Stuart Duff
Ex-Central Districts all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

"That ball was begging to be hit. Majula Guruge was bowling a good line and length until then, but spoilt it with that gift ball."

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Left-arm seamer Manjula Guruge opens up for UAE from the other end. A pretty steady approach to the crease, by no means anywhere near nippy in pace. Shehzad tucks in to a short ball outside off stump and picks up the first boundary of the day with a dismissive pull shot for four.

Stuart Duff
Ex-Central Districts all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

"The pitch looks brown, with good carry, as it normally is at McLean Park. I can't see any worries with it. Pakistan haven't really got going with the bat they haven't had good starts and will be nervous about their opening partnerships. I think that's why UAE wanted to bowl first."

A sedate start to proceedings for the first over. Fair to say, it's not exactly a packed house as Bryan Waddle alludes to. Steady enough start from Naveed, despite a wide, as he beats the bat of Jamshed with the final ball.

Bryan Waddle
BBC Test Match Special

"Napier's normally a high-scoring ground. When it's full - which it will be on Sunday [for New Zealand v Afghanistan] - it'll be great."

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Pakistan openers Ahmed Shehzad and Nasir Jamshed have made their way out to the middle for the start of this Pakistan innings.

Mohammad Naveed is taking the new ball for UAE and we're ready to go - albeit a couple of minutes behind schedule.

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Napier

"Welcome to Napier, a city completely rebuilt in Art Deco style after a huge earthquake in 1931. Think Boardwalk Empire, just without the crime. This picture of the local theatre gives you an idea of the style. As for our venue, McLean Park is really a rugby ground, providing familiar issues with its dimensions. One square boundary is about 50m, so spectators in that stand are advised to wear hard hats."

Injured Pakistan batsman Mohammed Hafeez tweets:, external Good luck to team Pakistan. Hav a win for us..get 2 points & confidence for coming matches.. Supporting u all the way

Matthew Smith: Nearly 5am in Abu Dhabi, ready for the UAE to get their first points on the board.

Both sides have made their way out to the middle for the national anthems.

First up, the UAE followed by Pakistan.

Looking like a fair amount of scattered cloud above in Napier, but no sign thankfully of any threat of rain.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq: "In the last two games we played here, it was a very good batting pitch, so it's a good chance for our batsmen to get back some form. Every game is important, we have to win every game from here, be more professional in batting, bowling and especially fielding."

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Pakistan suffered heavy defeats by India and West Indies before sneaking past Zimbabwe. So far, their top order has struggled to fire. The team set a new record for the worst start in ODIs when they slumped to 1-4 against West Indies and were 4-2 against Zimbabwe.

"From now on we have to play every game as if it was a knock out match," said captain Misbah. "I think the top order is always the key, and if we really want to go further in this World Cup, we have to improve that."

Today's match pits Pakistan against the country that has become their home for matches in recent years - United Arab Emirates.

The two teams have met twice previously in ODIs - in 1994 and at the 1996 World Cup - with Pakistan winning both by nine wickets.

Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special

"Group B, after India and South Africa at the top, is turning out to be quite a little jam in the middle of the table. You'd think Pakistan would hope to win today to move up to four points, and also improve their net run rate."

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Tune yourselves to hear ball-by-ball coverage from McLean Park in Napier on Test Match Special, which has just sprung in to life for its live broadcast.

Charles Dagnall's kicking things off and will be joined on commentary by Bryan Waddle and Daniel McHardy.

Stuart Duff, Derek Stirling and Ramiz Raja will be your summarisers.

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Here's how things stand in Pool B as we head in to this match.

As you'll see, these two sides occupy the bottom two places, but a win for Pakistan could make things very interesting in the chase for those all important quarter-final spots.

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Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Haris Sohail, Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal (wk), Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Rahat Ali, Mohammad Irfan.

UAE: Amjad Ali, Andri Berenger, Krishna Chandran Karate, Khurram Khan, Swapnil Patil (wk), Shaiman Anwar, Rohan Mustafa, Amjad Javed, Mohammad Naveed, Mohammad Tauqir (capt), Manjula Guruge.

Umpires are South Africa's Johan Cloete and India's S Ravi, with England's Richard Illingworth on TV replays.

UAE have won the toss and elected to bowl.

Captain Mohammad Tauqir says he likes the look of the pitch and the overhead conditions and hopes his bowlers can exploit them.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq doesn't appear too bothered at losing out and being put in first as that's what he would've done had he won the toss.

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