The second match of Asia Cup 2025 will be played between India and UAE (India vs UAE Asia Cup) today. This is only the second time in T20 when these two countries will be face to face. If we say that in the Asia Cup match today, not 11 but 17 Indian players can play, will you be able to believe? Actually, 6 Indian origin players are present in the UAE Squad Asia Cup.

India vs mini India match

In today’s match, 11 Indian players will be playing, while the UAE team has Simranjit Singh, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Alisha Sharafu, Rahul Chopra and Aa Aryansh, all these 6 players are of Indian origin. When more than half of the players in the UAE team are from India, then there is nothing wrong in calling it ‘Mini India’. If all these 6 players get a chance in the playing XI in today’s match, then a total of 17 Indian players will go to the field in the India vs UAE match.

Harshit Kaushik (bowling all -rounder), Simranjit Singh (left -handed spinner), Dhruv Parashar (all -rounder), Alishan Sharafu (opening batsman), Aryansh Sharma (wicketkeeper) and Rahul Chopra are also wicketkeeper by profession.

India vs UAE: Head to Head

India and UAE have come to the fore in T20 cricket history only once. His only clash came in the 2016 Asia Cup, in which the UAE team lost by 9 wickets. The Indian team won that match in just 10.1 overs.

Indian squad: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice -captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Jaspreet Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh

UAE’s squad: Muhammad Wasim (Captain), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D’Souza, Hyder Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddiqui, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Johab, Rahul Chopra, Rohid Khan, Simranjit Singh, Sagir Khan

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Today, in the Asia Cup 2025, the Indian team will field for the first time, the team of UAE (India vs UAE Asia Cup) will be in front of it. Before the match, UAE captain Mohammad Wasim said that he is not seeing the match against India as a big challenge. So far only one T20 match has been played between India and UAE, in which the Indian team won by 9 wickets. Team India is being seen as a strong contender to win the Asia Cup, yet know why captain Mohammad Wasim will expect that his team can beat India.

1. Indian coach Lalchand Rajput support

Former India cricketer Lalchand Rajput was appointed the head coach of the UAE team in February 2024. Recently concluded, the UAE team could not win any match in the Tri -series but came close to defeating Afghanistan. In the tri -series, he got a tough challenges against Pakistan and Afghanistan, which could be useful for the UAE team in the match against India in the Asia Cup. The most important link for UAE will be Lalchand Rajput, who has also worked with Team India earlier. Rajputs will be well aware of the strategies of the Indian team, the way of playing. This is their experience for UAE.

2. UAE will take advantage of domestic condition

India was hosted by the Asia Cup 2025, but due to Pakistan, BCCI agreed to conduct the tournament on neutral venue. For this reason, the match is being played in UAE’s Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Whether UAE is not in the top-10 of T20 ranking, but it will definitely get the benefit of domestic pitches. At Dubai Stadium, UAE’s team has defeated the top team like New Zealand by 7 wickets, so the team will also have the ability to make India a big upset.

3. T20 series win over Bangladesh boosted morale

In May this year, the Bangladesh team visited UAE, where in the 3 T20 match series, the UAE shocked ‘Tigers’ by knocking 2–1. Captain Mohammad Wasim’s T20 figures have been excellent, who have scored 2,922 runs in 82 matches at an average of 38. His leadership can also prove to be important in winning the UAE against India.

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