India Kick off the Asia Cup 2025 campaign against hosts UAE on 10 september at the Dubai International stadium. india are tournament favourites with a record of dominance in Asia cup from decades, while UAE are still building their presence on the big stage.
Match preview
India begin their campaign with high confidence, having built a squad that blends experience with your. Surya Kumar Yadav leading the side in Asia cup for the first time. India looking very dengerous site in this Asia Cup . In Batting Abhishek Sharma and shubham Gill who dominate in powerplay and back pressure on opposition side . In middle order surya Kumar Yadav, tilak Varma who play vital role for India with his aggressive playing nature.at the end Jitesh Sharma and Hardik Pandya who take bowlers on demand in death overs set big total for the team. In bowling Jaspreet Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Varun chakravarthy squeeze opposition team.
UAE aiming to capitalize on familiar home condition. Under the leadership of Muhammad Waseem . UAE have shown great fight in tri nation series against Pakistan and Afghanistan . All round performance with bat and bowl. The UAE captain have big responsibility to start the innings and set ton for the team. In middle order Ethan D’Souza and Asif khan have to face india World class spin blower in middle overs. In bowling side Junaid Siddique Muhammad Jawadullah have to take early wickets and put pressure on India.
HEAD TO HEAD
Total matches Played: 1
India win:1
UAE win :0
Their only T20I meeting came in 2016 Aisa cup in Dhaka, where India bowled UAE out for just 81 and Chased the target in 10 overs
Pitch Report
The Dubai surface is expected to be balanced bit slightly slow. Pacers can exploit swing under lights while spinners will have play important role in middle overs. Chasing has often easier here as a dew tend to reduce grip for bowlers in the second innings.
Total Matches
110
Matches won batting first
51
Matches won bowling first
58
Average 1st innings Score
139
Average 2nd innings Score
123
Probable playing XIs
India
Abhishek Sharma
Shubman Gill
Tilak Varma
Surya Kumar Yadav (c)
Hardik pandya
Jitesh Sharma (wk)
Axar Patel
Kuldeep yadav
Jaspreet Bumrah
Arshdeep Singh
Varun chakravarthy
UAE
Mohammad Waseem (c)
Muhammad Zohaib
Rohit Chopra (wk)
Ethan D’Souza
Asif khan
Alishan Sharafu
Muhammad Jawadullah
Saghir khan
Junaid Siddique
Dhruv Parashar
Haider Ali
Prediction
India win easily if bat first.
If UAE bat first then it little bit difficult for India because of pitch and conditions.