Asia Cup 2016

Asia Cup: Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal Guide Pakistan to Seven-Wicket Win Over United Arab Emirates:

Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal put on a match-winning unbeaten 114-run stand for the fourth wicket to bail out Pakistan in a crunch Asia Cup game against United Arab Emirates

Mirpur: Pakistan survived a top-request breakdown before finishing a seven-wicket win over United Arab Emirates in their second round robin alliance match of the Asia Cup Twenty20 competition in Mirpur. (Scorecard | Highlights) 

An unbroken 114-run stand for the fourth wicket between Shoaib Malik (63 no) and Umar Akmal (50 no) fixed the issue for Shahid Afridi's men, who pursued down the triumph focus of 130 in 18.4 overs. 

Selecting to bat, UAE figured out how to score 129 for six, in spite of a top-request breakdown which saw them tottering at 12 for three after only four overs. 

Shaiman Anwar was the top-scorer with 46 off 42 balls that was studded with five limits and two sixes. Captain Amjad Javed additionally tossed his bat around to contribute a significant unbeaten 27 off 18 balls with three fours and two sixes. 

Malik demonstrated his depreciators amiss with a mindful innings as he found a capable associate in Akmal. 

Pakistan endured triple shock at a very early stage in their pursuit by opponent chief Javed, who struck thrice decreasing the previous World T20 champions to 17 for three. Sharjeel Khan (4) was decreed leg before while Khurram Manzoor scratched one to Swapnil Patil behind the stumps. Mohammed Hafeez (11) looked scratchy before offering a catch to short cover. 

Akmal and under-flame veteran Malik then assumed responsibility however they never commanded the knocking down some pins in spite of the last couple of overs amid which they hit a whirlwind of fours and sixes. 

On the whole, Malik hit seven fours and three sixes in 49 balls while Akmal grabbed couple of limits separated from three over limits in 46 balls. 

Malik was dropped on 41 in the profound off Mohammed Shahzad's knocking down some pins and that ended up being too exorbitant for the unpracticed side. 

Malik hit couple of heavy blows in low maintenance spinner Rohan Mustafa's next over to adequately complete the match. 

Excepting Mohammed Amir, who again did the star turn with figures of 4-1-6-2, Pakistan knocking down some pins assault did not have the power appeared amid the India match. 

Any semblance of Mohamed Sami (1/28 in 4 overs), Mohammed Irfan (2/30 in 4 overs) and debutant left-arm spinner Mohammed Nawaz (0/26 in 3 overs) were conflicting giving without end an excess of limit balls towards the back end of the innings. 

The same number of as about six of sixes were hit by the UAE batsmen separated from 13 limits. 

However Pakistan made a decent begin with Sami getting left-hander Rohan Mustafa (1) ahead of schedule with a short ball. 

Muhammad Kaleem (1) was tricked by Amir, who came round the wicket and foxed him with a change of pace as the conveyance came into thump his stumps. 

The 7 feet tall Mohammed Irfan utilized his stature to get Mohammed Shahzad (5) with a conveyance that became huge on the privilege hander as he just figured out how to glove it to Sarfraz Ahmed behind stumps. 

At 12/3 it was Shaiman, who went up against it himself to counter-assault. He had a brief 29 runs stand with Usman Mushtaq (9) preceding Afridi disposed of him however then an enduring Mohammed Usman (21) went along with him for a 31-run stand. 

Shaiman's innings was a regard as both his sixes fell off Nawaz - a major hurl over long-off and a trudge clear over the bovine corner. Exactly when he was solid for a half-century, Irfan inspired him to scratch one behind the stumps. 

However, captain Javed and Mohammed Naveed hit some healthy hits to take the minnows to a close standard score on this track.