PAK vs UAE highlights, Tri-Series 5th T20I Updates: Pakistan beat United Arab Emirates by 31 runs in Sharjah

That's it, Pakistan has won the game, which is what was expected after their first innings effort. UAE, with the ball in the first innings and with the bat, have shown that they can compete at this level, but it is those clutch moments that they need to hang onto and convert the pressure back on the opposition is where they failed. Nevertheless almost a good game of cricket; it is the 15-20 over passage from both the essays that UAE can improve upon. As per Pakistan, although they have won the game, they have a lot of things to improve upon going forward.

Sharafu has gone past his half-century here. He has played well UAE has got their player who needed to get a half-century but what they lacked is a batter who can support him from the other end. It is a matter of one cameo, something which Nawaz has delivered in the previous innings. Agha has turned to pace here he is hoping to close this game out here.

Nawaz has managed to get the breakthrough here. It was young Ethan who tried to take on the left-arm spinner mis-timed it straight to square-leg. Just when it seemed like the partnership had been put and the stage was set to take off, UAE has lost a wicket, but the good thing though Sharafu is well set and he needs to bat till the 18th over.

Abrar Ahmed has made a breakthrough here. Skipper Waseem tried to heave the leg-spinner through the on-side, but the edge carried to the fine-leg fielder. The UAE batters are finding it hard to pick Abrar. However, having said that, both the openers have laid the foundation here, and if they can see off Abrar, UAE might be in with a chance in this game.

Shaheen Shah Afridi and Salman Mirza are opening the bowling here for Pakistan. It is an uphill task for the UAE to get these runs. A trick though, is to make the most of the powerplay when the ball is new and is coming onto the bat. Try and put pressure on the bowlers by charging down the track or play a ramp shot, something like that.

Well UAE did take control in the middle overs of the innings, and at the end, they let it go. That was a brutal innings from Fakhar Zaman, and it's 30-40 too many that the UAE has conceded. It is highly unlikely they will get there, but if there is any chance, they will need a batter to match Fakhar's innings. We will be right back, do stay with us.

Haidar Ali could have added more to his wicket tally, but it was a bit of poor fielding from the UAE. Zaman, who played it quite sensibly till that point, decided to take the best bowler of the opposition, and he is lucky that he is still at the crease, as he was dropped twice. Mohammad Nawaz from the other end meanwhile is finding it hard to get adjusted to the pace of the wicket.

Another has fallen here in Pakistan, and it is Haider Ali yet again. Seems like a canny spinner is Haider Nawaz, was completely deceived by the length and tried to defend the ball on the back foot, which he needed to go forward to, and additionally, he also mis-read the line, and the ball took the edge, and the keeper did the rest. Pakistan has now lost half their side and it seems like the collapse from the previous game continues.

Both Fakhar Zaman and Haris have gotten themselves a start here. Although playing an attack game is never to be criticised in this format of the game, they can definitely take a leaf out of the book from what has happened in their previous loss against Afghanistan, when Atal and Zadran controlled the middle overs quite brilliantly. Both Fakhar and Haris are that ilk of player, but if they can curtail their instinct a bit and pick their moments wisely, runs are there to be had.

Another wicket fell, and it is Saim Ayub we have seen in the first over. Junaid has been a bit shorter, and lines were a bit off, but in his second over, he struck the ideal length. Ayub, with a lack of foot moment, tried to drive the ball on the up and ended up edging to the keeper, giving a simple catch. Farhan earlier tried to pull a ball that was asking to be hit and mistimed it, and deep square leg did the rest in the bowling of Parashar.

Junnaid has started bowling here for the UAE, and he has been a bit on the shorter side to start with. Although it is a wicket that has not offered a lot in the previous games, and especially the fact that it is also a used wicket, however, getting the line right in this format is a non-negotiable. He needs to get it right and try and hit that good-length region.

Muhammad Waseem(c), Asif Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra(w), Ethan DSouza, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Junaid Siddique

Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem.

Muhammad Zohaib, Muhammad Waseem(c), Asif Khan, Rahul Chopra(w), Ethan DSouza, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Saghir Khan, Haider Ali, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Junaid Siddique

Hello and welcome to our live blog of Pakistan taking on the United Arab Emirates in the fifth match of the ongoing T20I series. Although the UAE does not have the same quality as the Pakistan side, they do have a really talented bunch, and for them to survive in their home tournament, they need to win today, and if Pakistan manages to win, they and Afghanistan will qualify for the final. Do stay with us, it is going to be a fascinating contest.