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Well, as it happens, often after the water break, the wicket fell, and it is Farhan. It was Kaleem the bowler who dropped him earlier, and he finally gets his redemption. Farhan tried to give himself room and swing the bat through the line; however the length was on the fuller side and Farhan ended up giving the catch to Farhan. The partnership is finally broken for Oman, and Fakhar Zaman is the new batter who has walked into the middle. As we update Haris has fallen here.

Haris has got to his half-century. It is a pretty good innings from him. Coming into the match, he was out of form, but he played his shots and expressed himself. There is still time for him to get a ton here, and what a start that would be for Pakistan. As per Oman, they are looking a bit at sea here. Skipper Jitander has used seven bowlers in the first 10 overs, which does seem like a bit of uncertainty from his end, especially with the partnership growing as it is. They need a breakthrough here on the Oman side.

Mohammad Haris has got himself in here. He had a tough time during the Tri-series batting at six and seven but today coming in Powerplay he has had the freedom to express himself which he did and now in the powerplay with the start he has got and the quality of the opposition bowling he can milk singles find the odd boundary and make this a good 70-80 run innings to get some confidence going into the big clash against India next up. Farhan, at the other end, too, has played this quite smartly, just supporting Haris.

That is a solid power play for Pakistan in the end. They have started a bit sedately and uncertainly, but as it happens, time in the middle batting gets easier, and both Farhan and Haris picked up their strike rates as the powerplay progressed. Oman, on the other hand, should have taken their opportunity when it came to them in the 2nd over when Farhan was dropped. This is good for Pakistan, the way the power play has gone for them. If they can keep building this partnership, they can aim to get more than 180 from 20 overs.

It is one of the strange calls from Salman Agha bowl first. Usually, the teams that win the toss are inclined to bowl first in these conditions because of the dew, which would make the conditions better to bat on. We have to see as we go deeper into the tournament, or on Sunday against India, if Agha wins the toss. Although it is a gamble, it might be a tactic that would suit Pakistan because of the fragility in their batting and the approach they want to blood in their side of freedom, which might be better achieved by batting first.

Left-arm spinner Shakeel has been brought into the attack, and Farhan has presented an opportunity which the fielder dropped. Pakistan is looking like a cat on a hot tin roof in these early overs. Farhan is itching to go over the top early. One of the most important things Pakistan has to make sure of is that, although they want to play attacking cricket, they have to understand the conditions and adjust accordingly. The conditions in the UAE will hardly be conducive to scores of 200, and anything around 160-180 is what Pakistan might need to win the contest.

Faisal has picked up the first wicket here. Saim Ayub, swinging across the line, missed a straight delivery and was trapped in front of the wicket. It did look dead straight; however, Ayub decided to send it upstairs, and it was three reds on the ball-tracker. He has been going through a bit of a rut, as Saim Ayub and Pakistan's top order in general. Mohammad Haris has walked into the middle, which is a bit of a surprise, as it is Fakhar Zaman who comes at three.

The national anthems are done; it is a massive opportunity for Oman to show their mettle in this contest. As per Pakistan, they are playing or trying to replicate the modern T20 approach, but this Dubai ground is not one of those that support that style, and there is a possibility of combustion. Let's wait and see what we have in store today.

"It is the same pitch that India played UAE on. It is quite hard and looks slightly drier than that surface. You search for swing with the new ball but after that the bouncer is a potent delivery."

We would have batted first. It is a historic moment for us to come and run shoulders with the Asian giants. (on putting the team together) It was a challenge six months ago, but the boys were so hungry to perform and grab the opportunity. It is a spin-oriented side.

We are going to bat first. It looks like a good pitch and we want to put the scoreboard pressure. We have been playing good cricket for last 2-3 months, we have been playing together from Februdary and the team is coming together, we want to continue that. We have three proper spinners and three all-rounders. When we bat first we want to put above par totals and when bowling first we want to restrict the opposition to chaseable totals.

Honestly, we are here to play and totally focussed on game. We don’t about nothing apart from the game. For the players and us, when the government tells us, we will play anywhere against any team. It will always be a competitive game.”

“He hasn’t learned how to bowl outswing on a consistent basis. He has only two types of deliveries. Either he will bowl a yorker or keep straight. The world knows about his bowling now, and the batters are prepared to take on him. He doesn’t know how to take the ball away from the batter.”

“We get emotional or hyper and try to do everything in one go. We don’t take the games deep against India and because of this, Pakistan lose most of the time. India on the other hand play according to the pitch and match situation and that’s why they succeed,”

“I think it’s really harsh to challenge a player on their form in three games,” he said at a press conference. “Babar played nicely in the first ODI but missed out on the next two. There’s no doubt Babar’s been asked to improve in some areas around taking on spin and in terms of his strike rate. Those are things he’s working really hard on,”

“I think this team is doing OK. They have given enough chances to Babar and Rizwan as openers for 4 or 5 years. They did well, but not as well, not as consistently, and hence the new boys,” Wasim Akram said, speaking on Sony Sports.

“Babar is not there, Rizwan is not there. I think the idea was to move on from them, to go to these youngsters. They’ve done well, haven’t been consistent, but at least they have the right mindset. They don’t have a fear of losing. When you have a fear of losing, you buckle under pressure. So these guys, they might lose, but I think Salman Agha is a good captain,” he added.

Hello and welcome to our live blog of Pakistan taking on Oman. Although it is quite a one-sided affair on paper, we have seen Pakistan at times slip up against sides like Oman in high-profile tournaments, hence it is going to be a bit of a shaky start for Pakistan, or at least fans would be a tad bit nervous. Stay with us for all the updates.

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