ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will face Oman in the fourth match of Group A in the Men’s T20 Asia Cup Friday (today) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

The game starts at 7:30 p.m. (PKT).

Pakistan comes into this match after winning the recent tri-series in the UAE, where they defeated Afghanistan by 75 runs in the final. Mohammad Nawaz took five wickets and scored a hat-trick. Earlier this year, Pakistan lost a one-day international (ODI) series 2-1 to the West Indies.

Oman is playing in the Asia Cup for the first time. Their squad is mostly new after a pay dispute forced many experienced players to leave. Oman last played a T20 International in February 2025, losing a series to the U.S.

Veteran Pakistani players Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan did not make the squad this time. Pakistan might rely on its spinners, Abrar Ahmed and Sufiyan Muqeem, to exploit the spin-friendly conditions.

Squads (Probable)

Oman	Pakistan
Jatinder Singh (captain, batter)	Salman Ali Agha (captain, allrounder)
Aamir Kaleem (batter)	Sahibzada Farhan (top-order batter)
Hammad Mirza (wicketkeeper/batter)	Saim Ayub (top-order batter)
Mohammad Nadeem (allrounder)	Fakhar Zaman (opening batter)
Ayaan Khan (batter)	Hasan Nawaz (batter)
Aryan Bisht (bowler)	Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper/batter)
Vinayak Shukla (wicketkeeper)	Mohammad Nawaz (allrounder)
Shakeel Ahmed (bowler)	Faheem Ashraf (bowling allrounder)
Ashish Odedara (bowler)	Shaheen Afridi (bowler)
Hassnain Shah (bowler)	Haris Rauf (bowler)
Samay Shrivastava (bowler)	Abrar Ahmed (bowler)

Players to watch

Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi

Oman: Jatinder Singh, Aamir Kaleem, Shakeel Ahmed

Pitch conditions

The pitch in Dubai should help spin bowlers with Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed and Sufiyan Muqeem expected to play important roles. Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf will provide pace options.

Meanwhile, Oman’s side lacks experience on such surfaces.

Group A Points Table (before the match)

Team	M	W	L	Pts	NRR
India	1	1	0	2	+10.483
United Arab Emirates	1	0	1	0	-10.483
Pakistan	0	0	0	0	-
Oman	0	0	0	0	-

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