India vs UAE Match Preview- Asia Cup 2025, Match 2
Published - 09 Sep 2025, 04:52 PM | Updated - 09 Sep 2025, 05:00 PM

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India will be up against the UAE in the second match of the Asia Cup 2025. The India vs UAE Match Preview provides today's match details for the second match of the tournament.
India vs UAE Match Preview- Asia Cup 2025, Match 2:
Date and Venue:
The India vs UAE match will be played on September 10 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The game will start at 8:00 PM IST.
Squads:
India
Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
UAE
Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D'Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra, Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh, Saghir Khan.
India vs UAE Key battles:
Shubman Gill vs Junaid Siddique
India's vice captain in the Asia Cup 2025, Shubman Gill, would hope to get off to a good start, having not played a T20I game for India for more than a year.
Gill will be up against Junaid Siddique, who will take the new ball for the UAE and will be entrusted with the responsibility of picking wickets with the new ball.
Suryakumar Yadav vs Haider Ali
The captain of India in T20I cricket, Suryakumar Yadav, would like to start the tournament on the right note both as a leader and as a batter
Surya will face the challenge of Haider Ali, who will look to pick wickets in the middle overs for the UAE and restrict the flow of runs by doing so.
Muhammad Waseem vs Jasprit Bumrah
UAE's captain and opening batter Muhammad Waseem would wish to lead from the front and get a big score under his belt.
Waseem will go head-to-head against Jasprit Bumrah, who has the reputation of picking wickets in all three phases of the game, and would aim to do the same
Alishan Sharafu vs Varun Chakaravarthy
Alishan Sharafu, who is expected to be the other opening batter for the UAE, would like to play in his usual aggressive manner in the first six overs.
Sharafu will have to tackle the bowling of Varun Chakaravarthy, who can bowl with the new ball in the powerplay, along with the middle and final five overs, when the ball gets soft.
India vs UAE Key Players:
India- Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav
UAE- Muhammad Waseem, Asif Khan, Rahul Chopra, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Rohid
India vs UAE Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Dubai with a maximum temperature of 41°C and a minimum of 31°C.
Conclusion
India would like to make sure that they are not complacent heading into the match against the UAE, given what the opponent has done in the recent past.
As far as the UAE is concerned, the Muhammad Waseem-led side would back itself to give India a tough competition in all three departments of the game.
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