UAE and Oman meet in a crucial clash after both endured heavy defeats in their opening Asia Cup games. The two sides have faced off nine times in T20Is, with UAE winning five and Oman four. Their most notable encounter came in the ACC Men’s Premier Cup final, where Muhammad Waseem’s brilliant century powered UAE to victory, though Oman had beaten them earlier in that tournament.

Both arrive on six-match losing streaks, desperate to end their poor run. UAE were bowled out for 57 by India, while Oman folded for 67 against Pakistan. With slim chances of upsets later in the group, this fixture offers their best shot at points.

Probable XIs
Oman: Aamir Kaleem, Jatinder Singh (c), Hammad Mirza, Mohammad Nadeem, Sufyan Mehmood, Vinayak Shukla (wk), Zikria Islam, Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmed, Hassnain Shah, Samay Shrivastava.

UAE: Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Waseem (c), Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (wk), Asif Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Simranjeet Singh, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Rohid.