IND vs UAE: India began their Asia Cup 2025 journey in blistering style, destroying the UAE batting order in a high-stakes contest. The veteran left-arm wrist spinner, Kuldeep Yadav, made a fantastic return to form, with 4 wickets to help bowl UAE out for just 57 runs in just 13.1 overs. India chased the target in 4.3 overs for 1 wicket, and Kuldeep was awarded player of the match for his 4-wicket haul performance.
UAE Collapse: From Promise to Disaster
UAE had offered their fans some hope by showing they were competent in their recent tri-series against Pakistan and Afghanistan but once again in the high-stakes contest of IND vs UAE, all that hope vanished in front of India’s fierce bowling attack. To make matters worse, the hosts fell apart, losing an unbelievable 8 wickets for just 10 runs and leaving their innings in total disarray.
India’s Bowling Supremacy Sets the Tone
The Indian bowling unit, led by Kuldeep, put on a clinical show that left the UAE gasping. Seamers set the tone in the early stages, after which the spinners fully dominated the middle overs. Kuldeep’s variations and accuracy proved to be too much for the nascent UAE batting line-up.
Record-Setters: India Chase it in 4.3 Overs
India’s response was clinical and brutal, in the sense of efficient. Openers Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill, now reunited after their U-19 days, chased it down in a mere 4.3 overs (27 balls) India’s fastest run chase in T20I history. Their intent was clear from the start, and it certainly was aggressive stroke play, aggressive hitting that had the UAE bowlers with no options.
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Scorecard of IND vs UAE
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alishan Sharafu
|
b Bumrah | 22 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 129.41 | ||
|
Muhammad Waseem (c)
|
lbw b Kuldeep Yadav | 19 | 22 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 86.36 | ||
|
Muhammad Zohaib
|
c Kuldeep Yadav b Varun | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
|
Rahul Chopra †
|
c Shubman Gill b Kuldeep Yadav | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 | ||
|
Asif Khan
|
c †Samson b Dube | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | ||
|
Harshit Kaushik
|
b Kuldeep Yadav | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
|
Dhruv Parashar
|
lbw b Dube | 1 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 | ||
|
Simranjeet Singh
|
lbw b Patel | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | ||
|
Haider Ali
|
c †Samson b Kuldeep Yadav | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
|
Junaid Siddique
|
c Yadav b Dube | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
|
Muhammad Rohid
|
not out | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Extras | (w 2) | 2 | |||||||
| Total |
13.1 Ov (RR: 4.32)
|
57 | |||||||
India’s bowling Figures
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hardik Pandya
|
1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Jasprit Bumrah
|
3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
Axar Patel
|
3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4.33 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
Varun Chakravarthy
|
2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Kuldeep Yadav
|
2.1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3.23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Shivam Dube
|
2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What This Means for India in the Asia Cup 2025
With this authoritative victory in the IND vs UAE, Asia Cup 2025 game, India has not just made a strong statement, but they have also issued a warning to the rest of the contenders in the tournament. The champion team indicated they are prepared to claim back their title with a complete mix of pace, spin, and belligerent intent.
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