IND vs UAE / Team India won the match in just 27 balls, defeated UAE badly

In the Group-A match of Asia Cup 2025, India bowled out UAE for 57 runs. Kuldeep Yadav took 4 wickets and Shivam Dubey took 3 wickets. Team India achieved the target of 52 runs in 27 balls. Abhishek Sharma scored 30 and Shubman Gill scored 16 not out.

IND vs UAE: The first match of Group A of Asia Cup 2025 was played between India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) teams at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 10 September 2025. In this match, the Indian team started the tournament with a win by defeating UAE in a one-sided manner on the basis of its brilliant batting and bowling. India got a small target of 58 runs to win, which the pair of Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill achieved in just 4.3 overs.

UAE batting: Innings limited to 57 runs

In the match, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Indian bowlers proved this decision right and kept the UAE batting under pressure from the very beginning. Jasprit Bumrah gave the first breakthrough, after which the UAE innings fell apart like a pack of cards. UAE opener Alishan Sharafu scored the highest 22 runs, while captain Muhammad Wasim contributed 19 runs. Apart from these two, no batsman could cross the double-digit mark.

Indian bowlers bowled out UAE for just 57 runs with tight bowling. Kuldeep Yadav took 4 wickets for just 7 runs in 2.1 overs, while Shivam Dubey took 3 wickets for 4 runs in 2 overs. Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Varun Chakraborty took 1 wicket each to further strengthen the Indian bowling.

India's batting: Abhishek Sharma's stormy performance

Chasing a small target of 58 runs, the Indian team started aggressively. Openers Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill put pressure on the UAE bowlers from the very first ball. Abhishek Sharma played a blistering innings of 30 runs in 15 balls, which included 2 fours and 3 sixes. On the other hand, Shubman Gill remained unbeaten after scoring 16 runs in 8 balls. Captain Suryakumar Yadav hit a six off the last ball to give India victory in 4.3 overs for the loss of 1 wicket.

Match Summary

This match proved to be a one-sided affair for the Indian team. The bowlers performed brilliantly and restricted UAE to a low score, while the batsmen easily achieved the small target. The bowling of Kuldeep Yadav and Shivam Dubey along with the explosive batting of Abhishek Sharma were the biggest highlights of this match.