Suryakumar Yadav in action during the India vs UAE Asia Cup match in Dubai on September 10, 2025.
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India crushed the United Arab Emirates by nine wickets, chasing down a paltry 58-run target in just 4.3 overs, in their opening match of the Asia Cup here on Wednesday (September 10, 2025).
Abhishek Sharma made 30 off 16 balls while his opening partner Shubman Gill and captain Suryakumar Yadav remained not out on 20 and 7 respectively as India reached 60 for 1 in 4.3 overs in a completely lopsided match.
Earlier, India bowled the UAE out for a mere 57, with Kuldeep Yadav (4/7) and Shivam Dube (3/4) wreaking havoc with the ball.
Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarthy also got one wicket each after the UAE were asked to bat first.
Opener Alishan Sharafu top-scored with 22 runs for UAE, who were asked to bat first.
Scoreboard
India (Target: 58 runs from 20 overs): Abhishek Sharma c Haider Ali b Junaid Siddique 30 Shubman Gill not out 20 Suryakumar Yadav not out 7 Extras: (W-3) 3 Total: (For 1 wicket in 4.3 overs) 60 Fall of wickets: 1/48 Bowling: Haider Ali 1-0-10-0, Muhammad Rohid 1-0-15-0, Dhruv Parashar 1-0-13-0, Junaid Siddique 1-0-16-1, Simranjeet Singh 0.3-0-6-0.
Published – September 10, 2025 10:19 pm IST