India won the toss and chosen the first bowling. Sanju Samson was questioned, he has been given a chance in the middle order, while Shubman Gill will open with Abhishek Sharma. Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma have not got a chance. Captan Surya said that later the du factor can come, which is why Team India will bowl first. Let us tell you that this will be the first match of both teams in the Asia Cup 2025.

Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill will open for the Indian team, but Suryakumar Yadav will come or Tilak Verma on the third order, nothing is clear on it. Although Tilak Verma says that he should bat on any order, he has no problem with him. Combination of 3 main bowlers and 3 all -rounders has been prepared in the playing XI.

Team India will also have to see what is the batting order of the middle order. Because Akshar Patel was getting a chance on number-4 till some time ago, but now the situation is such that he may have to bat at number 7 or 8. At the same time, changes in the order of Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dubey are also possible.

How is the condition of the pitch?

Taking stock of the pitch of Sanjay Manjrekar and Russell Arnold Dubai, said, “Today is less heat than other days. One side boundary is just 62 meters, but on the other side there is a 75 meter long boundary. The new pitch is prepared, which has some cracks and grass on the pitch. He said that the pitch will not be easy for the batsmen.”

India’s playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaspreet Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty

UAE’s playing XI: Muhammad Wasim (Captain), Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Johab, Rahul Chopra (wicketkeeper), Asif Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Hyder Ali, Dhruv Parashar, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Junaid Siddiqui, Simranjit Singh

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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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Today, in the Asia Cup 2025, there is a match between India and the UAE, which will be played at the International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. In T20 International, India played its only T20 match with UAE in 2016, which won by 9 wickets. This match is considered easy for Suryakumar Yadav & Team, the pearl layer of grass on the surface of Dubai Stadium has increased the tension of Indian management. They are confused about how many spinners and how many fast bowlers should be landed in the first match. The playing 11 combination has become a math.

1. Not practiced in Dubai

Dubai International Cricket Stadium is always considered mysterious, sometimes there is a lot of runs and sometimes bowlers dominate the batsmen. Sometimes fast bowlers help and sometimes spinners get help here. This time it is also difficult that the players did not get permission to practice here. Let us know that the Team India reached Dubai last week was practicing in the ICC Academy. Indian players got to see the pitch just one day before the match. Bowling coach Morne Morkel admitted that the layer of grass is on the wicket and it increased the tension of team selection.

2. Sanju Samson or Jitesh Sharma, who will be wicket -keeper?

A big question is, who will be the wicket keeper in the match against UAE today? Sanju Samson or Jitesh Sharma. And whoever kept the wicket keeping today, there is every possibility that till the last match the same wicket will take care. Sanju was opening for a long time, but with the arrival of Shubman Gill, he will have to bat in the lower order. At the same time, there are reports that Jitesh Sharma practiced more wicket keeping compared to Sanju Samson, it seems that Sanju may not have to sit on the bench.

3. Number 8 became a headache!

The biggest difficulty number of the Indian cricket team is about 8 positions. It is possible that Shivam Dubey is chosen for this position, who is also bowling on the nets. Or to land with Jaspreet Bumrah with 2 main fast bowlers as Arshdeep Singh or Harshit Rana, so as the third fast bowler, all -rounder Hardik Pandya should be given his entire 4 overs. For a long time, Abhishek Sharma is being tried as the sixth bowler. Morkel said that due to the all -rounder, the captain’s options increase, that is why the team is trying all the combinations.

We’ve had good good preparations and time togeether as a team#Teamindia Captain Suryakumar Yadav talks about the important of preparations ahead of #Asiacup2025 @suryya_14kumar pic.twitter.com/OSU5HWCLKI

– BCCI (@Bcci) September 9, 2025

India will also select the playing 11 against the UAE keeping in mind the match with Pakistan, because there is every possibility that Team India should not change it. Morkel said that we are keeping all the options open, the final decision will be taken only after seeing the situation on the match day. He said, “Our team wants Captain Suryakumar Yadav to have more options, so that the right combination can be chosen in every situation.”