Live Cricket Score, Pakistan (Pak) vs UAE, Asia Cup 2016: Pakistan steady against Bangladesh in Mirpur
Live Cricket Score, Pakistan vs UAE, Asia Cup 2016: Pakistan take on UAE in Mirpur on Monday. (Source: AP)Pakistan, after losing their Asia Cup 2016 opener against India, would like to return to winning ways when they take on UAE in Mirpur on Monday. UAE’s batting will be tested against the likes of Mohammad Amir who impressed all with his fiery opening spell. Catch live cricket scores and live cricket updates from the match here.
Live Cricket Scorecard: Pakistan vs UAE, Asia Cup 2016
Live Cricket Updates: Pakistan vs UAE, Asia Cup 2016
2145 hrs IST: Pakistan, meanwhile, are yet to hit a six in this edition of the Asia Cup
2138 hrs IST: UAE started well but have not manage to strike with their slower bowlers – something which their opponents also struggled with
2130 hrs IST: The Malik-Akmal stand is now worth a crucial 42 runs
2120 hrs IST: Malik and Akmal not doing anything silly in the middle. Running hard, finding the gaps and keeping the scoreboard ticking
2115 hrs IST: Very little separating the two teams at this stage of the game. UAE took the game away by dominating Pakistan spinners. It will be interesting to see how Pakistan attack the slower bowlers
2110 hrs IST: With three back in the hut, Pakistan need a steady stand. One more wicket would trigger panic in the dressing room
2100 hrs IST: WICKET! No.3 for Amjad as Hafeez drives one with power but straight to Fahad. Pakistan 17/3
2054 hrs IST: WICKET! Another one, Khurram departs without troubling the scorers. Pakistan in a spot of bother at 11/2
2051 hrs IST: WICKET! Amjad traps opener Sharjeel in front. Pakistan 11/1
2045 hrs IST: Pakistan openers out in the middle for the chase. Naveed with the new ball for UAE
2026 hrs IST: UAE post 129/6 against Pakistan in Mirpur. (Anwar 46; Amir 2/6, Irfan 2/30)
2014 hrs IST: Ajmal has scored very useful runs for his side. Hits to sixes in the Irfan over to take the total to 114/5
2004 hrs IST: UAE’s approach simple – throw bat at everything and it’s working for them. 100 up in the 16th over
2000 hrs IST: UAE all at ease against Pakistan slow bowlers. They move to 90/5 at the end of the 15th over. 110-115 very much on the cards from here
1954 hrs IST: WICKET! The big man Irfan removes the dangerman Shaiman who departs after scoring a 42-ball 46
1950 hrs IST: Afridi concedes three boundaries in that over, Shaiman moves into the 40s as UAE recover after the poor start
1943 hrs IST: SIX! Shaiman goes after Nawaz again and gets enough distance, even against the turn
1940 hrs IST: WICKET! Afridi breaks steady stand as Mushtaq miscues a sweep to Nawaz at short fine-leg
1930 hrs IST: SIX! Shaiman goes inside-out and it goes the distance. First maximum of the innings
1925 hrs IST: UAE end the powerplay at 20/3. Shahid Afridi comes into the attack
1919 hrs IST: WICKET! Irfan extracts awkward bounce and Shahzad can only edge it to Sarfraz behind the stumps. UAE 12/3
1917 hrs IST: Lanky Irfan pitches one up and Shahzad drives it elegantly through the covers region for the first boundary
1911 hrs IST: WICKET! Amir changes the angle, delivers on the good-length spot and hits top of off. Kaleem makes the walk back. 5/2
1909 hrs IST: WICKET! Mustafa charges down, attempts the big shot but fails to even clear the circle. Throws his wicket again. UAE 5/1
1900 hrs IST: And, the openers survive Amir’s first. Mustafa managed a run too. UAE 1/0 at the end of the first over
1855 hrs IST: UAE openers Mustafa and Kaleem out in the middle. Amir with the new ball for Pakistan
1845 hrs IST: Amir vs UAE openers
1840 hrs IST: UAE XI – R Mustafa, M Kaleem, Mohammad Shahzad, S Anwar, S Patil, M Usman, A Javed, F Tariq, U Mushtaq, A Raza, M Naveed
1840 hrs IST: PAK XI – M Hafeez, S Khan, K Manzoor, U Akmal, S Malik, S Ahmed, S Afridi, M Nawaz, M Sami, M Amir, M Irfan
1838 hrs IST: Pakistan with an interesting change for this contest – rest Riaz, include debutant Mohammad Nawaz
1830 hrs IST: Toss! UAE elect to bat against Pakistan in Mirpur. Wahab Riaz rested for this contest
1827 hrs IST: Pitch! They have taken some grass off the strip for this game. Good pitch. Dean Jones feels if Pakistan win toss, they should look to bat first. He says pitches are now getting better and better in Mirpur
1820 hrs IST: Pakistan players are out for the warm-ups. We will have the first look at the pitch in some time from now
The build-up
