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India hammered UAE by 9 wickets in their opening match of the tournament at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai to get off to a winning start in the Asia Cup 2025. India bundled out UAE for a paltry 57 after inviting the home team to bat first in the game and chased down the target in just 4.3 overs to wrap up a dominant victory.
Openers Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma made a mockery of the UAE bowling attack to chase down the target of 58 runs with as many as 15.3 overs to spare. Abhishek went all guns blazing from the word go, while Gill too fired all cylinders as the duo shared a 48-run stand for the first wicket to effectively seal the game.
India achieved a monumental feat with their dominant victory as they recorded their largest victory in T20Is with 93 balls to spare. India also recorded their fastest-ever run chase in T20Is by chasing down the target of 58 runs in 27 deliveries.
India's 9-wicket win against UAE is also their largest in T20Is with 93 balls to spare. It is second on the list of wins with the most balls to spare in T20Is by a full member nation. India bettered their previous record of 81 balls, which came against Scotland during the T20 World Cup 2021.
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India blew UAE away in their opener in Dubai with a commanding all-round display. After being invited to bat first in the game, UAE got off to a strong start as openers Alishan Sharafu and Muhammad Waseem got the home team off to a good start with a 26-run stand for the first wicket.
The opening stand was broken by Jasprit Bumrah, who cleaned up Sharafu with a ripper. The opener's dismissal triggered a massive collapse as UAE ended up losing their next nine wickets for just 31 runs. Kuldeep Yadav was the pick of the bowlers for India as he finished with excellent figures of 4/7 off his 2.1 overs.
All-rounder Shivam Dube also enjoyed a fabulous outing with the ball, picking up a three-wicket haul. Dube opened his account with the dismissal of Asif Khan, before taking the wickets of Dhruv Parashar and Junaid Siddique in the same over to finish with figures of 4/3 off his 2 overs.
India made short work of the 58-run target in their run chase, with Abhishek smashing a 16-ball 30 and Gill remaining not out on 20 off 9 balls. The Men in Blue will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their next group-stage clash in Dubai on Sunday, September 14.
