Indian cricket team has started their Asia Cup 2025 campaign with a commanding win over the hosts UAE in Dubai, showing depth and firepower with both bat and bowl. The match turned out to be a dominating performance by Gautam Gambhir’s team, sending a positive signal before more challenging games and displays exceptional individual performances that influenced the game.
Brief Scorecard Summary
Group StageMatch, Dubai
India won the toss, elected to bowl first.
-UAE: 57 all out (17.4 ov) | Kuldeep Yadav 4/7, Shivam Dube 3/4
-IND 60/1 (4.3 ov) | Gill 20* (9), Abhishek Sharma 30 (16)
POM: Kuldeep Yadav
Dominant Indian Performance
India had started the tournament with a team centred around all-rounders, providing batting depth and bowling variety. The Dubai pitch with its green top and gentle bounce was ideal for India’s fast bowlers. Jasprit Bumrah and Axar set the tone with disciplined spells, strangling the UAE top order and getting lively movement out of the pitch. In other key designations, the Varun Chakravarthy, provided strength to the attack with Bumrah and Axar Patel, whose role as a dual spinner and lower-order batsman seems cemented.
UAE, under Muhammad Waseem, was up against a strong Indian side. Opening the batting for UAE, Alishan Sharafu scored 22 off 17 and captain Waseem scored 19 off 22 balls. But once the first wicket of Alishan Sharafu fell, UAE side couldn’t recover. Apart from the openers, no batsman could score in double digits.
Batting Brilliance and Key Moments
Shubman Gill, back in the opener’s position with Abhishek Sharma, started the chase with Sharma scoring 30 off 16 balls before departing, out caught by Haider Ali on Junaid Siddique’s ball. Captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 7 off 2 balls. Gill hit a final four to complete the chase.
Standout Performances
Kuldeep Yadav: Four wickets for 7 runs, denting the batting order of UAE batsmen
Shivam Dube: Three wickets for 4 runs ins 2 overs.
Shubman Gill: 20 off 9 balls
Abhishek Sharma: 30 off 16.
Road Ahead
India’s dominating victory over UAE in the Asia Cup 2025 makes a bold statement for their title retention. With exemplary bowling and dominating batting, India left no scope for surprises, giving fans a preview of their focused combinations and game-plan intensity before they take on tougher sides like Pakistan.
