India vs UAE T20I: India and UAE face each other in Asia Cup today, know the record and pitch report of both the teams before the match

India and UAE will face each other today in Asia Cup 2025. This match will be played at Dubai International Stadium. Before the match, know the head to head record of both the teams and how is the pitch of UAE where this match will be played..

India vs UAE T20I Head to Head: Asia Cup 2025 has started and the Indian team is going to face the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in its first match today i.e. on Wednesday (September 10). This match will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. India is considered to be the biggest contender for the title this time. While Team India would like to start the tournament with a big win, taking a team like UAE lightly can prove to be dangerous.

India-UAE head to head record

India and UAE have faced each other only once in T20 Internationals. This match was held in the 2016 Asia Cup, in which India won by 9 wickets. Apart from this, if we talk about the ODI format, India has defeated UAE every time in the three matches. The last time both the teams faced each other was in the 2015 ODI World Cup.

Talking about recent performance, India's record has been excellent. Since the last T20 World Cup, Team India has won 24 matches and lost only 3 matches. This figure tells why this team captained by Suryakumar Yadav is considered a contender for the title.

Dubai pitch and conditions

The Dubai pitch has always been considered balanced for both batsmen and bowlers. However, this time there is a possibility of leaving some grass on the fresh pitches for the Asia Cup. Due to which the fast bowlers can get a lot of help in the beginning. Team India can field another specialist pacer along with Jasprit Bumrah. At the same time, hot weather and humidity will take the real test of the fitness and strategy of the players.

India's probable playing XI

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaspreet Bumrah and Varun Chakraborty.

UAE's probable playing XI

Muhammad Wasim (captain), Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra (wicketkeeper), Asif Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Harshit Kaushik, Muhammad Zohaib, Muhammad Jawadullah/Saghir Khan, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddiqui and Muhammad Rohid.

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