India face hosts UAE in their Asia Cup 2025 opener on Wednesday, September 10 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.
The Men in Blue will aim to make a winning start to their campaign against a much inferior opponent. The reigning champions have displayed exceptional form in white-ball cricket since 2024, as they won the T20 World Cup, the Champions Trophy 2025 and several bilateral series.
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UAE, on the other hand, will hope to exploit their home condition and put up a strong fight against the mighty Indians.
As India look to secure a win over their arch-rivals, here is the match day live blog with scores, highlights and updates, brought to you by The Sporting News.
India vs UAE, Asia Cup 2025: Live score updates
India make quick work of UAE and march ahead confidently. Next up, it’s the big one- India vs Pakistan this Sunday. You don’t want to miss that! Until then, take care and see you at the big game.
9:55 pm: An absolute demolition job by India, wrapping up the chase in just 4.3 overs to register a 9-wicket win over UAE.
Shubman Gill finished things off with a blistering boundary and sealed the deal in style. The chase lasted just 27 balls (4.3 overs), making this India’s biggest T20I victory by balls remaining.
9:18 pm: UAE bundled out for 57 in 13.1 overs after a brisk start in the powerplay. Alishan Sharafu showed early promise with a few attacking strokes, but Jasprit Bumrah broke through with a toe-crushing yorker.
Things quickly unraveled once Kuldeep Yadav came on as he triggered a collapse with a triple-wicket over. Shivam Dube stunned everyone with 3 wickets in just 10 balls.
India now need just 58 runs to win this one comfortably.
8:46 pm: Indian bowlers are on a roll, especially Kuldeep Yadav as the left-arm spinner picked up three wickets. UAE 51/5 after 10 overs.
8:28 pm: UAE started strongly but India got back-to-back breakthroughs to remain on the driver's seat. UAE 41/2 after 6 overs.
8:01 pm: Hardik Pandya opens the bowling for India.
7:40 pm: Sanju Samson starts for India. Jitesh Sharma will be on the bench
7:30 pm: Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bowl first.
The match is scheduled to begin at 8:00 PM IST, while the toss will take place at 7:30 PM IST.
Hello and welcome to the Live blog of today's Asia Cup 2025 clash between fierce India and UAE at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE.
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Asia Cup 2025: India vs UAE latest betting odds
According to Dafabet, India are the favourites to win the Asia Cup clash against UAE.
| Team | Betting odds |
| India | 1.00 |
| UAE | 201.00 |
Asia Cup 2025: India vs UAE LIVE win probability
| Team | Win % |
|---|---|
| India | 99.5% |
| UAE | 0.5% |
India vs UAE, Asia Cup 2025: Confirmed XI
India XI: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
UAE XI: Muhammad Zohaib, Muhammad Waseem (c), Asif Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra (wk), Dhruv Parashar, Harshit Kaushik, Haider Ali, Muhammad Rohid, Junaid Siddique, Simranjeet Singh
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