Toss UAE opt to bowl vs Pakistan

After a one-hour delay to the start of the game, UAE won the toss and opted to bowl against Pakistan in a must-win game for both teams in the Asia Cup in Dubai. PCB cleared the Pakistan team to play after the board claimed that match referee Pycroft had apologised to their players for his actions during the India-Pakistan game on Sunday.

UAE captain Muhammad Waseem expected dew to play a part and confirmed that Simranjeet Singh replaced Muhammad Jawadullah. "We will try to restrict them," Waseem said. "It is a do-or-die game. We will take advantage. We had a good game in Abu Dhabi; this is a different game."

UAE's decision went down well with Pakistan, who wanted to bat first anyway. Pakistan made two changes to the side that lost to India on

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