PAK vs UAE Match Preview:

In match number 10 of Asia Cup 2025, Pakistan (PAK) will take on United Arab Emirates (UAE). The match will be played at Dubai International Stadium on September 17. It will be a crucial game for both the teams in order to qualify for the playoffs. UAE started their campaign with a 9-wicket defeat against India but went on to register a convincing 42-run win in their second game against Oman.

On the other hand, Pakistan started their campaign with a dominant win over Oman but failed to continue the winning momentum against the arch-rivals India. Now, it will be a crucial game for Pakistan as they will be knocked out of the tournament if UAE defeat them in the upcoming match. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 10th match of Asia Cup 2025 between Pakistan and UAE.

PAK vs UAE Match Details

Match

Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates, 10th match

Venue

Dubai International Stadium, Dubai

Date & Time

Wednesday, September 17, 8:00 PM (IST)

Live Broadcast & Streaming Details

Sony Liv (app and website) and Sony Sports Network

PAK vs UAE Pitch Report

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The surface of the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is known for its batting friendly surface. Especially in the T20I format, the team winning the toss majorly prefers to bowl first because of the due and chasing becomes an easy task at this ground. Out of 114 T20 matches played at this ground, the team batting first won 52 times while the chasing side came out victorious on 61 occasions.

PAK vs UAE Weather Report

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PAK vs UAE Head-to-Head Stats and Records

Pakistan and UAE have faced each other twice in the T20I format so far. In these matches, Pakistan came out victorious on both occasions while UAE are yet to defeat them.

Total Matches played

2

Pakistan won

2

UAE won

0

PAK vs UAE Probable Playing XIs

PAK: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed

UAE: Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Waseem (c), Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (wk), Asif Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Muhammad Jawadullah, Junaid Siddique

PAK vs UAE Asia Cup 2025 Full squads

PAK: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed, Hussain Talat, Hasan Ali, Khushdil Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Salman Mirza

UAE: Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Waseem (c), Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (wk), Asif Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Muhammad Jawadullah, Junaid Siddique, Simranjeet Singh, Muhammad Farooq, Aryansh Sharma, Matiullah Khan, Ethan DSouza, Saghir Khan

PAK vs UAE Predicted Top Batter

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Sahibzada Farhan: Sahibzada Farhan is among the top run getters for Pakistan in the ongoing Asia Cup and can turn out to be a key player in the upcoming match against UAE. Farhan has registered scores of 29 and 40 in the first two matches of the tournament respectively and will be looking to get another big knock in the upcoming match.

Sahibzada Farhan’s T20I Career Stats

Matches Runs Average Strike Rate
22 447 20.31 123.14

PAK vs UAE Predicted Top Bowler

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Junaid Siddique: Fast bowler Junaid Siddique turned out to be a star performer in UAE’s win over Oman where he ended up taking four wickets by conceding just 23 runs in his four overs. He is currently among the leading wicket takers of the tournament with five scalps in just two matches.

Junaid Siddique's T20I Career Stats

Matches Wickets Economy Strike Rate
77 105 7.71 16.3

Today’s Cricket Match Prediction

Toss Prediction: Pakistan to win the toss

Scenario 1: Pakistan opt to bat first

1st innings prediction: Pakistan to post 170-180 runs

Match prediction: Pakistan to win

Scenario 2: Pakistan opt to bowl first

1st innings prediction: UAE to post 130-140 runs

Match prediction: Pakistan to win