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

Shah Faisal to Mohammad Haris, On a nagging length and around off, dropped down back to the bowler off the front foot.

Shah Faisal to Sahibzada Farhan, On a good length and around off, pushed down towards mid off for a quick single.

Shakeel Ahmed to Sahibzada Farhan, DROPPED! Aamir Kaleem is the culprit and the bowler can't believe it. A short ball, outside off, Sahibzada Farhan shuffles across again and throws his hands at it to cut it. But ends up slicing it off the outer half of the bat towards extra cover. Aamir moves to his left and extends both his arms but can't hold onto that one. The ball spills out and rolls away beside him. A single taken and Shakeel Ahmed is livid with the effort of the fielder.

Shakeel Ahmed to Sahibzada Farhan, On the shorter side and outside off, Farhan punches it again but straight to extra cover. He wants to have a quick single but is sent back by his partner. A good call as the fielder has the ball in his hands.

Shakeel Ahmed to Sahibzada Farhan, Nagging length and outside off, Farhan shuffles across and punches it to extra cover.

Shakeel Ahmed to Sahibzada Farhan, Darts in full and on the pads, flicked it to mid-wicket.

Shakeel Ahmed to Mohammad Haris, Sliding on the pads, whipped away off the inside half of the bat to deep square leg for a single.

Shakeel Ahmed to Mohammad Haris, Short and well outside off, Haris looks to cut it but ends up chopping it off the under edge of the bat. The ball bounces beside the off stump and goes over the keeper. It rolls away beside the short third fielder who cuts it off to his left.

Time for spin already as Shakeel Ahmed will share the attack.

Shah Faisal to Mohammad Haris, Uppish but safe! Full and outside off, Haris drives it on the up without any footwork and the ball travels aerially towards mid off but falls down before the fielder who collects it on the bounce. A single taken. Nonetheless, a successful first over for Oman.

Shah Faisal to Mohammad Haris, FOUR! A good effort in the field but it goes in vain! Faisal bowls it full but on the pads, Mohammad Haris leans onto the delivery and uses his wrists to whip it across towards deep backward square leg. The deep fine leg fielder runs across to his left and even puts in a dive but fails to stop the ball from going over the ropes.

Shah Faisal to Mohammad Haris, A repeat of the last ball! Hard length, outside off, moving away from the batter. Mohammad Haris looks to cut it but gets beaten on the outside edge again.

Shah Faisal to Mohammad Haris, BEATEN! Back of a length and angling away fromt the batter, outside off, Haris throws his hands at it and looks to punch it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Shah Faisal to Mohammad Haris, WIDE! Another hard length delivery goes outside the tramline on the off side. Called a wide.

Surprisingly, it is not Fakhar Zaman but Mohammad Haris who walks out to bat at number 3.

Shah Faisal to Saim Ayub, OUT! LBW! TRAPPED IN FRONT! However, Saim Ayub has reviewed it after a chat with his partner. There could be an inside edge, but if not, it looks plumb. Faisal bowls it fuller, around middle, threatens to angle in, but holds its line. Saim Ayub gets across, plants his front leg forward a touch, crouches and looks to pick it up to smash it over the mid-wicket fielder. But the ball stays a bit lower than he would have expected it to be. He misses his shot, and the ball sneaks past the toe end of the bat before rapping low on the front pad. A big appeal for LBW goes up from the bowler and the keeper, and the umpire raises his finger. The third umpire is called in, and there is nothing on the UltraEdge. Ball Tracking comes up with three reds. Saim Ayub walks back for a golden duck, and Pakistan are 4/1. An early breakthrough for Oman and their players are all smiles, celebrating the wicket.

Shah Faisal to Sahibzada Farhan, WIDE! Back of a length and wide outside the tramline on the off side. Farhan lets it go but the keeper moves to his right and fails to collect it. The ball parries away towards deep third and the batters sneak a bye. Called a wide as well.

Shah Faisal to Sahibzada Farhan, Pakistan and Sahibzada Farhan are underway straightaway! On a length, shaping away, wide outside off. Farhan extends his arms to reach out and carves it to beat the diving backward point fielder to his right for a couple of runs to get off the mark.

Done with the pre-match formalities! It is now time for the remaining two sides in Group A to start their Asia Cup campaign. We can see the Oman players in a huddle before they spread out to take up their respective field positions. Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan are the two openers for Pakistan. Faisal Shah has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

We are moments away from the start, but before that, the match officials and the players from both sides line up for the national anthems. It will be Oman's first, followed by the national anthem of Pakistan.

PITCH REPORT - Bazid Khan is pitchside for his insights. He points out that this is the same pitch used for the India-UAE game. Mentions that the surface looks harder and a bit drier, but there’s still some bounce on offer. Explains that seamers will need to bend their backs if they want to make the bouncer a real weapon, as it could be the most effective delivery here. Notes that early on, the quicks should get some movement off the surface, but as the ball gets older, the bounce will be the key factor. 

Oman (Playing XI) - Jatinder Singh (C), Aamir Kaleem, Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla (WK), Hassnain Shah, Mohammad Nadeem, Faisal Shah, Zikriya Islam, Sufyan Mehmood, Shakeel Ahmed, and Samay Shrivastava.

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris (WK), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (C), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, and Abrar Ahmed.

Jatinder Singh, the captain of Oman, says they would have batted first as well. Adds that it is a historic moment for them to play here in the Asia Cup against an Asian giant like Pakistan, as it is like playing in the World Cup. Mentions that they did have a challenging period six months before, but the boys have shown that they are really hungry and up for it. Says that they have a couple of debutants, and reckons he, Mohammad Nadeem, and Aamir Kaleem are the senior-most players in the side.

The skipper of Pakistan, Salman Agha, says that they will bat first. Feels that the surface looks good, and the plan is to put runs on the board and apply scoreboard pressure. Mentions that the team has been playing good cricket over the last 2-3 months, with the group really coming together, and they want to carry that momentum forward. Adds that he is confident in the balance of the side, as he points out that they have three proper spinners, two pacers, and plenty of all-rounders. Ends by saying that the focus is on setting an above-par total and sticking to their intent of playing aggressive cricket.

TOSS - Pakistan have won the toss and elected to BAT first.