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

DRINKS! Pakistan has performed admirably after losing Saim Ayub on just the second ball of the innings. Since then, both Sahibzada Farhan and Mohammad Haris have developed a promising partnership, with both players doing well. Haris has scored a half-century and looks set for a big score. Meanwhile, Farhan has played a crucial supporting role, mainly rotating the strike and hitting boundaries from time to time. On the other hand, Oman has struggled to make an impact, despite a dropped catch. Their bowlers have failed to maintain pressure by consistently delivering accurate lines and lengths. While their ground fielding has been superb and has saved some runs, they urgently need to take wickets to find a way back into the match. Let’s see how the next phase unfolds.

Sufyan Mehmood to Sahibzada Farhan, Back of a length and around off, Sahibzada Farhan punches it to extra covers.

Sufyan Mehmood to Sahibzada Farhan, Much fuller and on off, Sahibzada Farhan bunts it back to the bowler.

Sufyan Mehmood to Mohammad Haris, On a length and on off, Mohammad Haris guides it to point fora run.

Sufyan Mehmood to Mohammad Haris, FOUR! Gets it away! Hard length and on middle, pace on this time, Mohammad Haris looks to slog it away again but mistimes it a bit this time. It flies in the air towards the deep mid-wicket region, where Samay Shrivastava runs to his left and dives, but the ball bounces in front of him and goes away for a boundary.

Sufyan Mehmood to Mohammad Haris, SIX! FIFTY FOR HARIS! He gets to it with a bang as well! The move to send him at number 3 has worked well for Pakistan, and this is probably his best position. A slower one, back of a length and on middle, Mohammad Haris picks it up early. He waits for it and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Haris celebrates it with a bow in the direction of the Pakistan hut.

Sufyan Mehmood to Sahibzada Farhan, Fuller in length and on off, Sahibzada Farhan drives it to long off for a single.

Change. Sufiyan Muqeem comes into the attack.

Hassnain Shah to Sahibzada Farhan, Pulls his length back a bit, on middle, Sahibzada Farhan pats it down to long on for one more. Much better over for Oman!

Hassnain Shah to Sahibzada Farhan, Continues with the fuller length, on middle and leg, Sahibzada Farhan drills it to the left of long on and comes back for the second. Good running!

Hassnain Shah to Mohammad Haris, Full again and on middle and off, Mohammad Haris just chips it towards long off for another run.

Hassnain Shah to Sahibzada Farhan, Pitched up and on leg, Sahibzada Farhan clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Hassnain Shah to Sahibzada Farhan, Fuller and on middle, angling in, Sahibzada Farhan works it away wide of long on and calls for two straightaway. They get it comfortably in the end.

Another change. Hassnain Shah comes into the attack. 

Hassnain Shah to Sahibzada Farhan, Nails the yorker right away, on middle, Sahibzada Farhan digs it back to the bowler.

Samay Shrivastava to Mohammad Haris, FOUR! Put away nicely! Flatter, full and around middle, Mohammad Haris goes down across to get inside the line of it and swipes it over the leaping short fine fielder for four more runs. 12 runs come off Samay Shrivastava's first over.

Samay Shrivastava to Sahibzada Farhan, Flighted, full and on off, Sahibzada Farhan eases it to long off for one.

Samay Shrivastava to Mohammad Haris, Goes a bit short and on middle, Mohammad Haris stays back and nudges it through square leg for a single.

Samay Shrivastava to Mohammad Haris, Good comeback from the bowler! He bowls this slower through the air, full and on off, and turns away. Mohammad Haris gets drawn forward as he tries to push at it, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Samay Shrivastava to Mohammad Haris, SIX! Into the crowd! Tossed up, full and on off, Mohammad Haris goes down and executes the slog sweep from the middle of the bat. He hits it against the spin but the ball sails over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Change. Samay Shrivastava is introduced into the attack.

Samay Shrivastava to Mohammad Haris, Floated, shortish and around off, Mohammad Haris opens the face of his bat and steers it to point.

Mohammad Nadeem to Sahibzada Farhan, Play and a miss! Short of a length and well outside off, shapes further away, Sahibzada Farhan throws his bat at it but fails to connect.

Mohammad Nadeem to Sahibzada Farhan, Superb effort in the deep! Nadeem pitches it up and around off, Sahibzada Farhan drills it hard and through covers as the ball races away. Samay Shrivastava covers a lot of ground to his right from deep point. He puts in a full-length dive, extends his right arm and just about pushes the ball back inside in time. Saves two runs for his team. Also, the 50-RUN STAND comes up between the batters.

Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Haris, On a length and on off, Mohammad Haris pushes it towards covers for a single.

Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Haris, Goes fuller and on middle, Mohammad Haris uses his feet but knocks it straight back to the bowler.

Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Haris, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Short of a length and on off, Mohammad Haris just stands there in his crease, picks it up and whips it away to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. 50 up for Pakistan!

Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Haris, Back of a length and on off, Mohammad Haris heaves it off the inside half of the bat wide of mid-wicket. Farhan wants the run and there is a fumble from the fielder too, but Haris sends his partner back.

Aamir Kaleem to Mohammad Haris, Slows it up, full and on off, Mohammad Haris taps it towards covers for a quick run. 16 runs off the over, and Pakistan are 47/1 at the end of the Powerplay.

Aamir Kaleem to Mohammad Haris, FOUR! Up and over! A low full toss, on off, begging to be put away, Mohammad Haris stretches out a bit and smacks it over extra covers for another boundary.

Aamir Kaleem to Mohammad Haris, SIX! BANG! First of the game! Looped up delivery, full and just on off, Mohammad Haris goes down, brings his wrists into play. He drags his slog sweep and nails it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Aamir Kaleem to Sahibzada Farhan, Flighted, full and on off, Sahibzada Farhan drives it wide of long off for a single.

Aamir Kaleem to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR! Nice shot! Tossed up, full and on middle, Sahibzada Farhan goes down on one knee, uses his bottom hand and lifts it over the bowler and to the long off fence for a boundary after 15 balls.

Aamir Kaleem to Sahibzada Farhan, Floated, short and around leg, Sahibzada Farhan backs away and punches it hard but finds extra covers.

Mohammad Nadeem to Sahibzada Farhan, Hard length and outside off, Farhan rises with the bounce and punches it through covers for one.

Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Haris, Another slower delivery, on a length and around off, Mohammad Haris gets down, shuffles across and looks to ramp it over short fine at first but adjusts his shot in the end after seeing the change of pace on the delivery. Manages to turn it towards mid-wicket in the gap for a single.

Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Haris, Brilliant bowling! Change of pace from Nadeem, full and just outside off, curves away from the batter. Mohammad Haris backs away and looks for a big shot downtown but gets deceived by the lack of pace on it. The ball zips past the off stump.

Mohammad Nadeem to Sahibzada Farhan, Lands it full and outside off, Farhan pushes it towards mid off and sneaks a single.

Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Haris, Follows the batter, full and down leg, Haris backs away and gets cramped. Manages to drill it off the inside half of the bat to long on. They cross.

Mohammad Nadeem to Mohammad Haris, Big shout for LBW, but the umpire turns it down. The bowler looks convinced, and there is a discussion between the bowler, the keeper, and the skipper before they go upstairs. On a length, angling in, and around middle and leg. Mohammad Haris plants his front leg across and forward a bit to slog it across the line. He misses his shot and the ball sneaks past the inside edge of the bat before rapping him high on the thigh pads. The third umpire is called in, and there is nothing on the UltraEdge. Ball Tracking presents that it would have missed the leg stump. The on-field call stays and Oman lose a review.

Shakeel Ahmed to Sahibzada Farhan, Short and outside off, Farhan backs away and punches it to the right of mid off for a couple of more runs. The long on fielder mops it up to his left.

Shakeel Ahmed to Mohammad Haris, Quicker, full and down leg, follows the batter, Mohammad Haris makes room and looks to slog it but mistimes it off the inner half of the bat. Luckily for him, the ball goes in the gap towards long on and they take a single.

Shakeel Ahmed to Sahibzada Farhan, Uppish but safe! Shorter in length and around off, Sahibzada Farhan backs away and slashes at it. Gets it off the outer half of the bat over extra covers as the long off fielder mops it up. Three taken.

Shakeel Ahmed to Mohammad Haris, Floated, full and on off, Mohammad Haris drives it to wide of mid off for a run.

Shakeel Ahmed to Mohammad Haris, Shakeel Ahmed sees the batter advance and drags his length back, outside off, Mohammad Haris uses his feet and punches it hard but straight to extra covers.

Shakeel Ahmed to Sahibzada Farhan, Fires this one full and angling in, Sahibzada Farhan backs away and forces it to long on for a single.

Shah Faisal to Mohammad Haris, Hard length and on the top of the off stump, Haris taps it down to backward point off the back foot.

Shah Faisal to Mohammad Haris, Sliding on the pads, Haris looks to heave away but gets it off the inside half of the bat. The ball goes to the left of deep square leg and both batters push each other to take two runs.

Shah Faisal to Mohammad Haris, FOUR! GOOD SHOT! Correct use of the Powerplay and field restrictions! Hard length and outside off, Mohammad Haris presses back, gets on top of the bounce and slaps it over wide mid off for a boundary. Though it was hit off the upper half of the bat, Haris got enough power to clear the infield.

Shah Faisal to Mohammad Haris, Swing and a miss! Back of a length and outside off, Mohammad Haris slashes but connects with thin air only.