Mark Watt takes the fourth over with his left arm darters and sends down two wides first up.

Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special

There is the classic Babar Azam cover drive. It is one of the great sights in modern cricket.

John Blain
Former Scotland bowler on BBC Test Match Special

It is a great shot. It is pure class.

Gorgeous stuff from Babar Azam, leaning back a touch to ease the ball away through point for four.

Safyaan Sharif replaces Hamza, he really does bustle into the crease.

Rizwan nurdles a single and goes to 1,666 T20 runs for the year - new record for internationals.

Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special

Whether Scotland win or lose they've definitely won the kit rankings. It is by far and away the best kit.

Totally agree with Aatif. England's red trouser horror will stick with me for a long time, sadly. I saw enough of those at a Lord's test match a few years ago.

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John Blain
Former Scotland bowler on BBC Test Match Special

It is really hard to know what a par score is in Sharjah because you can be containing a side and then all of a sudden two decent overs and it is different.

Scotland will be happy around 150.

Brad Wheal takes over number two, Rizwan clipping his first delivery off his legs for two.

John Blain
Former Scotland bowler on BBC Test Match Special

Hamza Tahir is a really canny spinner. I'm really glad he's got an opportunity.

He is really competitive and he's got his game face on.

Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special

With four dot balls at the start of the innings people in Scotland will be asking "where have you been hiding this guy?".

Hamza Tahir, playing his first game at this World Cup, opens up with his left-arm slowies.

He gives it a bit of loop to begin with, then darts a couple in until Mohammad Rizwan sweeps for the first run of the innings.

A long huddle for Scotland as the Pakistan openers trundle pitchwards. We are nearly ready to go.

Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special

This is a clash of two pretty good anthems.

Pakistan have been mightily impressive so far in this tournament, Scotland will have to do something very special to win here - but it's a funny old game.

Anyway, the teams are out in Sharjah and the anthems are playing.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam: "Because of runs on the board and put pressure on them. We are trying to carry on that momentum."

John Blain
Former Scotland bowler on BBC Test Match Special

There is a huge Asian community in Scotland who have been eagerly anticipating this match.

Here's how they line up today:

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi.

Scotland: George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer (c), Matthew Cross (wk), Richie Berrington, Dylan Budge, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Brad Wheal, Hamza Tahir.

Pakistan have won the toss and will bat first in Sharjah.

A sanguine response from Kyle Coetzer - "I am kind of getting used to losing the toss!"

The make up of the last four is known, but a win for Pakistan will see them top their group and play Australia in one semi-final, leaving England v New Zealand in the other.

Let's get to the toss and team news, shall we?