The Hong Kong International Sixes Group C ODI will see Pakistan take on the United Arab Emirates at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong, starting at 08:05 AM IST on Friday, 30 October.
Pakistan's recent form in the Pakistan ODI Tri‑Series has been mixed. They lost to Sri Lanka by 8 wickets on 27 October, but then beat England by 1 wicket on 25 October, won by 87 runs against England on 20 October, and edged Sri Lanka by 37 runs on 18 October. Earlier in the series, Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets on 13 October.
The United Arab Emirates have struggled in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, losing to the Netherlands by 3 wickets on 25 October, falling to the United States by 5 wickets on 11 October, and being beaten by Namibia by 8 wickets on 9 October. They also lost to the United States by 6 wickets on 5 October, and a match against Namibia on 3 October ended with no result.