shahzad goes for a cover drive. Irfan follows it up with a wide.
The tall left-armer Muhammad Irfan has been given the ball now.
UAE 5-2 (3 overs)
Wicket-maiden by Muhammad Amir. It is a pleasure to watch him bowl. Seems like he never went away.
BOWLED! Amir comes round the wicket and rattles Muhammad Kaleem's stumps. Slight in-swing and Kaleem was unable to play it.
Muhammad Amir in for his second over.
UAE 5-1 (2 overs)
OUT! Afridi takes an easy catch at mid-off as Rohan tries to hit it over his head.
Another wide down the leg side to the left-hander Rohan on the fifth ball.
A safe start from UAE and no real fireworks from Pakistan as well.
Wide on the second ball.
Muhammad Sami to share the new ball with Amir.
UAE 1-0 (1 over)
Only one run off the over and Amir wasn't able to find the killer swing that he got in the match against India.
Muhammad Amir has the new ball in his hand as Rohan Mustafa and Muhammad Kaleem get ready to face him.
Toss
UAE have won the toss and elected to bat first.
Shahid Afridi: We don't want to repeat the same mistakes. We have to be consistent in batting. In this format, you cannot underestimate anyone. Wahab Riaz has been replaced by Muhammad Nawaz.
Amjad Javed: We will just try to score 120.
Pakistan were defeated decisively by five wickets in their opening match and are looking to gain momentum in the tournament. All eyes will be on Mohammad Amir, who bowled a magnificent spell against India, claiming three wickets early on in the match.
On the other hand, UAE have endured two back-to-back defeats in the tournament at the hands of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and they now face a must-win situation.
Stay tuned for live updates!
Meanwhile, good news for Pakistan cricket fans. The Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan has said that Bangladesh have forwarded their consent to play in Pakistan.
Teams
Pakistan: Khurram Manzoor, Sharjeel Khan, Muhammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Sami, Muhammad Amir, Muhammad Irfan.
UAE: Rohan Mustafa, Muhammad Kaleen, Mohammad Shahzad, Shaiman Anwar, Muhammad Usman, SP Patil, Amjad Javed, Fahad Tariq, Ahmed Raza, Usman Mushtaq, Mohammad Naveed
PAK 131-3 (18.4 overs)
FOUR! Malik cuts and Pakistan beat UAE by seven wickets.
Umar gets his FIFTY with a single square on the off side.
Muhammad Naveed.
PAK 126-3 (18 overs)
SIX! This time its Malik who goes over long on. Both batsman taking turns.
Single and Umar moves to 49.
SIX! Fuller and this time Umar clears long on.
FOUR! Cut past point by Umar.
SIX! Low full toss and Umar Akmal goes over midwicket.
Amjad Javed in for his last over.
PAK 103-3 (17 overs)
Pakistan need 27 off 18 balls.
FOUR and SIX! Malik scored his fifth T20I FIFTY with those two shots. Both were full-toss and Malik dispatched them easily towards midwicket.
Rohan Mustafa.
PAK 91-3 (16 overs)
DROPPED! Usman Mushtaq drops Malik at square leg. Amjad Javed is not happy with him. He is yelling at him that it was as simple as it could get.
FOUR! Malik drives it past mid-off.
Mohammad Shahzad.
PAK 84-3 (15 overs)
SIX! Malik goes over long on.
Ahmed Raza bowls his third over.
PAK 75-3 (14 overs)
SIX! Umar Akmal pulls it over midwicket. First six of the match for Pakistan.
FOUR! Malik dispatches a fuller delivery towards midwicket.
Muhammad Naveed has been called back.
PAK 64-3 (13 overs)
Only five runs off the over and Pakistan need 66 off 42 now.
Rohan Mustafa in for his second over.
PAK 59-3 (12 overs)
FOUR! Umar walks out and goes over extra over.
Right-arm medium pacer Fahad Tariq is the other new bowler for UAE.
PAK 51-3 (11 overs)
Only three runs off his over.
Off-break bowler Rohan Mustafa is the new man with the ball.
PAK 48-3 (10 overs)
FOUR! On Malik's legs and he just glances it past short square leg.
Mohammad Shahzad in for his third over.
PAK 41-3 (9 overs)
FOUR! Cut late by Malik and the man at the boundary dives had no chance even with a dive.
Ahmed Raza again.
PAK 35-3 (8 overs)
Umar takes another two from third man on the last ball.
Starts with four dot deliveries. Umar takes two from the midwicket fielder.
Muhammad Shahzad is back.
PAK 31-3 (7 overs)
Just five runs off the over. Umar and Malik playing sensibly, not trying to go for the big shots and rotating the strike.
Left-arm spinner Ahmed Raza comes on to bowl.
PAK 26-3 (6 over)
FOUR! In control, and Malik pulls a cover drive out the hat.
Amjad Javed continues.
PAK 18-3 (5 over)
Just a single off the over and Malik hasn't scored a run yet after facing seven deliveries. Hasn't he retired from Test cricket?
Muhammad Shahzad, adorning a green bandana, comes on to bowl.
PAK 17-3 (4 over)
OUT! Muhammad Hafeez caught at covers. Amjad strikes again and the match has entered an interesting phase with Pakistan in trouble. Shoaib Malik is the new man in; he joins Umar Akmal in the middle.
Amjad Javed continues and starts with a wide.
PAK 16-2 (3 over)
FOUR! Hafeez clips the fuller delivery towards midwicket.
Muhammad Naveed in for his second over.
PAK 11-2 (2 over)
Double strike for the UAE captain Amjad Javed. Sharjeel is dismissed LBW while Khurram Manzoor edges it to the keeper. Pakistan once again facing their batting demons. Umar Akmal joins Hafeez in the middle.
PAK 7-0 (1 over)
Mohammad Naveed bowls the first over as Muhammad Hafeez and Sharjeel Khan come out to chase 130 for Pakistan.
Shaiman: "We were under pressure from the start after we lost wickets. We thought we should wait for the middle over to score. We did bowl well against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh; we are hoping we can put up a good show today as well."
UAE 129-6 (20 overs)
Two dots follow. Last ball and Naveed faces Sami... and the right-armer bowls it quite wide, the umpire says it can't be judges as an illegal ball and UAE have set a 130-run target for Pakistan
FOUR! Full-toss and edge towards third man. Naveed accounts for another boundary.
SIX! Muhammad Naveed with a big blow.
Single.
Muhammad Sami in for the last over.
UAE 118-6 (19 overs)
BOWLED! Usman foots the ball onto his stumps. Amir showing he has pace, swing and all important bowling mind at his disposal.
Two more dots follow.
FOUR! Usman goes back and slices it past point.
Two dots.
Muhammad Amir bowls the penultimate over.
UAE 114-5 (18 overs)
SIX! Flat-batted over long. It was full and Amjad pulled off an Abdur Razzaq here. Cleared his left leg and cracked hard at it,
SIX! Short and slapped by Amjad Javed over square leg. He closed his eyed and swung hard at it.
Muhammad Irfan.
UAE 101-5 (17 overs)
Only one run off the Amir over. He dealt with the tall Amjad smartly. Came round the wicket and bowled short to him and then fed a few balls outside the off stump.
Muhammad Amir is back.
UAE 100-5 (16 overs)
FOUR! Amjad Javed goes over mid-off's head with a horizontal bat.
FOUR! Edge and it flies past the keeper.
Muhammad Sami is back for his third spell.
UAE 90-5 (15 overs)
FOUR! Usman cuts it past point this time.
SIX! Short and flight by Malik, Muhammad Usman scoops it over Nawaz's head at square leg.
Shoaib Malik called in to bowl his off-spin.
UAE 76-5 (14 overs)
FOUR! Top edge and the UAE captain Amjad Javed's shot goes over the head of the squadron towards the boundary.
CAUGHT BEHIND! Shaiman departs for 46 as Sarfraz takes another one behind the stumps. Important wicket for Pakistan.
Muhammad Irfan is back.
UAE 70-4 (13 overs)
FOUR! Swept towards square leg by Shaiman. What else would UAE have wanted at this point?
FOUR! Towards extra cover this time. Shaiman is on song.
FOUR! Shaiman edges it towards short third man Umar Akmal who misses it completely as the ball runs to the boundary.
Shahid Afridi in for his last over.
UAE 53-4 (11 overs)
A good over for UAE and the debutante will be under pressure.
FOUR! Shaiman beats the short third-man fielder this time. He is giving UAE the much needed boundaries.
SIX! Slog-swept over deep midwicket by Shaiman.
OUT! Usman Mushtaq caught at short fine leg by Nawaz as he tries to sweep.
Shahid Afridi in for his third over.
UAE 40-3 (10 overs)
Four runs off the over and after half of the overs bowled UAE are three down with forty runs on the board. If they can avoid losing more wickets, the last five overs might yield some important runs.
Nawaz in for his second over. UAE relying on singles, doubles and odd boundaries at the moment.
UAE 36-3 (9 overs)
Just three runs off the over.
Shahid Afridi in for his second over.
UAE 33-3 (8 overs)
SIX! Shaiman with a cracking inside-out drive over Malik's head at extra cover.
The debutante Muhammad Nawaz to bowl his left-arm spin now.
UAE 23-3 (7 overs)
Just three runs off the over.
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi comes on to bowl now.
UAE 20-3 (6 overs)
FOUR! This one caught the batsman and Hafeez at first slip by surprise. The edge flew over the head of the first slip.
Irfan steams in for his second over.
UAE 16-3 (5 overs)
FOUR! Pace and going towards leg, Shaiman just nudges it towards fine leg.
Sami replaces Amir.
UAE 12-3 (4 overs)
OUT! Edge and Sarfraz takes an easy catch. Shahzad departs. The ball just jumped on to him and he had no decent reply for it.
FOUR! A tad fuller and outside off and Shahzad goes for a cover drive. Irfan follows it up with a wide.
The tall left-armer Muhammad Irfan has been given the ball now.
UAE 5-2 (3 overs)
Wicket-maiden by Muhammad Amir. It is a pleasure to watch him bowl. Seems like he never went away.
BOWLED! Amir comes round the wicket and rattles Muhammad Kaleem's stumps. Slight in-swing and Kaleem was unable to play it.
Muhammad Amir in for his second over.
UAE 5-1 (2 overs)
OUT! Afridi takes an easy catch at mid-off as Rohan tries to hit it over his head.
Another wide down the leg side to the left-hander Rohan on the fifth ball.
A safe start from UAE and no real fireworks from Pakistan as well.
Wide on the second ball.
Muhammad Sami to share the new ball with Amir.
UAE 1-0 (1 over)
Only one run off the over and Amir wasn't able to find the killer swing that he got in the match against India.
Muhammad Amir has the new ball in his hand as Rohan Mustafa and Muhammad Kaleem get ready to face him.
Toss
UAE have won the toss and elected to bat first.
Shahid Afridi: We don't want to repeat the same mistakes. We have to be consistent in batting. In this format, you cannot underestimate anyone. Wahab Riaz has been replaced by Muhammad Nawaz.
Amjad Javed: We will just try to score 120.