{"id":139508,"date":"2025-09-13T06:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T06:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/139508\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T06:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T06:02:12","slug":"pakistan-open-asia-cup-campaign-with-93-run-win-against-oman-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/139508\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan open Asia Cup campaign with 93-run win against Oman | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__subhead\">Pakistan batter Mohammed Haris hits 66 of Pakistan\u2019s modest 160-7 in their Asia Cup opener, but Oman collapse in reply.<\/p>\n<p>Published On 12 Sep 202512 Sep 2025<\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p>share2<\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<p>Mohammad Haris hit a return-to-form half-century before bowlers routed Oman as Pakistan opened their Asia Cup campaign with a 93-run win over Oman in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>Haris anchored the innings on Friday with a 43-ball 66 spiced with seven boundaries and three sixes as Pakistan scored a below-par 160-7 against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/4\/asia-cup-2025-full-squads-list-of-teams-and-players\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Asia Cup first-timers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list<\/p>\n<p>But spinners Sufiyan Muqeem (2-7) and Saim Ayub (2-8) and seamer Faheem Ashraf (2-6) atoned for unimpressive batting as Oman, comprising six expats from Pakistan, folded for 67 in 16.4 overs.<\/p>\n<p>Hammad Mirza, top-scored with 27 off 23 balls which contained a six and three boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Oman\u2019s spinner Aamir Kaleem (3-31) and pacer Shah Faisal grabbed (3-34) and kept Pakistan batters under control.<\/p>\n<p>It was Haris who helped Pakistan, who won the toss and batted, with his second score of over fifty in T20Is.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-3944469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25255566642295-1757701833.jpg\" alt=\"Pakistan's Mohammad Haris bowled out by Oman's Aamir Kaleem during the Asia Cup Cricket match between Oman\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>Pakistan\u2019s Mohammad Haris was eventually bowled by Oman\u2019s Aamir Kaleem during the Asia Cup Cricket match [Fatima Shbair\/AP]<\/p>\n<p>Haris added a damage-repairing 85 for the second wicket with Sahibzada Farhan after Faisal dismissed Ayub with the second ball of the innings.<\/p>\n<p>Farhan scored a run-a-ball 29 with one boundary.<\/p>\n<p>Faisal also dismissed Hasan Nawaz (9) and Mohammad Nawaz (19) to cap an impressive T20I debut.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan added 49 in the last five overs, with Fakhar Zaman remaining unbeaten on a 16-ball 23.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan now face arch-rivals India in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/11\/india-vs-pakistan-asia-cup-2025-match-start-time-team-news-and-lineups\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a high-voltage Group A match<\/a> in Dubai on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/12\/sri-lanka-vs-bangladesh-t20-asia-cup-teams-start-time-lineups\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bangladesh play Sri Lanka<\/a> in Group B match in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pakistan batter Mohammed Haris hits 66 of Pakistan\u2019s modest 160-7 in their Asia Cup opener, but Oman 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