India crushed the United Arab Emirates by nine wickets, chasing down a paltry 58-run goal in simply 4.3 overs, in their opening match of the Asia Cup right here on Wednesday (September 10, 2025).
Abhishek Sharma made 30 off 16 balls whereas his opening associate Shubman Gill and captain Suryakumar Yadav remained not out on 20 and seven respectively as India reached 60 for 1 in 4.3 overs in a very 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 additionally obtained one wicket every after the UAE have been requested to bat first.
Opener Alishan Sharafu top-scored with 22 runs for UAE, who have been requested 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.
