Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan vs Oman today

Pakistan crushed Oman

Pakistan dismantled Oman for just 67-run total in 16.4 overs, sealing a dominant victory in their group-stage clash.

Oman crumbled under relentless pressure from the Pakistani bowling attack. Right from the start, wickets fell at regular intervals, with Saim Ayub and Faheem Ashraf leading the charge.

Saim Ayub, who was downed for a duck, proved his bowling prowess by picking up two crucial wickets, removing both Aamir Kaleem and Jatinder Singh early. This halted Oman’s hopes of a solid start.

Faheem Ashraf bagged 2 wickets for just 5 runs, cleaning up the tail with deadly precision.

Abrar Ahmed and Sufiyan Muqeem also chipped in with wickets, keeping the pressure maintain and not allowing any Omani batter to create a moment for their team.

Only Hammad Mirza showed some resistance with a fighting 27 off 23 balls. However, he found little support from the other side as wickets kept downing.

Oman’s middle and lower order collapsed amazingly, with four batters failing to even get off the mark.

Pakistan’s fielding was sharp too. A brilliant run-out by Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed Vinayak Shukla, while Mohammad Haris caught Zikria Islam spectacularly off Faheem’s bowling.

With this emphatic victory, Pakistan not only secured two important points but also boosted their net run rate.

Pakistan’s target

Pakistan posted a 160-run competitive target but at the cost of 7 wickets. Top batter Fakhar Zaman and star pacer Shaheen Afridi remained unbeaten during their side innings against Oman XI.

Pakistan 8th wicket

Faheem Ashraf, who joined top batter Fakhar Zaman at 7th, managed only 8 off 4 before being downed, increasing team’s total to 158 by 7 wickets.

7th wicket

Mohammad Nawaz was downed after scoring just 19 off 10 balls, leaving Pakistan at 148 in the last over of the innings.

Pakistan’s 3rd and 5th wicket

Mohammad Haris managed a spectacular 66 off 43-ball but was downed by Aamir Kaleem at a time when Pakistan was standing at 103. Skipper Salman Agha also went for a duck.

First century of the innings

Shaheens registered their first century in the 12th over of the innings, bringing their team’s total to 103 for 2 wickets.

Shaheens first wicket in 11th over

Opener Sahibzada Farhan contributed 29 off 29 in the 12th before being downed by Aamir Kaleem.

29-year-old was followed by seasoned batter Fakhar Zaman.

Pakistan’s first wicket for a duck

Top batter Saim Ayub came at crease with big hopes to contribute significant score in partnership with Sahibzada Farhan, but was downed by rivals Shah Faisal for a duck .

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Pakistan XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (C), Hassan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Musqeem and Abrar Ahmed

Oman XI: Jatinder Singh (C), Aamir Kaleem, Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Hassain Shah, Shah Faisal, Mohammad Nadeem, Zikria Islam, Sufyan Mehmood, Shakeel Ahmed and Samay Shrivastava