United Arab Emirates vs Oman, 7th Match, Group A, Asia Cup 2025 - CommentaryUAE vs OMAN, 7th Match, Group A, Asia Cup 2025 - Commentary

Muhammad Rohid Khan to Samay Shrivastava, out Samay Shrivastava Run Out!! Direct hit from Waseem and it's all over. Comprehensive win for UAE who open their account. Slower ball that's driven wide of mid-off, Waseem swoops across to field, has a shy and hits the stumps. Shrivastava is well short. Samay Shrivastava run out (Muhammad Waseem) 6(8) [4s-1]

Muhammad Rohid Khan to Samay Shrivastava, FOUR, opens the face, uses the pace and away it goes. Low full toss just outside off, races off the bat to beat third man

Muhammad Rohid Khan to Shakeel Ahmed, SIX, walloped across the line! Only slightly short of a good length, enough for Ahmed who gets under it and hacks it behind square

Jawadullah to Shakeel Ahmed, FOUR, third man is very fine and he can't get to it. Back of a length just outside off, Ahmed opens the face, guides it past backward point and finds the fence

Junaid Siddique to Hassnain Shah, out Bowled!! Tries a big slog but connects thin air. Slower one off the back of the hand, lands it on a length and Hassnain plays all around it. Oman nine down as Siddique picks up his fourth. Hassnain Shah b Junaid Siddique 0(3)

Junaid Siddique to Vinayak Shukla, out Caught by Jawadullah!! Dolly for short fine leg. Arrowed into the body, short of length, Shukla is very late on the pull and it ends up hitting him high on the bat. Balloons in the air before landing in the hands on the fielder. Vinayak Shukla c Jawadullah b Junaid Siddique 20(17) [4s-2]

Junaid Siddique to Vinayak Shukla, FOUR, slower bumper outside off, plenty of width on it and Shukla slaps it over backward point

Jawadullah to Jiten Ramanandi, out Caught by Alishan Sharafu!! Follows him down leg, cramps him up and produces the error. Ramanandi has to go after a brief cameo. He was twice beaten by the short ball in this over. Again this is dug in short, he gets rushed on the pull this time and gets a thick top-edge to backward point. Jiten Ramanandi c Alishan Sharafu b Jawadullah 13(9) [4s-2]

Jawadullah to Jiten Ramanandi, FOUR, struck really hard and Jawadullah wasn't very keen to reach out with his hand in followthrough. Rightly so. Overpitched outside off, drilled back over his head and mid-off is only a spectator

Harshit Kaushik to Jiten Ramanandi, FOUR, oh really good work in the field! FIred in on a length, Ramanandi slaps it down the ground and stands there for a moment admiring the shot. But Sharafu, running across from long-off, manages to flick it back with a sliding effort. Oh wait, is his hand in contact with the ball at the same time that the leg is on the rope? It's close but the third umpire's decision has gone against him

Jawadullah to Aryan Bisht, out Bowled!! Makes some room to go over extra cover, ends up losing his stumps. Beaten by a long way on the outside edge. Angling away off a length from over the wicket, Bisht backs away with the idea of hitting inside out but it goes past the outside edge before crashing into off. Aryan Bisht b Jawadullah 24(32) [4s-2]

Jawadullah to Aryan Bisht, FOUR, a boundary after four overs, much needed one for Oman. Angling away from off, short of length, Bisht cuts well and carves it over backward point

Harshit Kaushik to Vinayak Shukla, FOUR, wrong line, slides down leg and Shukla nails the sweep over short fine

Dhruv Parashar to Aryan Bisht, FOUR, diving effort in the deep but in vain. Tossed up outside off, Bisht drives firmly in front of square and deep backward point fails to get there

Haider Ali to Shah Faisal, out Caught by Muhammad Waseem!! Faisal tries to repeat the shot from earlier in the over but fails. What's different is the line from Ali. It's slightly wider, probably a little slower and there's some bounce off a length. Faisal looks for the slog-sweep but only manages a thick top-edge. Safely taken by Waseem at midwicket. Shah Faisal c Muhammad Waseem b Haider Ali 9(12) [6s-1]

Haider Ali to Shah Faisal, SIX, big swing from Faisal, hits to the long boundary and clears it! Lovely strike as he hits with the turn and gets a good piece of it

Muhammad Rohid Khan to Hammad Mirza, out Caught by Dhruv Parashar!! Wickets continue to tumble in the powerplay. Angling away from off, back of a length, Mirza cuts in the air and Parashar almost makes a meal of an easy catch. He's late to get his hands in the right position and it hits him on the chest before popping up. Got lucky that the rebound popped up so conveniently. Hammad Mirza c Dhruv Parashar b Muhammad Rohid Khan 5(7)

Haider Ali to Wasim Ali, out Lbw!! Haider Ali strikes with his first ball. Leaps and punches the air. But there's a review from the batter. Did he get some bat on it? If not, this is dead. Yep, dead. Darted in on off, back of a length, he looks to pull but it sneaks under the bat and smashes in front of middle. Three reds. Wasim Ali lbw b Haider Ali 1(2)

Junaid Siddique to Jatinder Singh, out Bowled!! Chopped on! After looking good for his 20, Jatinder is undone by the slower one. Pace off outside off, back of a length, looks to cut and drags it back off the under-edge. Jatinder Singh b Junaid Siddique 20(10) [4s-4]

Muhammad Rohid Khan to Jatinder Singh, FOUR, three in a row from Jatinder, all through the off-side! Angling away outside off, opens the face and slices it through backward point

Muhammad Rohid Khan to Jatinder Singh, FOUR, through the off-side again, using the left-armer's angle to his advantage. Opens the face and hits through the ring

Muhammad Rohid Khan to Jatinder Singh, FOUR, advances, plays on top of the bounce, and finds the gap through extra cover. It was good length, maybe even shorter, but Jatinder hits nicely on the rise

Junaid Siddique to Aamir Kaleem, out Caught by Harshit Kaushik!! Struck hard but instead of finding elevation, he finds mid-off. Siddique strikes. Full outside off, Kaleem went hard on the drive, couldn't get under it as he drilled it to the right of mid-off. Excellent running catch from Kaushik as the ball came to him quickly. Aamir Kaleem c Harshit Kaushik b Junaid Siddique 2(2)

Junaid Siddique to Jatinder Singh, FOUR, good timing from Jatinder! Back of a length in the channel, shaping away, opens the face and cracks it through point

Champion Kuldeep has consolidated his place: Dinesh Karthik

Hassnain Shah to Rahul Chopra, out Caught by Aamir Kaleem!! Another one goes. Chopra departs trying to clear the boundary. Fullish delivery and Chopra does not quite get under it, miscues the loft towards long-on and Kaleem takes a good catch. Rahul Chopra c Aamir Kaleem b Hassnain Shah 0(1)

Hassnain Shah to Muhammad Waseem, out Muhammad Waseem Run Out!! 1 run completed. Waseem goes in search of a non-existent second run. He wanted the strike and pays for it. Full toss on the pads, whipped straight to deep square leg and Bisht collects it cleanly, sends in a flat throw to the keeper, Vinayak Shukla was nonchalant as he waited for the throw and removed the bails off in a flash. Waseem was well short of the crease. Shukla tried to fool the batter by not being ready for the throw but Waseem knew the throw was coming to his end. Muhammad Waseem run out (Aryan Bisht/Vinayak Shukla) 69(54) [4s-6 6s-3]

Hassnain Shah to Muhammad Waseem, SIX, smashed! 130.4ks pace on and Waseem dispatches it over the rope. Right in the slot, Waseem had the space to free his hands and he smokes it over long-off. 86-meter maximum

Shah Faisal to Harshit Kaushik, FOUR, massive over. 18 runs. Slower ball outside off, Kaushik sees the width and throws his bat, gets a thick outside edge and the ball races away fine

Shah Faisal to Harshit Kaushik, SIX, back to back sixes. Faisal goes off-pace but drags it short, sits up nicely for Kaushik and he pumps the pull onto the grass banks near deep mid-wicket. Skipper Waseem pats him on the back

Shah Faisal to Harshit Kaushik, SIX, Kaushik has got hold of this. Faisal comes closer with his line and Kaushik gets under it, lofts it straight down the ground and manages to clear the rope. 83-meter six..

Jiten Ramanandi to Muhammad Zohaib, out Caught by Samay Shrivastava!! Second wicket for Ramanandi. Zohaib perishes while attempting the big shot. Slower ball outside off, Zohaib throws his bat and miscues it straight up, Samay tracks back from short third and manages to hang on. A handy little cameo from Zohaib comes to an end. Muhammad Zohaib c Samay Shrivastava b Jiten Ramanandi 21(13) [4s-2 6s-1]

Jiten Ramanandi to Muhammad Zohaib, FOUR, 112.3ks slower ball outside off, Zohaib waits and lofts it over extra cover. The fielder from long-off gets across and dives but can't flick the ball in play, takes it along with him

Shah Faisal to Muhammad Waseem, FOUR, slower delivery around off, Waseem waits and smashes it straight back over Faisal. He flat-batted this and generated immense power to send the ball racing

Shakeel Ahmed to Muhammad Zohaib, SIX, this time it goes all the way. Shakeel is trying the yorker but feeding it in the arc, Zohaib gets under the length and launches it over long-on. 79-meter six..

Shakeel Ahmed to Muhammad Zohaib, FOUR, darted full and it is right in the slot, Zohaib free his hands and thumps it straight down the ground, one bounce and over the ropes

Samay Shrivastava to Muhammad Waseem, SIX, fifty for Waseem. That should get him going again. Flighted outside off, there was width on offer, Waseem throws his hands and slams it well over long-off. He needs to bat till the end now..

Samay Shrivastava to Asif Khan, out Bowled!! Dragged on! This is a massive wicket for Oman. Asif was one of the in-form batters for UAE and that's why he was promoted up the order. But he goes cheaply and Oman are fighting back. Googly outside off, Asif goes back and across to defend, the ball spins in ever so slightly, takes the inside edge and crashes into the stumps. Asif Khan b Samay Shrivastava 2(5)

Hassnain Shah to Muhammad Waseem, FOUR, ruins what was turning into a good over. Waseem steps out, gets under the length delivery and lofts it straight down the ground. The fielder from long-on runs across and dives in vain

Jiten Ramanandi to Alishan Sharafu, out Bowled!! Fifty and out! Ramanandi has his wicket. Has been the best bowler, should have had Waseem early in the over but he cleaned up Sharafu. Full delivery, Sharafu makes room and tries to drive through the off-side, misses it completely and the ball flattens the off-stump. Much needed wicket for Oman. Alishan Sharafu b Jiten Ramanandi 51(38) [4s-7 6s-1]

Samay Shrivastava to Muhammad Waseem, FOUR, chance and the fielder misjudges it completely. Drifting into middle and leg, Waseem gets under the length and heaves it to cow corner, Mirza comes in and then tries to take it over his head, does not even get a fingertip as the ball lands just inside the rope before crossing it

Samay Shrivastava to Muhammad Waseem, SIX, now Waseem clears the rope. Shrivastava being put to the sword. Flighted delivery on off, Waseem clears his front and lofts through the line. Sends it sailing for a 81-meter maximum..

Samay Shrivastava to Alishan Sharafu, SIX, shot! Floated up, seemed to be the googly but the length didn't allow the ball to spin much, Sharafu makes room and lofts inside out over extra cover. The timing takes it all the way..

Jiten Ramanandi to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR, he's peppering that off-side fence. Off-pace delivery, angled across and Sharafu opens the bat face, drives square of the wicket and gives the sweeper no chance of making the stop

Hassnain Shah to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR, another boundary through the off-side. Sharafu steps out and gets a fullish delivery, opens the bat face and slices it square on the off-side. The bottom hand comes off but he manages to get a decent contact

Hassnain Shah to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR, once more shimmies out, gives himself room and slices the lofted drive over the off-side field, good connection and the ball clears the infield comfortably. Back to back fours..

Hassnain Shah to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR, on a length and outside off, Sharafu charges down and flays it in front of square, uppish but he had managed to place it in the gap

Aamir Kaleem to Muhammad Waseem, FOUR, third four in the over. Once more Aamir darts it full on off, Waseem backs away and creams the drive in front of square. There's long-off in place but he had no chance of making the stop

Aamir Kaleem to Muhammad Waseem, FOUR, Waseem starting to get a move on. He shuffles across, gets inside the line and uses the incoming drift to sweep it over short fine, couple of bounces and over the rope

Aamir Kaleem to Muhammad Waseem, FOUR, back to back fours. Fired full and outside off, Waseem makes room and drills the drive through the off-side. Not off the middle again but the ball races away once it passed the infield

Shah Faisal to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR, advances and Shah spots that, he goes short but offers width and Sharafu makes the most of it, cracks the cut behind square and the ball races away

Shah Faisal to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR, finally Sharafu's advancing pays off. He has come down the track almost every delivery, gets under this length delivery and lofts it over mid-on, not off the middle but enough to fetch him a boundary

Shah Faisal to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR, pace on and Sharafu gets the first boundary. 120.8ks good length ball angled across, Sharafu shimmies down and creams the drive through the packed off-side field