Pakistan and Oman will face off for the first time in T20 International cricket. They will compete in Group A clash in the Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai. With no prior T20I encounters between them, this match offers both teams a chance to make history.
Bilal Khan: 106 wickets in 76 matches at an economy rate of 6.85
Fayyaz Butt: 51 wickets in 47 matches at an economy rate of 7.70
Zeeshan Maqsood: 51 wickets in 60 matches at an economy rate of 6.50
Shadab Khan: 112 wickets in 104 matches at an economy rate of 7.38
Shaheen Shah Afridi: 108 wickets in 85 matches at an economy rate of 7.77
Haris Rauf: 126 wickets in 87 matches at an economy rate of 8.35
Pakistan:
Babar Azam: 4,223 runs in 121 innings, averaging 39.84 at a strike rate of 129.18
Mohammad Rizwan: 3,414 runs in 93 innings, averaging 47.42 at a strike rate of 125.38
Fakhar Zaman: 2,104 runs in 94 innings, averaging 23.12 at a strike rate of 132.24
Oman:
Zeeshan Maqsood: 1,364 runs in 61 innings, averaging 26.23 at a strike rate of 119.65
Jatinder Singh: 1,346 runs in 62 innings, averaging 24.47 at a strike rate of 117.97
Aqib Ilyas: 1,295 runs in 50 innings, averaging 29.43 at a strike rate of 123.22
Pakistan: 232/6 in 20 overs vs England in Nottingham on July 16, 2021 (Won)
Oman: 220/5 in 20 overs vs Bahrain in Al Amerat on November 19, 2022 (Won)
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were not selected for the Asia Cup squad, but Pakistan will count on Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, and Salman Ali Agha. With a solid spin attack headed by Mohammad Nawaz and experienced pacers like Haris Rauf, Pakistan are focused on winning the contest against Oman.
Pakistan have won just one of their last five T20Is in Dubai, with the victory coming against India in the 2022 Asia Cup.
On the bowling front, Mohammad Nawaz has been in outstanding form, picking up 20 wickets in only 11 matches. He currently leads the T20I wicket charts among all Full Member nation bowlers this year.
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