IND vs UAE Asia Cup 2025: Pitch Report, Probable Playing XI, Match Preview

IND vs UAE: Asia Cup 2025 T20 match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 10. Get today’s pitch report, probable playing XI, team news, and match preview.

The Indian cricket team is all set to defend its title in the Asia Cup 2025. India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will play the first match of Group-A against hosts UAE in Dubai on September 10. Even before the match, there is a lot of discussion among fans and cricket pundits about the possible playing XI of both the teams.

IND vs UAE Pitch Report of Today's Match

The second match of the Asia Cup T20 tournament between Team India and the United Arab Emirates teams will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Talking about this ground, in this month of the year, the pitch of the Dubai International Cricket Stadium will be greener than in March, that is, there will be a good bounce on this pitch. Team India played the Champions Trophy here in March and spinners dominated during that time.

In such a situation, it will be interesting to see whether both the teams will depend on spinners or fast bowlers, considering the grass on the pitch. By the way, batsmen are also going to get plenty of opportunities to score runs here. The highest score in T20 International cricket on the Dubai ground is 212 runs, which Team India made against Afghanistan in 2022. If we talk about the lowest score, then this score of 55 runs is recorded in the name of West Indies, when England defeated them here in 2021.

Sri Lanka holds the record for achieving the biggest target on this ground, when it won by scoring 184 runs against Bangladesh in 2022. The average score of the team batting first here is 145 runs. So far 93 T20 International matches have been played on this ground, out of which 46 matches have been won by the team batting first, while 47 matches have been won by the team batting later.

IND vs UAE Eyes on Indian playing-11

Most speculation is being made about India's opening pair. Despite performing well in recent matches, Sanju Samson is likely to not get a place, and vice-captain Shubman Gill may get a chance to open in his place. At the same time, Rinku Singh, who plays the role of finisher, may also be dropped as the team management is planning to field Jitesh Sharma as a wicketkeeper-batsman in the lower order.

There may also be changes in the spin department. This time Kuldeep Yadav may have to sit out and Varun Chakraborty and all-rounder Akshar Patel can be trusted in his place. Jasprit Bumrah will lead the fast bowling, who Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya will support.

IND vs UAE: UAE ready for the challenge on home ground

On the other hand, the UAE team may look weak on paper, but this team has a lot of experience in the shorter format. Captain Mohammad Wasim is in great form and has the ability to change the course of the match on his own. Apart from him, batsmen like Asif Khan, Alishan Sharafu and Rahul Chopra have also scored more than 500 runs. In bowling, experienced Mohammad Jawadullah is considered the strength of UAE. The Indian team would not want to make the mistake of underestimating UAE on their home ground.

IND vs UAE Probable Playing XI

India's playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty.

UAE's playing XI: Mohammad Wasim (captain), Alishan Sharafu, Mohammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (wicketkeeper), Asif Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Mohammad Farooq, Saghir Khan, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddiqui, Mohammad Jawadullah.