00:00Yes, it's the same tournament but in a whole new avatar.
00:03Welcome one and all to the World Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025
00:05and it kicks off with a banger.
00:08It is Group B where Pakistan A take on Oman.
00:13During the toss, Varvay's Mahroof was flanked by Irfan Khan Niazi
00:16and Oman's captain Hamad Mirza
00:18and eventually Oman won the toss and they elected to field first.
00:24Here's a look at Pakistan A's side.
00:27Keep a lookout of course for Irfan Khan Niazi
00:29when it comes to batting, Naeem is a hard-hitting opener.
00:32Sadaqat is an all-rounder who has plenty of promise
00:35when it comes to batting as well as spin
00:37and of course Ubej Shah, the younger brother of Naseem Shah
00:41and he will be spearheading the bowling attack.
00:45Meanwhile, when it comes to Oman, plenty of familiar names
00:47if you watch the TV World Asia Cup
00:49because Hamad Mirza has Aryan Bish, Zikriya Islam, Sufyan Yusuf as well
00:53in the side and they have plenty of experience to boot.
00:59Oman won the toss and chose to field.
01:14It is time for the first match of the DP World Asia Cup Rising Stars
01:19live from Doha.
01:26And so it begins.
01:31A big appeal right at the start.
01:33Perhaps going down leg.
01:35A little too excited.
01:37Super excited this one.
01:39Starts off a touchdown the leg side.
01:41Slashes it.
01:45Goes over the infield.
01:48And just heads to the boundary.
01:50So Naeem off the mark with a swashbuckling four.
01:54Going after the ball.
01:56Shorter in length and he had the time to go much straighter.
02:00This is not where you bowl to a batter like Naeem.
02:07Goes over the top.
02:10Didn't get the sweetest of connections
02:12but it will find the boundary.
02:16Step out.
02:18Crashed and crunched.
02:20Is that the first maximum?
02:22Of course it is.
02:24Sadaqat swashbuckling.
02:25Straight over the bowler's head.
02:27First six of the Asia Cup.
02:31That lack of pace.
02:33Perhaps this is how you contend with it.
02:34If the ball isn't reaching you,
02:35you reach to it.
02:37Yeah, that's one way of doing it.
02:41Oh, there's the first wicket.
02:44A fuller delivery.
02:46And Naeem walks.
02:48Shafiq Jaan is successful.
02:52Misses it completely.
02:53And off the back leg onto the stumps.
02:57Naeem would be disappointed.
02:59And Pakistan lose their first.
03:01At the score of 19.
03:04Yasir Khan is an experienced campaigner.
03:06Free hit.
03:07Slogged.
03:08Towards mid-wicket.
03:11Oh, that's in the slot.
03:13Thank you very much, says Yasir.
03:16And sends it into the stands.
03:18Yasir going after him straight away.
03:20And it was tossed up in the slot as well.
03:22So, he required no second invitation.
03:25In his half.
03:26There you go.
03:27And you get off the mark with the boundary.
03:29You know.
03:32Oh, better.
03:33And almost.
03:35Almost a wicket.
03:36But then, right at the end, it's a boundary.
03:39Yasir.
03:40This is cut in the gap.
03:42Another boundary.
03:44Yasir in the act straight away.
03:45Shouts of catch it.
03:52Because there is a long on, but it'll sail past him.
03:56And Sadaqat is also getting into the act.
04:00Goes wide.
04:01Top edge.
04:02Goes past.
04:03Shot third man.
04:04And it's 50 on the board for Pakistani.
04:06At the end of the fifth.
04:07Chopped it onto the stump.
04:11Would you believe it?
04:13Yasir can't believe it.
04:14But was him.
04:15He's ecstatic.
04:16Why not?
04:17He picked up his first.
04:18Oman picked up the second.
04:22That was a beautiful delivery.
04:23With the arm coming into the batter.
04:25Inside eyes.
04:26On to the stumps.
04:28And a wicket for him.
04:29A reward for him.
04:29For good bowling.
04:31Yasir gone for 26.
04:3262 for 2 Pakistanis.
04:39Bad delivery.
04:41That's a boundary.
04:44Right a delivery again.
04:46Nicely driven.
04:47Will earn him a boundary.
04:49A boundary to finish the over.
04:53Fike really knows what he's doing here.
04:56Mohamad Fike strikes his first boundary of the innings.
05:00Just like that.
05:01Hit out.
05:02Straight down the ground.
05:04And clears the boundary pretty easily.
05:06Thoughts.
05:07Adakad picked up the googly.
05:08And pumped it over long off.
05:11Straight away.
05:12Great seam.
05:12Over mid-wicket.
05:14That's a massive one.
05:17And in that.
05:18Talk about Siti Kula Atal.
05:20Talk about some big sixes.
05:22And once again another six in the over.
05:26Pulling it back.
05:27And caught at car point.
05:28Good timing.
05:29But not the placement.
05:30And Odedra has the last laugh.
05:33Dismissing Fike.
05:35Much needed breakthrough.
05:37And Fike after smashing two sixes.
05:39Has to depart.
05:42Shot.
05:42Finds the field at the car point.
05:45Timed it well.
05:48And this is excellent running.
05:49Four piece of fielding at Swirpakawa.
05:52The two batters in the middle.
05:53Good communication.
05:54Came back for the second run.
05:56And made it with ease.
05:56And that brings up the 50 for Sadaqat.
05:59His fourth T2050.
06:01Well ballad.
06:06What a shot that is.
06:08He is batting on a completely different platform.
06:12You will say.
06:12Sadaqat sends the word go.
06:14Catch it.
06:16Cut again.
06:18It is a back-to-back sixes for Sadaqat.
06:22One through the offside.
06:23This occasion over mid-ricket.
06:27Short.
06:27In the gap.
06:29One bounce to the boundary.
06:31Probably the game changing over.
06:33The momentum changing over.
06:34Is this.
06:35Fourteenth over.
06:35Most impressive bowler has been Basim.
06:40In the air.
06:40Six runs.
06:44In the air.
06:46Over the top.
06:49In the air.
06:51Hint tried to hit it too hard.
06:53Over the field.
06:54Over the fence.
06:58Reverse this time.
07:00Smart cricket.
07:01Gone for it again.
07:07Times it well.
07:08This time.
07:08Gets the boundary.
07:16Another six.
07:21Beautifully timed.
07:24Straight to the fielder.
07:27I shouldn't have timed it so well.
07:29Just have a look at this.
07:31Getting it a bit wider.
07:35Rolling his fingers over.
07:36Cutting off any pace on the delivery.
07:39Bringing the demise of the batter.
07:41Who batted well.
07:44Gone for it.
07:46Oh what a fielder.
07:48Another six.
07:51Another one.
07:52Timed it well again.
07:54This time over long gone.
07:58Top edge this time.
07:59Should get a boundary.
08:04This one.
08:05Looks big.
08:06And it's good enough.
08:07Will land in the stands.
08:09Another six.
08:11Eight six.
08:13From the bat of Maas Sadaqat.
08:14Who now moves.
08:15To 86.
08:20Another one.
08:21He's timed it well.
08:22He's timed it well.
08:25Going further and further away.
08:27He's been very impressive.
08:28This is what the selectors look for.
08:35Another boundary for him.
08:37A boundary of the last ball.
08:40Sadaqat.
08:41Ninety-six of fifty-four deliveries.
08:50Beautiful.
08:51Beautiful.
08:51Picturesque sight here.
08:53The West End Park.
08:54In Doha.
08:56Ball of just two hundred and twenty-one to score.
08:58Off the twenty overs.
08:59Salman Mirza with the ball.
09:06Balls for Gatchit.
09:08Into movement as well.
09:11Again goes short.
09:13And that is the first wicket.
09:16Balls prey to a slow ball bouncer.
09:19And Ubej Shah lives up to his name.
09:22Sufjan Yusuf.
09:23And he does it with a slow ball.
09:24That's what Salman earlier was talking about.
09:27A slow ball cutters onto the pitch.
09:29And can do the trick.
09:30And straight away in the business.
09:32Ubej Shah loses their first.
09:34Ubej Shah gets his first.
09:36Sufjan will have to walk back after making three.
09:39Ubej Shah gets his first.
09:39Ubej Shah gets his first.
09:43Upish.
09:45But that could be the first boundary.
09:48Once more.
09:51Hamad Mirza flashes.
09:52In the same direction.
09:53A fuller delivery though.
09:57Oh.
09:58Oh.
09:59The connection.
10:00So sweet.
10:01So, so sweet.
10:06Went for the cutter.
10:08Was trying to set a trap.
10:11But Karan says thank you very much instead.
10:13And that will run down for four.
10:19Just talking about who the better batter is.
10:21You know that I am from Afghanistan.
10:23Trying to deal in a six here.
10:30And does manage to clear the boundary yet again.
10:36In the air.
10:37Fielder at shot fine.
10:39Takes it comfortably in the end.
10:42Sadaqat picked up his first.
10:43Oman lost their second.
10:45It's a wicket of Karan.
10:46Trying to make some room.
10:50Nicely driven.
10:51Inside out.
10:52This will give him a lot of confidence.
10:54Wasim gets off the mark with the boundary.
10:58That's what's full start.
10:59Straight to the fielder.
11:00Nice work.
11:01Run out.
11:02Would you believe it?
11:04It's given as a no ball as well.
11:06But you'll have to take that long walk back to the dressing room.
11:09That was over the waist high.
11:13I thought the car point fielder did really well.
11:15Must have thought it has passed the fielder.
11:17Wanting to go for a single.
11:22Top edge.
11:23Fielder at slip.
11:25Completes an easy catch in the end.
11:27And Masood strikes.
11:29His first wicket.
11:31Two spinners bowling so well.
11:33Batting in the top corner.
11:34A run out chance here again.
11:36Info Ankan.
11:37Did he just tap it to the stumps?
11:38Or was it a direct hit?
11:39Look at the body language.
11:42Irfan Khan, the skipper of Pakistan's side.
11:44Looks very, very confident.
11:49And he was off and running.
11:52Great work.
11:53By the wicket keeper.
11:55Antabotejo, the on-field umpire will give us.
11:59Taking its own edge.
12:01What a catch that is.
12:04What a catch.
12:07Take a bow.
12:08Irfan Khan Niazi.
12:11Look at him here.
12:15That's a brilliant catch.
12:18Well anticipated.
12:18Oh, that's a ripper.
12:24All smiles for Saad Masood.
12:28Hang that in the Louvre.
12:30That's better than the Mona Lisa.
12:31That shoulder, look at that googly coming into the batter, onto the pads, into the stumps.
12:43It is in the slot and it's crunched away.
12:48Pulled away.
12:49It is in the air.
12:54Once more, taking the aerial route.
13:01Long off is interested, but remained interested only.
13:05Back-to-back sixes for Zikriya.
13:08This time, once more, another big hit, another six for Zikriya.
13:16One more.
13:22My, oh my.
13:25No holds barred.
13:27Takes the aerial route once more.
13:29And clears the fences yet again.
13:31oh that's high as high as a qatari skyscraper here comes daniao first ball giving himself
13:45room through extra cover one-hander all extra cover and clears it
13:52papay third man in the circle bounces and trickles away for a boundary and a well-earned half century for zippia
14:05the ball into the pitch picks it early mid off in the circle full toss long on in place
14:15and takes a very good catch never easy running forward
14:18i think the new guy is straight away he swings his bat and another brilliant catch the previous
14:27delivery a good catch at long on this shot oh extra cover and a mighty hit
14:37docker giving himself room and this time it's a boundary to finish off the omani is on 184.9
14:44certainly a respectable score considering chasing 221 against the quality pakistan side
14:51never easy in the end pakistan a win by 40 runs
