Published on: Sep 3, 2025 8:30 pm IST | Updated on: Sep 3, 2025 2:28 pm IST
The United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Series is nicely poised, especially after Afghanistan beat Pakistan by 18 runs last night. Pakistan and Afghanistan now have two wins and a loss to their name from 3 matches and take the top two spots on the points table. Next up is match no 5, where the hosts, UAE, who are still searching for their opening win of the season, will take on Pakistan, who have been wounded after a loss to Afghanistan. In this post, we have come up with free expert tips for the 5th T20I of the tri-series between PAK vs UAE at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.
Despite losing their previous fixture to Afghanistan, Pakistan will still enter this contest with the ‘favorites’ tag. They have defeated the UAE before in this tri-series and haven’t lost a T20I against them ever. These two facts are enough to make Pakistan a favorite against the hosts. Therefore, the win probability will completely lean in favor of Pakistan. Let’s continue with the post and find out the best cricket tips for the PAK vs UAE 5th Match at Sharjah.
UAE: 21% win chance PAK: 79% win chance
Hasan Nawaz has been scoring runs for Pakistan in recent T20Is. In 3 innings so far he has scored 74 runs at a strike-rate of 145.74.
The Pakistan skipper has been among runs in this series and also has scored a fifty. He has 78 runs from 3 innings so far.
The UAE skipper is playing a lone hand with the bat in this series. So far from just 2 innings, he has scored 100 runs with a fifty to his name at a staggering strike rate of 181.82.
In just 8 overs in this series, Saghir Khan has scalped 5 wickets, the second most in this series so far among all other bowlers.
Check out our prediction for the PAK vs UAE 5th T20I at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.
Despite hosting this tri-nation series, the hosts UAE, have failed to register a win so far. They lost their opening fixture to Pakistan by 31 runs, followed by a loss at the hands of Afghanistan by 38 runs. With two defeats in two games, UAE find themselves in a precarious position of not making it to the final. This is a must-win game for the hosts to stay alive in this series.
Winning a game against Pakistan won’t be an easy task for them, despite the fact that the men in green are heading into this fixture on the back of a defeat at the hands of Afghanistan by 18 runs. The only motivation Team UAE have up their sleeves is that they went down fighting in both their previous fixtures. If somehow they manage to display the same spirit and finish well this time around, an upset could be on the cards for the hosts.
Pakistan must be gutted after their winning streak was broken in the previous fixture by Afghanistan. The Afghans secured their first win over Pakistan in this series by 18 runs and handed Pakistan their first loss of the series. The men in green will now look to get back to winning ways, and they couldn’t have asked for a better opponent than the UAE.
Pakistan will enter this contest as the favorites with their tails up. They have never lost a T20I against UAE and will look to continue their streak. Pakistan might opt to rotate their bowlers in this game and give some match practice to the bowlers who haven’t played a game yet in this series. Pakistan is expected to go all guns blazing in this fixture and secure a statement win over the host to march into the final with utmost competition. Let’s move ahead and check the cricket tips.
Matches Played: 2 UAE won: 0 AFG won: 2 No Result: 0 RECENT form PAKISTAN: L W W W L RECENT form UAE: W W L L L
UAE and Pakistan have locked horns only twice in T20 Internationals. Pakistan has a clean sheet, as they have won both contests with ease. In the reverse fixture of this series, Pakistan defeated UAE by 31 runs.
How will the two teams, i.e., Pakistan and UAE, fare in the 5th match of the tri-series? Let’s take a look.
Muhammad Zohaib, Muhammad Waseem (C), Asif Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra (WK), Ethan DSouza, Dhruv Parashar, Saghir Khan, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah/Muhammad Rohid Khan
Here’s the pitch and weather report for the 5th match of the United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Nation Series 2025 between Pakistan and UAE at the Sharjah Cricket Ground, Sharjah:
Toss Prediction
Sharjah has offered a slow wicket where batting gets tough as the match progresses. The captain winning the toss should look to bat first and set a target, which could be hard to chase when the pitch starts turning and slows down to a great extent.
Where to Watch Today’s Match
The online live streaming of the 5th match of the United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Nation Series 2025 will take place live on the FanCode App. There’s no live TV coverage for this series available in India.
Pakistan will head into this contest as the favorites against the hosts United Arab Emirates. Pakistan has never lost to the UAE in a T20I and will look to continue with their fabulous record. Sportsbooks have declared Pakistan as the favorite, and we will stick with it. Therefore, as per our prediction, the visitors, Pakistan, are expected to win the PAK vs UAE 5th T20I match of this tri-nation series.