third defeat<\/a> in as many games.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAbrar\u2019s previous best of 3-19 came against Bangladesh in Lahore earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was watching the earlier matches and looking at the pitch conditions so I bowled accordingly,\u201d said the bespectacled spinner. \u201cYes, there is a bit of extra pressure but the captain told me to be ready at any stage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, Pakistan lost five wickets for just 80 runs in 11.3 overs after they won the toss and batted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Openers Saim Ayub scored 11 and Sahibzada Farhan made 16. Skipper Salman Agha hit seven, Mohammad Haris 14 and Hasan Nawaz four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fakhar and Nawaz added 91 off 51 balls for the sixth wicket to put the innings back on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was Fakhar\u2019s first half century in 14 innings since a match against Ireland at Dublin in May last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fakhar\u2019s knock contained two sixes and ten fours. Nawaz hit two sixes and three fours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pair launched vicious late attack, with 74 coming off the last five overs and 42 off the last two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nawaz smashed three fours and a six in Junaid Siddique\u2019s penultimate over while Fakhar cracked five consecutive boundaries off Mohammad Jawadullah\u2019s last over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCredit goes to Fakhar and Nawaz; they gave us those extra 20 runs,\u201d said Salman. \u201cWe knew if we got to 170, we could defend it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spinner Haider Ali was the most successful home bowler with 2-17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SCOREBOARD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nPAKISTAN:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSahibzada Farhan c D\u2019Souza b Parashar16<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saim Ayub c Chopra b Junaid11<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fakhar Zaman not out77<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Salman Ali Agha c Chopra b Rohid7<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohammad Haris lbw b Haider14<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hasan Nawaz c Chopra b Haider4<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohammad Nawaz not out37<\/p>\n\n\n\n
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-2, W-2)5<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TOTAL (for five wickets, 20 overs)171<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DID NOT BAT: Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-28 (Sahibzada), 2-35 (Saim), 3-50 (Salman), 4-74 (Haris), 5-80 (Hasan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BOWLING: Junaid 4-0-52-1 (2w), Rohid 4-0-21-1, Parashar 4-0-35-1, Jawadullah 3-0-38-0, Haider 4-0-17-2, D\u2019Souza 1-0-5-0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UAE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAlishan Sharafu c Salman b Shaheen 68<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohammad Waseem c Faheem b Abrar19<\/p>\n\n\n\n
E. D\u2019Souza c Saim b Nawaz9<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asif Khan c Shaheen b Abrar7<\/p>\n\n\n\n
R. Chopra lbw b Abrar0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
H. Kaushik c Faheem b Abrar3<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D. Parashar not out18<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Haider Ali run out12<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohammad Jawadullah not out0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
EXTRAS (LB-2, W-2)4<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TOTAL (for seven wickets, 20 overs)140<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DID NOT BAT: Mohammad Rohid, Junaid Siddique<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-41 (Waseemv), 2-72 (D\u2019Souza), 3-84 (Asif), 4-84 (Chopra), 5-102 (Kaushik), 6-113 (Alishan), 7-132 (Haider)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BOWLING: Shaheen 4-0-23-1 (1w), Mirza 4-0-31-0, Abrar 4-0-9-4, Nawaz 3-0-30-1 (1w), Salman 1-0-5-0, Saim 3-0-29-0, Faheem 1-0-11-0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RESULT: Pakistan won by 31 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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