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2 matches will be played today in the Asia Cup 2025. In the first match of the day, UAE will face Oman. This Group-A match will begin at 5:30 pm in Abu Dhabi.
At the same time, the second match of the day will be played between Sri Lanka and Hong Kong. The match will be played in Dubai from 8:00 pm.
Preview of first match
Both teams lost their first match So far, the teams of UAE and Oman have played 1-1 match in this tournament and both teams have suffered defeat. UAE had to face defeat in the first match at the hands of Team India. At the same time, Pakistan defeated Oman in its first match. Now the eyes of both teams will be on the first win in the Asia Cup 2025.
10th match in T20 International UAE and Oman have faced once in the Asia Cup. The match played in 2016 was won by UAE by 71 runs. A total of 9 matches have been played between the two teams in a total of T20 International so far. Among them, UAE has won five and Oman has registered four wins.
Wasim scored the most runs for the team The biggest strength of UAE is its domestic advantage. Captain Mohammad Wasim’s aggressive batting and spin options make him stronger. The team has bowlers who can put pressure on another team in the middle overs. However, the biggest weakness of the team is that the middle order does not withstand pressure after the initial wicket falls. This was also seen against Pakistan.
Team hopes from captain Jatinder Oman captain is the highest run-scorer for the team after the previous T20 World Cup. Even today, the team will be on captain Jatinder. Their strength is spin bowling, which may be effective on a slow pitch.
Possible playing of both teams-XI
- UAE-Mohammad Wasim (Captain), Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra, Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Harshit Kaushik, Mohammad Joheb, Hyder Ali, Junaid Siddiqui, Mohammad Rohid, Simranjit Singh.
- Oman: Jatinder Singh (captain), Aamir Kalim, Hamad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla (wicketkeeper), Faisal Shah, Hasnain Shah, Mohammad Nadeem, Zikria Islam, Sufiyan Mahmood, Shakeel Ahmed and Samay Srivastava.
Abu Dhabi season will be very hot The season of Abu Dhabi is going to be very hot on 15 September. There will be strong sunlight and light fog during the day. The temperature can reach about 39 degrees Celsius in the afternoon. In the evening, there will be mild relief and the mercury will come down to 34-35 degrees, while the heat will remain intact at night and the temperature will be around 32-33 degrees Celsius.
Fourth match will be played here in this Asia Cup In the beginning, fast bowlers in Abu Dhabi can find some swing and good bounce. As the match progresses, the pitch is slowing down, which can benefit spinners in middle overs.
Three matches have been played here so far in this Asia Cup. The team chasing in two matches won. At the same time, the first batting team won in a match. A total of 71 T20 International matches have been played here so far. In this, the first batting team won 30 and the first bowling team won 41 matches.