India National Cricket Team vs United Arab Emirates National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: India won the toss and chose to bowl first against the United Arab Emirates in the second match of Group A in the Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. India captain Suryakumar Yadav said the wicket looks fresh and humid conditions might bring dew later. He said his team is flexible and can adapt if given the chance, but for this match they want to bowl first. "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 said during the toss.
UAE captain Muhammad Waseem said his team had also considered bowling first. He added that the pitch is fresh and may offer early assistance to the bowlers. "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," he said.
India will look to start the tournament with a win. The team aims to finalise its best combination ahead of the next matches. UAE enters the match after a tri-nation series with Pakistan and Afghanistan. The team hopes to continue its good rhythm in T20 cricket and give India a tough challenge. Fans in India can watch the live telecast on Sony Sports Network. Channels airing the match include Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 3 Hindi, Sony Sports Ten 4 Tamil, Sony Sports Ten 4 Telugu, and Sony Sports Ten 5. Live streaming will be available on the SonyLIV app and website.
India vs United Arab Emirates Asia Cup 2025 Match 2 Live Streaming Info
Match: India vs United Arab Emirates, Asia Cup 2025, Match 2
Venue: Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Date: September 10, 2025
Match Start Time: 8:00 PM IST
Toss Time: 7:30 PM IST
Live Streaming in India: SonyLIV app and website
Live Telecast in India: Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 3 Hindi, Sony Sports Ten 4 Tamil, Sony Sports Ten 4 Telugu, Sony Sports Ten 5
India vs United Arab Emirates Asia Cup 2025 Match 2 Match Weather Report and Pitch Report of Dubai
Weather forecasts suggest clear skies with no chance of rain. The maximum temperature is expected to reach 41 degrees Celsius and the minimum will be 31 degrees.
The pitch at Dubai is expected to support both pacers and spinners. Pacers may get assistance with the new ball early in the innings. Spinners can extract turn if they bowl in the right areas. Dew may play a role later in the match and could affect the grip for spinners. A score of 180 to 190 is considered competitive on this wicket.
India vs United Arab Emirates Asia Cup 2025 Match 2 Playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy
United Arab Emirates: 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