India face UAE in the first stage of the Asia Cup 2025.The defending champions led by Suryakumar Yadav are looking to make a strong impact from the start. UAE is not backing down either as Mohammad Waseem’s men prepare to give a tough fight considering it is on their turf.
Match Details
- Date: 10th September 2025, 8PM IST
- Venue:Dubai International Cricket Stadium
India vs UAE Head-to-Head Record
- Matches played : 1
- Matches won by IND: 1
- Matches won by UAE: 0
- Only fixture: March 3, 2016
Probable XI
India: Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy
UAE: Muhammad Waseem (C), Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (wk), Asif Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Muhammad Farooq, Saghir Khan, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah
Full Squad
India : Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma(w), Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Arshdeep Singh
UAE : Muhammad Waseem(c), Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra(w), Asif Khan, Muhammad Zohaib, Harshit Kaushik, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Saghir Khan, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Aryansh Sharma, Dhruv Parashar, Matiullah Khan, Ethan D’Souza, Simranjeet Singh
Injuries/Unavailability: Everyone is reported to be fit and available.
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Where to watch India vs UAE Asia Cup 2025?
The India vs United Arab Emirates Asia Cup 2025 Match 2 The match will be televised live in India on the Sony Sports Network. Stream will be live on the SonyLIV app and the website.
Pitch Report
The surface at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium traditionally leans on the dry side, where stroke play can be challenging as the ball grips and holds after pitching. Spinners tend to come into play as the innings progress, while seamers often find early movement and bounce with the new ball. Anything around 170-180 can be considered a winning total for the side batting first at this venue.
Weather Forecast
Dubai’s weather on September 10 is expected to be hot and humid, typical for the UAE in early autumn. Temperatures will range from a high of 41°C during the day to a low of 31°C at night, with the match starting at 6:30 PM local time (8:00 PM IST). There’s no chance of rain (0% precipitation).
Players to watch out
- Shubman Gill(India): The vice captain is in blazing hot form scoring 578 runs in 21 T2OIs. With this we can expect a similar trajectory against the hosts.
- Jasprit Bumrah(India) : Coming to the defensive side of the game, Bumrah boasts an astonishing 15 wickets in 8 matches in the 2024 world cup.
- Muhammad Waseem(UAE)– The captain has scored 188 runs at an average of 37.6 in the last five matches. Strike rate of 163.47 showcases his aggression in his batting style.
- Haider Ali(UAE)– The dazzling spinner has 8 wickets taken in the last 5 games. Averaging a 17.2 is a proof of his consistency in the bowling realm.
Writer’s Prediction
With India having won 24 games in the internationals last year including clinching the T20Is trophy. They seem to be the favourites as the defending champions. UAE will almost certainly not go down with a fight but,they will be outclassed in the experience and sheer quality of the Indian players.
Written By – Hubaish
