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Asia Cup 2025: UAE and Oman clash in must-win game

Monday, 15-Sep-2025, 04:05 AM
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman are set to square off against each other in the seventh match of the ongoing Asia Cup on Monday at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. The match is critically important for both teams as they aim to end their winless runs and revive their hopes in the group stage.

Neither side has had the start they were hoping for. The UAE and Oman have each suffered defeats in their opening fixtures, leaving them languishing at the bottom of their group. UAE suffered defeat against India in their opening game, while Oman went down to Pakistan in their first game. With qualification hopes now hanging by a thread, their upcoming game is a must-win battle to enhance qualification hopes.

Head-to-head

Matches - 9

UAE won - 5

Oman won - 4

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

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

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