Cricket fans across the Indian subcontinent and the Gulf region would be in for some thrilling cricketing action, over the next few days, as Pakistan A team touring the United Arab Emirates would take on the hosts in unofficial one day international matches scheduled under the Middle East sun.
While the matches wouldn’t be those that would pump all the adrenaline in serious cricketing freaks, simply due to the fact that they have been categorized as unofficial, we need to look forward to some rising stars garner some glitter with both bat and ball.
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In fact the second of these unofficial ODIs will be played today in Dubai, with the match scheduled to start at 9.45, local time. The matches to follow will be on October 25, 27 and 30, at the same venue.
While the United Arab Emirates lineup has enthusiastic starters in Ahmed Raza, Amjad Ali, Amjad Javed, AR Berenger, Fayyaz Ahmed, AM Guruge, Kamran Shazad, K Karate, Khurram Khan, Mohammad Naveed, Mohammad Shahzad, Mohammad Tauqir, Nasir Aziz, SP Patil, Rohan Mustafa, Saqib Ali, Saqlain Haider and Shaiman Anwar, the Pakistan A team also looks fairly novices, and the players hoping to discover themselves with the willow and the ball include Usman Khan, Adil Amin, Anwar Ali, Ataullah, Babar Azam, Bilawal Bhatti, Bismillah Khan, Ehsan Adil, Haris Sohail, Imad Wasim, Imran Khan, Karamat Ali, Nasir Jamshed, Raza Hasan, Sami Aslam, Sharjeel Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, and Zafar Gohar.
The first match that was played on October 22 saw United Arab Emirates winning the encounter by 6 wickets and 73 balls remaining. This result has raised hopes of yet another thriller in the offing today.