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Asif Khan credits training and resilience despite UAE defeat
SHARJAH: UAE’s hard-hitting middle-order batter Asif Khan, who once represented Lahore in Pakistan’s domestic circuit, reflected on his team’s spirited performance against Pakistan in Sharjah.
“As a relatively inexperienced side, we lost due to small mistakes; otherwise, we could have pulled it off,” he said after his blistering 77 off 35 balls kept UAE in the contest.
Khan, born in Pakistan in 1990 and a former Lahore first-class cricketer, praised skipper Muhammad Waseem’s early fireworks and acknowledged the setback caused by his run-out.
Pakistan grabbed their second win in the T20I tri-series in UAE as they defeated the hosts by 31 runs at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Chasing a challenging total of 208, UAE managed 176-8 despite a solid start.
“Our plan was to save wickets and go for power-hitting in the last overs. It worked, but Pakistan’s bowling held us back,” said Khan in the post-match press conference.
Calling Sharjah UAE’s “home ground advantage,” Khan stressed that recent training has boosted confidence ahead of the Asia Cup.
“We gave the big teams a wake-up call. This tournament is preparation for the Asia Cup, and the performance against Pakistan gave us belief.”
Khan also highlighted the role of dew in Sharjah conditions, making second-innings batting easier, and said UAE’s T20 strength lies in disciplined bowling. “If we can restrict opponents to 170-180, we have a real chance.”
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are set to tie the knot on July 3 in New York.
Details from their highly anticipated wedding are finally emerging, including a strict no-gift rule.
Venue and Date
According to sources, they have already mailed their save-the-date cards for July 3rd in New York City after dropping previous ideas for a ceremony at Taylor’s Rhode Island mansion. A venue will probably be chosen from one of the large spaces, such as arenas and museums. This particular date comes right before the Chiefs’ training camp, and it is the favourite holiday of Taylor Swift, Independence Day.
No gifts rule
The couple is going to establish a generous new tradition, skipping traditional presents. Instead, the couple is set to curate a special list of charities for donations. “They don’t need anything. Between them, they have more than enough,” an insider told StyleCaster. Wedding staff is also expected to have a “very big bonus,” sources cited.
Taylor Swift’s wedding outfit
Swift’s wedding dress might be inspired by old Hollywood glamour. Swift is known to have researched the style of Elizabeth Taylor in the 1950s and may don a dress reminiscent of that era. Vera Wang anticipates that the bride will be wearing “some lace” and changing clothes frequently during the reception.
Guest list
Neither Swift’s nor Kelce’s parents will attend the ceremony, but the couple will receive blessings. The celebrity guest list includes:
- Selena Gomez
- Gigi Hadid
- Emma Stone
- The Haim sisters
- Zoë Kravitz
- Ed Sheeran
- Sabrina Carpenter
- NFL teammate Patrick Mahomes
- Keleigh Teller and her husband, Miles Teller
- Sarah Goldberg
- Stylist Ashley Avignone
- Cara Delevingne
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge
- Jack Antonoff
It is expected that Ed Sheeran will perform, as Swift joked, “it would be hard to keep him off the stage.”
The Rings
The engagement ring is a brilliant cut diamond mounted in yellow gold. The designer of the ring is Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewellery.
Ariana Grande is preparing her fans to expect something unexpected from her as she shared a glimpse into what her new era might look like.
The 32-year-old singer and actress took to Instagram on Saturday, April 18, and shared a cryptic video with fans.
In the video, the Side to Side hitmaker was seen describing her new album to her label.
The Wicked star told her listeners it would be “something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold, hard and challenging.”
The footage was recorded in a studio and Grande’s producers and executives were heard appreciating the work-in-progress in one of the clips.
The Into You songstress took social media by the storm with her video as fans rushed to the comments to share their excitement for her eighth album.
“It’s giving hope. It’s giving rebirth. It’s giving Album of the Year,” one fan wrote on X, while another impatiently exclaimed, “OKAY GAG NOW ANNOUNCE THE LEAD SINGLE.”
A third chimed in, “she really said healing era but make it ART… we are NOT ready,” and “AG8 is among us i cant believe,” added another.
Jacob Elordi and Kendall Jenner have drawn all the attention to their seemingly budding romance after they were spotted together at Coachella.
The 28-year-old actor has come back to Los Angeles after the music festival in Indio, California, and fans are still looking for signs to confirm his relationship status with the supermodel, 30.
The Frankenstein star recently stepped out for a shopping spree in the city, and was seen talking to someone on facetime as he stepped out of the store with the bags.
Although the paparazzi pictures didn’t clearly show who Elordi was talking to, fans were keen on zooming in to find out.
“Anyone else zoom in on his phone to see who he was FaceTiming?” one comment read on DeuxMoi’s post, which many others agreed with.
However, despite the majority wondering if the Euphoria actor was talking to Jenner, some noted that he was likely talking to his mom as he has often shared how he calls her 3-4 times a day.
This comes after the Wuthering Heights actor was spotted on a coffee run in Santa Barbara earlier this week. The outing garnered much attention because the cafe was near Jenner’s ranch in the city.
Despite the constant speculations the reality star and Elordi have not addressed the rumours.
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