WATCH: Jasprit Bumrah cleans up UAEs Alishan Sharafu with a lethal yorker in Indias Asia Cup 2025 opener
Jasprit Bumrah produced a lethal yorker to rattle UAE opener Alishan Sharafu's stumps and draw the first blood for India in their Asia Cup 2025 opener.
Jasprit Bumrah cleaned up UAE opener Alishan Sharafu with a sensational yorker to get India off to a flyer in their Asia Cup 2025 opener against UAE at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Wednesday. Bumrah dismissed Sharafu in the 4th over to draw the first blood for the Men in Blue after the home team got off to a decent start.
UAE openers Sharafu and Muhammad Wasim played well against the new ball as they got 25 runs off the first three overs. Bumrah, who gave away six runs in his first over, returned to break the partnership. He produced a lethal yorker to rattle Sharafu's stumps on the 4th delivery of the 4th over of UAE's innings.
The Indian pacer spearhead nailed a perfect yorker, aimed at Sharafu's toes, and the UAE opener had no answers to Bumrah's brilliance. Sharafu tried to dig out the delivery, but was beaten comfortably by the pace as his off stump was uprooted. He was dismissed after scoring 22 off 17 balls.
Watch Jasprit Bumrah cleans up Alishan Sharafu with a yorker:
It was Bumrah's first wicket in T20I cricket since July last year, as the senior pacer's last T20I appearance for India was in the final of the T20 World Cup last year. Bumrah was the lone frontline pacer in India's playing XI against the UAE on Wednesday as India opted to head into the match with three spinners and two pace all-rounders.
India bundle out UAE for 57 runs
India produced an impressive bowling performance to bowl out UAE for a paltry 57 in their opening match of the Asia Cup 2025. After Bumrah drew the first blood by cleaning up Sharafu, UAE's batting line fell like a pack of cards as the home team suffered a spectacular collapse.
Shivam Dube picked up three wickets, while Kuldeep Yadav ran riot with 4 wickets to his name. The left-arm spinner ran through the UAE batting line-up to finish with excellent figures of 4/7 off his 2.1 overs. Dube, on the other hand, conceded only 4 runs off his 2 overs while bagging three wickets.
Bumrah, Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarthy managed a wicket apiece as India bowled out UAE for the second-lowest total in Asia Cup history.