Pakistan’s prominent cricketers are experiencing a slump in the UAE T20I tri-series. The batsmen have collectively failed to reach 100 runs across three matches, and star pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is struggling to secure wickets. Their performances are overshadowed by players from Afghanistan and the UAE. Despite Pakistan’s position at the top of the series standings, their key batsmen and bowlers have not delivered the expected results, while Afghan and UAE players are showcasing impressive form.
Pakistan’s batting lineup is faltering in the UAE T20I tri-series. No batsman has yet managed to score 100 runs. Sam Ayub leads the scoring for Pakistan in the series, accumulating 83 runs in three matches, including a half-century.
Captain Salman Agha follows, having scored 78 runs in three matches, also with a fifty. Hasan Nawaz has only managed 74 runs across three matches. Mohammad Nawaz has 58 runs, and star batsman Fakhar Zaman has only 51 runs. In contrast, Afghan and UAE batsmen have been performing well in the series.
Afghanistan and UAE batsmen are shining in this series. Sediqullah Atal, the opening batsman for Afghanistan, has scored 141 runs in three matches, including two half-centuries. Ibrahim Zadran, also from Afghanistan, has scored 137 runs in three matches, with two fifties.
UAE’s captain, Muhammad Waseem, has scored 78 runs in two matches, including a half-century. The underperformance is not limited to Pakistan’s batting; their star bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has also been below par.
Shaheen Shah Afridi has disappointed. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Pakistan’s star fast bowler, failed to take a wicket in the fourth match against Afghanistan, conceding 27 runs in 4 overs. Afridi has played two matches in the series, taking only two wickets. Rashid Khan, the captain of Afghanistan, leads the wicket-takers, having dismissed six players for just 77 runs in three matches.
Sagir Khan, a fast bowler from the UAE, is in second place with 5 wickets in 2 matches. Afghanistan’s all-rounder Mohammad Nabi is third with 4 wickets in 3 matches. Pakistan’s Mohammad Nawaz is fifth, with 4 wickets in 3 matches.