India opens up the defense of the Asian Cup with nine wickets against Dubai’s host Nation United UAE.
Released on September 10th, 2025
Kuldeep Yadav returned the numbers 4-7 to lead India and scored a dominant nine-wicket victory for Host United Arab Emirates in the opening match of the Asian Cup.
Kuldeep hit three times with a spin on his left arm’s wrist as India skidded the UAE with just 57 in 13.1 overs after tournament favourite India was first selected to the field in Dubai’s T20 on Wednesday.
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India won in 4.3 overs after left-handed opener Abhishek Sharma hit 30 from 16 balls and vice captain Shubman Gill was unbeaten in 20.
However, it was the bowlers who scored the victory in the T20 World Cup champion as Kuldeep insisted three before closing the innings.
UAE opener Alishan Sharaf started off vigorously at the boundary before falling to the pace of Bowler Jasplit Bumra with 22 of 22 balls from 17 to 22.
Skipper Muhammad Washem became the only other batter to create a double figure on a shambolic show by other members of the team.
Kuldeep’s three wickets, including Waseem, were quickly torn apart, with his second wicket.
In response, Sharma destroys the left arm spinner Haider Ali with 6 and 4 and comes out.
He hit two more sixes with his blitz before getting caught up in off-pace bowler Jeanede Siddique.
Gill finished his pursuit at the boundary as undefeated skipper Suryakumar Yadav in Seven saw from the other side.
India won the previous Asian Cup. This took place in 2023 in a 50-over format, beating Sri Lanka in the final in Colombo.
India will face Pakistan on Sunday, serving as a build-up competition for next year’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in the most anticipated match of the T20 tournament.
