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New Delhi: UAE were stung by a heavy defeat to India and wanted to show what their true capability against Oman in an Asia Cup match in Abu Dhabi on Monday, said skipper Muhammad Waseem.
The tournament hosts crashed to a nine-wicket defeat to India on September 10 but bounced back with a 42-run win over Oman to remain in contention for a spot in the Super 4 stage.
"The past is the past and we wanted to show this calibre to everyone with the way we can play," Waseem said after their win over Oman, when asked about their big loss to India.
"Very happy today, we prepared ourselves for three days and executed well as a batting and bowling unit. We wanted to attack in the powerplay and then bat deep."
Waseem made a crucial contribution with 69 runs off 54 balls to pull UAE to 172 for 5 after losing the toss and bowling out Oman out for 130 in 18.4 overs.
Waseem crossed the 3000-run milestone in T20Is, which said he was proud of. "It is a very proud moment for me, my family and my country. I want to continue the same way," he said.
Waseem's opening partner Alishan Sharafu was adjudged the player of the match for his 38-ball 51, including seven boundaries and a six.
"It was quite fun and was an important game for us. Glad we could do it today. The pitch was a bit slow, so we had to use the crease a bit," he said.
"That’s something I try to do often - hit straight down the ground, and also make room to hit over covers. The plan was to accelerate in the powerplay and one of us had to bat deep."
Oman skipper Jatinder Singh felt they lost far too many wickets in crucial situations during their chase.
"I believe credit goes to the UAE batters, they had their plans and executed well. When we started, we were on target but we lost too many wickets in crunch situations," he said.
"The team is picking up but we lack a bit of experience. The track was placid and the ball was coming on nicely, we wanted to target the first six overs but we lost wickets and that put us on the backfoot."
