Pakistan vs Oman Highlights, Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan win by 93 runs, humiliate Oman ahead of India clash

Right then, that is it from this game and so far, we have seen 4 fairly one-sided games and this was somewhat expected as well, given the fixtures. However, the first weekend of the 2025 Asia Cup is about to bring a couple of big clashes, starting with Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh on Saturday, 13 September and that game will begin at 2.30 pm GMT. The Lankan Lions vs the Bangla Tigers is a brewing rivalry in cricket and it should be an exciting watch, so do join us early for the build-up as well. Cheers!

Salman Agha, the captain of Pakistan, says that they were pretty good with the ball, but still need to improve with the bat. Adds that they don't mind playing with the spinners and they are different and Saim Ayub can chip in as well. Mentions that they should have gotten 180 with the start they got. Says that they have been playing good cricket in the last 2-3 months, and if they execute their plans, they can beat any team in the world.

The Oman skipper, Jatinder Singh, says that restricting Pakistan to 160 was very good and is proud of the boys. Goes on to add that the boys executed the plans brilliantly with the ball but also mentions that their batters failed to hold their nerves and reckons that they are better than what they showed today. Adds that they are looking forward to the next game and want to keep a positive mindset.

Mohammad Haris is the PLAYER OF THR MATCH for his fine knock. He says that it is a great feeling and it was a crucial win. Adds that the pitch looked flat, but it wasn't easy. Mentions that he is happy to bat anywhere according to the needs of the team. Ends by saying that he just wants to get on with the bat and the skipper also want them to be positive all the time.

The Presentation ceremony...

Earlier in the game, Pakistan won the toss and Salman Agha opted to bat first, as opposed to what India did against a minnow. The idea for Pakistan was to go hard with the bat but they lost Saim Ayub very early in the piece. However, Mohammad Haris who was promoted back to his favored number 3 position, managed to up the ante and brought up a fiery 50 as Sahibzada Farhan continued to play second fiddle. But once Haris got out, Oman capitalized and their bowlers, led by Aamir Kaleem and Shah Faisal, kept on picking up wickets at regular intervals and held Pakistan down to a not-so-big total of 160.

This is Oman's 2nd lowest T20I total, their lowest being 47 against England in last year's T20 World Cup but again, this will be another learning curve for the associate nation. They did lose a wicket in the second over but for a few minutes, things started to look positive as Aamir Kaleem and Hammad Mirza took on Pakistan's premier pacer Shaheen Afridi. However, the Oman batters did not have much of an answer to the opposition spinners and kept on losing wickets in a heap. Mirza was the only bright spark with a knock of 27, whereas Kaleem was the only other batter who even got into double figures until Shakeel Ahmed managed to hit a six just before getting out and got to 10 runs.

Not often do we see Pakistan play more than two spinners, but they played 3 proper spinners in this game and also had Saim Ayub as a very handy option. And it was Ayub who picked up a couple of early wickets to get the ball rolling. Sufiyan Muqeem and his left-arm wrist spin were too good for the opposition and even though Abrar Ahmed didn't get a wicket to begin with, he too bowled well and picked up the final wicket of the game. Shaheen Afridi, playing as the single frontline pacer, did get a wicket late in the game as Faheem Ashraf picked up two, and overall, it was a happy day for Pakistan in the field.

A rollicking win for Pakistan and this is just the start they would have wanted heading into that big clash against India in a couple of days' time. They did falter with the blade, but the bowlers were on song and have made light work of the Oman lineup here.

Abrar Ahmed to Shakeel Ahmed, OUT! TAKEN! DONE AND DUSTED! Abrar Ahmed wraps things! He tosses up the leggie, full and on off, turns in. Shakeel Ahmed comes down the track to repeat the dose but this time fails to get near the pitch of the ball and mistimes it straight towards long off. Shaheen Afridi comes forward a bit and takes a fine catch. PAKISTAN WIN BY 93 RUNS!

Abrar Ahmed to Shakeel Ahmed, Flighted, full and on middle and leg, Shakeel Ahmed nudges it to short mid-wicket.

Abrar Ahmed to Shakeel Ahmed, SIX! Finally takes his chance! Tossed up, full and on off, Shakeel Ahmed skips down the track, gets to the pitch of it and tonks it over the long off fence for a biggie.

Abrar Ahmed to Shakeel Ahmed, Googly, short and on off, turns away, Shakeel Ahmed pushes it towards short covers.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shakeel Ahmed, Darts this one full and on middle, Shakeel Ahmed taps it to the off side for a quick single. Mohammad Haris, the keeper runs forward to his left, collects it and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shakeel Ahmed, Drags his length back, on middle, Shakeel Ahmed moves back and punches it to short covers.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shakeel Ahmed, Quicker, short and outside off, Shakeel Ahmed tries to cut it away but misses.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shakeel Ahmed, Flatter, full and on middle, Shakeel Ahmed knocks it back to the bowler.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Samay Shrivastava, Goes short and around off, Samay Shrivastava stabs it out towards extra covers for a run.

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shakeel Ahmed, Flighted, full and around off, Shakeel Ahmed steers it throughj point for a single.

Abrar Ahmed to Samay Shrivastava, Another googly, short and on middle, turns in, Samay Shrivastava stays back and manages to tuck it towards square leg. Oman is just delaying the inevitable here!

Abrar Ahmed to Samay Shrivastava, Flighted, full and on off, Samay Shrivastava pushes it to covers.

Abrar Ahmed to Samay Shrivastava, Wrong'un, short and around off, Samay Shrivastava moves across to cut but gets gets an inside edge that just goes past the stumps.

Abrar Ahmed to Samay Shrivastava, Slows it up, full and on middle, does not turn much, Samay Shrivastava prods forward and fends it off the inner half of the bat to the leg side.

Abrar Ahmed to Shakeel Ahmed, Tossed up, full and around off, Shakeel Ahmed scythes it down to long off for a single.

Abrar Ahmed to Shakeel Ahmed, Floated, short and around off, Shakeel Ahmed stabs it out to short covers.

Shaheen Afridi to Samay Shrivastava, Swing and a miss! Goes around the wicket and serves this full, on off, Samay Shrivastava makes room and has a wild swing at it but fails to connect. Afridi has his hands on his face as this was inches away from the off stump again.

Shaheen Afridi to Shakeel Ahmed, Pitched up and on middle, Shakeel Ahmed clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Shaheen Afridi to Shakeel Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi sees the batter back away and bowls this full and on off, angles in, Shakeel Ahmed throws his bat at it but hits it on the ground and misses. The ball just goes past the off pole.

Shaheen Afridi to Shakeel Ahmed, Slower one, good length and on middle, Shakeel Ahmed gets behind the line of it and blocks it out.

Shaheen Afridi to Shakeel Ahmed, Close! Back of a length and around off, takes off a bit and skids through as well, Shakeel Ahmed has a tentative push at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Shaheen Afridi to Shakeel Ahmed, Fuller in length, on middle, shaping in, Shakeel Ahmed fends it as the ball rolls away towards mid-wicket.

Faheem Ashraf to Samay Shrivastava, FOUR! Oh..wow! A surprise boundary! Much fuller and on middle, Samay Shrivastava gets right underneath it and lofts it over mid on for four runs.

Faheem Ashraf to Samay Shrivastava, Beaten! Pulls his length back a bit, on the fifth stump line, shapes away, Samay Shrivastava looks to push it away but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Faheem Ashraf to Samay Shrivastava, Pitched up again, attacks the stumps, Samay Shrivastava pushes it back to the bowler again.

Faheem Ashraf to Samay Shrivastava, Goes fuller and on middle, Samay Shrivastava blocks it back to the bowler.

Faheem Ashraf to Samay Shrivastava, WIDE! Bangs in a slower bouncer, middle, but this spins way down the leg side, Samay Shrivastava lets it go. Wided.

Faheem Ashraf to Samay Shrivastava, Good-length delivery around off, holds its line, Samay Shrivastava leaves it alone.

Samay Shrivastava is the last man in for Oman.

Faheem Ashraf to Hassnain Shah, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Faheem Ashraf hits the deck hard and bowls it around off stump. Hassnain Shah hangs back in the crease and looks to pull across the line. However, the ball isn't quite short enough and it goes off the inside edge to crash back onto the stumps. Hassnain departs for 1 (2) and Oman are now 51/9!

Shaheen Afridi to Shakeel Ahmed, Fuller and straighter, honing in on the stumps, Shakeel Ahmed pushes it out to mid off.

Shaheen Afridi to Shakeel Ahmed, Good change-up! Takes pace off and bowls it a tad full on off, Shakeel Ahmed is early into the drive and checks his shot but the ball beats the outside edge.

Shaheen Afridi to Shakeel Ahmed, Brings out a bouncer now, digging it in short and outside off. Shakeel backs away to uppercut but fails to get a bat on it.

Shaheen Afridi to Shakeel Ahmed, Full and on the fifth stump line, Shakeel Ahmed drives it firmly but straight to covers.

Shaheen Afridi to Hassnain Shah, A length ball from around the stumps, angled into the batter, Hassnain Shah clips it past square leg for a single.

Hassnain Shah is in next.

Shaheen Afridi to Shah Faisal, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Shaheen Afridi gets into the wicket-taking act now and every Pakistan bowler, barring Abrar Ahmed has at least one wicket to his name. Good-length delivery, darted into the pads at around 137 kph. Shah Faisal backs away past the leg stump and gets cramped up and eventually, the ball flicks the pads and goes on to hit the stumps. The bails come off and down goes the 8th wicket for Oman. They are really going down in a hurry now.

Faheem Ashraf to Shakeel Ahmed, Back of a length and around off, fended away into the off side behind point.

Faheem Ashraf to Shakeel Ahmed, Oh, that's fallen in no man's land! Banged in short and around off Shakeel Ahmed wanders down the track and ends up spooning it in front of the point region, well short of the onrushing fielder.

Faheem Ashraf to Shakeel Ahmed, Short of a length and over off, Shakeel Ahmed has a late poke at it but gets beaen past the outside edge.

Shakeel Ahmed is in next.