Pakistan won the raffle and will first hit Omán in his first International Meeting (T20I) of the 2025 Asian Cup in Dubai on Friday.
Green shirts enter the tournament in a maximum, having convincing Afghanistan in the final of a Tri series, also involving the United Arab Emirates hosts (EAU), last week.
Pakistan’s captain, Salman Ali Agha, speaking in the raffle, said: “The team has been playing a good cricket during the last two or three months and we will seek to continue that form.”
There are no changes in the eleven game of the team that won against Afghanistan.
The green shirts are clear favorites for this meeting against Oman, which is in the 20th position in the T20I ranking of the Crick International Council and the last time the competitive T20i games played more than six months ago in February, when they lost three times in a row before the US.
The green team will face India next Sunday: Archrival will collide in a geopolitically loaded contest in Dubai. It will be the first Cricket match between the sides from four days of military conflict among neighbors with nuclear weapons in May.
White-Ball chief coach Mike Hesson ruled out concerns about the National Squad’s batting performance on Thursday before the next clash with India.
Questioned during a press conference prior to the game in Dubai about the performance and the batting trial of the team, Hesson said that “he was not very sure” where the concerns arose, saying that the team had played against the “best turn of the wrist” in the world in the world and won for more than 70 races against Afghanistan in the final of the Tri-Series series.
The eight -nations T20 tournament began on Tuesday with Afghanistan hitting Hong Kong for 94 races. India crushed the hosts, the EAU, for nine WICKETS on Wednesday.
Pakistan, India, Oman and Eau are in Group A, while Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Bangladesh Form Group B.
The two best teams in each group will qualify for the Super Four stage.
The two best teams will play the final of September 28 in Dubai.
