IND vs UAE Highlights: India beat UAE by 9 wickets, chase down 58 in just 4.3 overs

This is India's quickest chase in T20I cricket. Check the list.

4.3 overs v U.A.E, Today

6.3 overs v SCO, Dubai 2021

9.2 overs v BAN, Hangzhou 2023

India vs UAE in Dubai on September 10

India vs Pakistan in Dubai on September 14

India vs Oman in Abu Dhabi on September 19

If they top the group: 

India vs A2 in Dubai on September 21

India vs B2 in Dubai on September 24

India vs B1 in Dubai on September 26

"(decision to bowl first) Wanted to see how the wicket was playing. It was the same in the 2nd innings. Clinical performance from the boys, we wanted good attitude and energy on the field and that's what we got. Recently lot of the boys were here for the Champions Trophy, the wicket looked good but it was on the slower side and the spinners have a role. Here it is very hot right now and Kuldeep, Dube and Varun did well. (on Abhishek) He is currently the World number one batter for a reason, he sets the tone, irrespective of if we chase 200 or 50, unbelievable from him. Everyone is excited for the game against Pakistan," Surya said after the win.

"We started well as a batting team, we lose wickets in a cluster which cost us the game. They are a brilliant team and they are bowling very well. They are executing their plans for every batter, that's why they are the No.1 team. As a team we will try to come back stronger and learn from our mistakes," Muhammad Waseem said after the match.

Kuldeep Yadav is named the Player of the Match. He opens up on the match and his fitness.

"Thanks to Adrian the trainer. Was working on my bowling and my fitness as well, everything is going perfectly. Tried to hit the right length and it matters a lot, reading the batters on what they are trying to do. Even today as well, reacting to what the batters would do on the next ball," Kuldeep said after the match.

Here's a quick stat for you.

Full member chasing a T20I match with most balls to spare: 

101 - Eng vs Oman North Sound 2024

93 - Ind vs UAE Dubai 2025

90 - SL vs Net Chattogram 2014

90 - Zim vs Mozambique, Nairobi 2024

What!!! Have you seen an NRR of 10? Well, India's NRR after this win is 10.483. What a huge one!! They are on top and will now be up against Pakistan on September 14.

The chase got over pretty quickly. Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill had come out for the formalities. Abhishek went in hus usual way, while Gill played some classy shots, showing the reason why he has been picked in the side. He batted at 222.22, while Abhishek played at 187.50. Gill made 20 from nine, Abhishek 30 from 16. SKY came and made seven from two as India wrapped up a huge win.

And Gill finishes it with a four at long-on. India win this by 9 wickets.

Suryakumar Yadav is in at No.3 and he slams a six on the first ball behind square. What a hit and India are just inches away from bagging this one.

He lives by the sword and dies by it. Abhishek was cleaning the balls and was aiming to end it soon. But he skied this up as the fielder at mid-on runs to take this. India lose their first.

India are looking to close this out quickly. While the ball is still stopping a bit, they are nailing some great shots. India are little away now.

What a shot that was from Abhishek. A back-foot six over covers as he clears the ropes with ease. And then nails this on the front foot, a fuller delievery in the arc and deserved to be hit. India 38/0 after 3. Looking to close it out quickly.

Shubman Gill is now displaying his wristy work. He drives one wide of the point and then a wristy flick for a six as India keep the runs flowing. India 25/0 after 2.

Abhishek hit two boundaries, a six and a four on the first two balls, and then he played with caution.The ball is stopping a bit as was the case in the first innigs. Until dew comes on, this shall remain the case.

Abhishek Sharma starts with a bang here. A six towards long-off and then a four towards covers.

Indian openers - Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill are in the dug out and are seen doing their concentration drills before they make their way onto the pitch.

Here are the lowest T20I totals against India:

57 - U.A.E, Asia Cup 2025, Today

66 - NZ, Ahmedabad 2023

70 - IRE, Dublin 2018

80 - ENG, Colombo 2012

This is not just the UAE's lowest all-out total, but is also the lowest by any team against India. The previous lowest for any team against them was 66 by New Zealand in 2023. 

UAE have been bowled out by India. Kuldeep Yadav gets the final wicket, his fourth, as UAE have been shot out for just 57.

And Dube has dismissed Siddique here. A fuller one, the batter heaves it and finds no timing on it. This has gone straight to mid-on and Surya takes this one easily despite the lights above him.

Shivam Dube had Junaid Siddique stumped with Samson doing the work behind. But Surya has called him back. Let me tell you the incident. As Dube cahrged in to bowl, his towel fell off his trousers and while Siddique played the ball and missed his pull, he had a lapse in concentration. 

UAE are in danger of getting bowled out for a very cheap score here. 

Shivam Dube clinched his second wicket of the night. Parashar departed after scoring just one run off seven ball. 

And now Axar Patel joins the party as well. He plumbs Simranjeet but the batter reviews. This was pitched fuller and turning in as Simranjeet misses his sweep. And this is umpire's call on hitting the leg stump.

Shivam Dube has come to bowl now. He had not bowled in the T20 World Cup 2024, but here he is with his first in the 11th. And he dismisses Asif Khan on his third ball. A fine sharp catch by Sanju behind as UAE are now six down for 51.

The first 10 overs are done. UAE are in all sorts of trouble. They have lost their way completely here. Just 10 runs from 4 overs since the powerplay and they have lost three more wickets. 

Varun could have had his second here had there been no bat on it by Parashar. Angling in to the pad, a fuller ball, it seemed it went straight to the pad and was given out. But the batter reviewed and there was indeed an inside edge on it.

The Indian spin duo is weaving its magic. He now dismisses Muhammad Waseem LBW. Hang on!! Kuldeep is on a roll here. He gets third in the over. A brilliant delivery turning in to the left-hander as he fails to judge the line of it and is cleaned up.

Kuldeep Yadav lures Rahul Chopra in for a big hit. He bowls fuller, loopy ball as Chopra hits this but finds deep mid-wicket.

Hardik bowls the first over. Sharafu hits two fours. UAE 10/0.

Bumrah comes in for second. Sharafu hits one four. UAE 16/0

Axar in for the third. Sharafu hits a six. UAE 25/0

Bumrah in for fourth. He cleans Sharafu. UAE 26/1

Varun comes for fifth. He dismisses Zohaib. UAE 29/2

Bumrah bowls third over. Waseem hits three fours. UAE 41/2

Waseem smashes three fours off Bumrah in the sixth over. One driven to mid-off, one cut to third man, one flicked to square leg. UAE end the powerplay fine but have lost two wickets. UAE 41/2 after 6.

Varun Chakravarthy bowls a good over. He gets a wicket and then keeps the UAE batters in check. Bumrah is now bowling his third over. 

Second wicket down. Varun gets Zohaib with an overspin on this ball. The batter charged down the track and edged this to the covers, with Kuldeep Yadav taking a good catch. 

Muhammad Zohaib is the new man in for UAE. Bumrah bowls a brilliant slower yorker second ball to him but he judges and defends it well. UAE 26/1 after 4.

And so often as he does it. Jasprit Bumrah has the first wicket to his name. After a few slower ones, he nails a quick yorker and gets Sharafu, who was showing strong intent here.

Alishan Sharafu is going behind the Indian bowlers. As per the early impression, the ball is stopping a bit and especially the slower ones. Alishan Sharafu nails a brilliant inside-out six over covers. UAE 25/0 after 3.

Well, many thought Varun would come in the powerplay, but we have Axar Patel bowling the third over. 

Bumrah starts well but misses his line on the final ball. He smartly varied his pace with one slower ball and a bouncer too. But a four to end the over with a ball flicked through the pads. UAE 16/0 after 2.

A little bit of swing for Hardik. But Alishan Sharafu has decided to take Hardik on. He charges down the track and edges one over and wide of the first slip (second slip taken off). He then punches one to point for another four. UAE 10/0 after 1. Jasprit Bumrah in from the other end, one slip in place.

Two slips in place. Hardik Pandya goes off. Alishan Sharafu and Muhammad Waseem top open the batting.

Okay, Jasprit Bumrah is not starting this with the ball. Hardik Pandya, in his new haircut, will be bowling the first over. 

India have finally turned their toss curse. This was their first toss win in 16 Internationals matches across formats.

We are a little away from the first ball of the match. Players are out for the anthems as we gear up for this match. 

Just as we are set to play the first game, here are India's fixtures for the tournament.

India vs UAE in Dubai on September 10

India vs Pakistan in Dubai on September 14

India vs Oman in Abu Dhabi on September 19

If they top the group: 

India vs A2 in Dubai on September 21

India vs B2 in Dubai on September 24

India vs B1 in Dubai on September 26

Some laughter at the toss time before things get serious from 8 PM. Calm before the storm!

Mind you, there is only one specialist pacer in the Indian Playing XI today, and that is Jasprit Bumrah. No Arshdeep Singh, India's leading T20I wicket-taker. India have gone with three spinners. Hardik and Dube are fifth and sixth bowling options. 

So Sanju Samson shall be batting in the middle order today. He is listed to bat at No.5 behind Tilak and Suryakumar and ahead of Hardik, Dube and Axar. New role for the batter, who hit three centuries at the top before the Champions Trophy 2025.

"Today is a much calmer day in terms of the heat. There's a shorter boundary the players can target. 62 meters on one side, 75 meters on the other. Newly laid pitch with some cracks. 4 mm grass, I'm told. There are some bare patches too, so it could be unpredictable. One side is bare, and the other end has grass," Russell Arnold and Sanjay Manjrekar say in their pitch report.

UAE's Playing XI:

Muhammad Waseem(c), Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra(w), Asif Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Haider Ali, Dhruv Parashar, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Junaid Siddique, Simranjeet Singh

India's Playing XI:

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy

"We were also looking to bowl. Pitch is fresh, and maybe the ball will do something early. We had a good series, took many positive points, and we're confident from that series. We're going with a good combination with spinners and fast bowlers, and juniors and seniors," Waseem said.

"We'll bowl first. Looks a nice fresh wicket. Humid also today, might be dew later. If we get an opportunity, we're flexible to do anything but today we want to bowl. We came here early, had 3-4 good practice sessions and also a day off," Suryakumar Yadav said at the toss. We are waiting for the Playing XI as eagerly as you are too.

India have won the toss and captain Suryakumar Yadav has opted to bowl first.

We are moments away from the toss now. Pitches in the UAE this time will be better for chasing teams. They won't be as slow as they were in the Champions Trophy 2025.

Do you know that the UAE's head coach, Lalchand Rajput, was India's coach during the 2007 T20 World Cup win too. He is now up against the country of his birth, looking to put a major upset.

UAE had stunned Bangladesh in a three-match T20I series this year 2-1. But they have lost two matches to Uganda in the Pearl of Africa T20I series. They lost all the matches in the tri-series against Pakistan and Afghanistan in the build-up to the Asia Cup. They are hot and cold.

India have come a long way in their batting approach in recent years. From playing the old-fashioned T20 cricket, they now bat like there is only a fifth gear. India have won 37 of the 43 T20I matches they have played since losing their T20I series to West Indies in August 2023. During this time, they have lost just five matches with one no-result game. Just five losses. Phew!! That is some record.

As we sit minutes away from the toss, do you know there are some Indian-origin players in the UAE squad? One has even played with Shubman Gill. Six players in the UAE side are of Indian origin. They are: Harshit Kaushik, Simranjeet Singh, Dhruv Parashar, Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, and Rahul Chopra. Here is all you need to know about them

Then there is a fight in the spin department. While Axar Patel is locked in, there is a fight for the second spinner's spot. Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav are fighting for that. India can go with both of them if they don't want an extra cushion at No.8.

There has been a lot of talks about India's playing combination for the Asia Cup, just like there are debates over their spots across other tournaments too. Here there is a toss-up between Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma for the wicketkeeper's slot as Shubman Gill is back in and is the vice-captain. Jitesh seems ahead. 

UAE captain Muhammad Waseem is hoping his team can stun India or Pakistan. "We can absolutely inflict an upset on one of India or Pakistan. We could beat Oman and we'll target one of these two and eye a run to the Super Four," Waseem told ESPNCricinfo ahead of the Asia Cup 2025.

"'Kisne bola? Mene toh nahi suna. (Who said? I didn't hear it)," was Suryakumar Yadav's response when a reporter asked whether India are the favourites or not. "Well, if your preparations are great, then you are certainly confident when you take the field. Yes, we are playing after quite a while but we were here 3-4 days back. We had a good time as a team. Really looking forward to this tournament," he added further in the captains' press conference ahead of the start of the tournament.

There is India, and then there is a 'gulf', a huge one indeed. India are the top-ranked T20I team in the world. The next best team among those in the Asia Cup is Pakistan, who are ranked seventh. There is a big gap between the quality India has and the quality others have. Check out our special feature on the Indian team ahead of their opener

So after one month and five days, India are back in action in international cricket. Following their nail-biting six-run win at the Oval, their outing against the UAE at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium will be their first one. India are the team to beat with a power-packed arsenal all around the department. Their team is as good that the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul are not in the squad. Meanwhile, UAE look to pull off an upset as they take on the mighty World champions. Stay tuned as I, Varun Malik, take you across this game at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.