Delhi: In the Asia Cup 2025, UAE has registered its first win. In the match played on Monday, the UAE defeated Oman by 42 runs thanks to the half-century innings of captain Mohammad Wasim and opener Alishan Sharafu as well as Junaid Siddiqui by Junaid Siddiqui. Oman suffered second consecutive defeat, while in the last match, UAE was defeated by India by 9 wickets.

Batting first after losing the toss, the UAE opening pair got a great start. There was an 88 -run partnership between Wasim and Sharafu. Alishan Sharafu (51 runs, 38 balls) was bowled by Jiten Ramanandi in the 11th over. After this, Asif Khan was dismissed early after scoring 2 runs.

Mohammad Johab added 21 runs off 13 balls. Captain Wasim scored 69 runs (54 balls) with the help of 6 fours and 3 sixes, but he was run out. Wicketkeeper Rahul Chopra was out without opening an account. At the same time, Harshit Kaushik scored 19 runs (8 balls) and Dhruv Parashar remained unbeaten on 1 run. Jiten Ramanandi got 2 wickets from Human.

Oman’s team came under pressure from the beginning to chase the target. Aamir Kalim (2) was dismissed in the first over. In the third over, captain Jatinder Singh (20) was bowled by Junaid Siddiqui. Wasim Ali (1) LBW was out in the next over. Hammad Mirza also returned to the pavilion in the 5th over. Oman lost half the team within just 50 runs. After this, Shah Faisal (6), Aryan Bisht (24), Jiten Ramanandi (13), Vinayak Shukla (20) made small contributions, while Hasnain Shah could not open the account.

In bowling, Junaid Siddiqui took 4 wickets in 4 overs. At the same time, Hyder Ali and Muhammad Jawadullah got 2-2 wickets. In this way, the UAE defeated Oman by 42 runs in the Asia Cup 2025 and opened the victory account in the tournament.

Playing XI of both teams:

Oman (playing XI): Aamir Kalim, Jatinder Singh (captain), Hamad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla (wicketkeeper), Wasim Ali, Hasnain Shah, Shah Faisal, Aryan Bisht, Shakeel Ahmed, Samay Srivastava, Jiten Ramanandi

United Arab Emirates playing XI): Alishan Sharafu, Mohammad Waseem (Captain), Mohammad Johab, Rahul Chopra (wicketkeeper), Asif Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Heather Ali, Mohammad Rohid Khan, Mohammad Jawadullah, Junaid Siddiq