Published: Mar 04, 2015, 06:46 AM (IST)
Edited: Mar 04, 2015, 07:05 AM (IST)
Pakistan play against minnows United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a Pool B fixture at Napier. Pakistan will want to build on the close fought victory they secured against Zimbabwe three days ago. Pakistan will go into the match higher on confidence as UAE suffered a crushing defeats at the hands of India at Perth sand they will try to cause an upset at Napier. LIVE BLOG: Pakistan vs UAE
Pakistan will look to make a few changes as in their team, especially in their batting department as they have not fired in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 so far. The likes of Yasir Shah might also get in a look in as it might add a little bit of variety in the bowling attack. UAE will hope tat they can offer much more resistance than they did against India few days ago. SCORECARD: Pakistan vs UAE in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
UAE also have the talent to put up a good show. The likes of Shaiman Anwar, who scored a century against Ireland is the man to watch out for. Skipper Mohammad Tauqir with his off spinners too will look to cause a few problems. Pakistan will try and win convincingly as they try to push for a quarter-final berth. LIVE CRICKET STREAMING: Pakistan vs UAE
Teams:
Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Haris Sohail, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal (wk), Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Rahat Ali, Mohammad Irfan.
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Amjad Ali, Andri Raffaelo Berenger, Krishna Karate, Khurram Khan, Shaiman Anwar, Swapnil Patil (wk), Rohan Mustafa, Amjad Javed, Mohammad Naveed, Mohammad Tauqir (c), Manjula Guruge.
