Winning the toss to bowl first was our goal, and the bowling unit demonstrated why. They anticipated challenging conditions in the first 10 overs, and both Ammor Khalid and Kaleem Sana, who had just returned to the side, posed problems for UAE 's top order.
With two wickets in the opening 10 overs, Canada's spinners took over and performed exceptionally well.
Harsh Thaker and Bin Zafar conceded only 59 runs off their 20 overs and each took a wicket. Thaker dismissed captain and opener Muhammad Waseem caught and bowled for 49 in the 28th over, leaving UAE at 107/5.