India, Sept. 18 -- Pakistan reached the finishing line but not before they stuttered and gave a scare to their fans, which, to be honest, is not exactly a feeling entirely alien to them in a big tournament. It was far from being a complete performance, but it was a much-improved one than their outing against India a couple of nights ago, and was enough to beat the UAE and take them to the Super Four stage of Asia Cup 2025.

After being reduced to 93 for 6 in 15.1 overs, another Shaheen Afridi cameo (29* off 14) took Pakistan to a respectable total of 146 for 9, which they defended successfully by bowling UAE out for 105 in 17.5 overs.

In their first match in the Super Four stage on Sunday, Pakistan will take on, guess who? India, of cour...