Asia CUP 2025: India ruthless crushes the water by nine counters – Key discussion points | Cricket news
New Delhi: The artistic talent of Kuldeep Yadav was far too much for an unfortunate team of the United Arab Emirates to understand while India stormed a victory for nine titles during their opening match of the 2025 Asian Cup at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday. The reigning champions barely knew how to sweat, by saluting the water for only 57 points in 13.1 overs before chasing the target in just 4.3 Overs – their fastest T20i victory.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Abhishek Sharma flambé with a 30-ball 30, while his opening partner and best friend Shubman Gill marked his return to the T20 cricket with an undefeated 20 balls on nine balls. Captain Suryakumar Yadav cut with a quick seven who did not go out while India reached 60/1. As it happened: India vs waterBut the foundation of the categorical result came from the quisors of India, led by the magic fate of Kuldeep of 4/7 and the best 3/4 of Shivam Dube. From Bumrah toe to the magic of Kuldeep, the United Arab Emirates have never recovered once an early momentum.The Kuldeep Yadav triple ticketThe decisive moment came when Kuldeep Yadav transformed the game into a personal highlight coil. Presented after the opening of Bumrah, the faithful of the wrist of the left arm dismantled the average order of the water in a sensational, hitting three times. Rahul Chopra has fled for a long time, Harshit Kaushik was beaten, everything ends with a googly, and the skipper Muhammad Waseem fell that LBW tried a scan. Kuldeep finished with 4/7, reminding everyone why he remains the most powerful weapon in India in the T20.Shivam Dube breakthroughOften chosen for its power, Shivam Dube presented its growing bowling references by cleaning the tail of the water. The 120 high bowling alley with intelligent changes of length, it returned remarkable figures of 3/4 in just two overs – its best in T20is. With the T20 World Cup on the horizon, Dube sewing spells add a precious balance to the programming of India and please the head coach Gautam Gambir.The United Arab Emirates for only 57Once Sharafu (22 out of 17) and Captain Muhammad Waseem (19 out of 22) – their only two strikers reaching two figures – fell, the water had no answers. The spinners hunted in a pack, with Varun Chakravarthy (1/4) and Axar Patel (1/13) joining the party. Incredibly, the strikers of the United Arab Emirates failed to score 52 of the 81 legal deliveries fought, collapsing for 57, their lowest total against India.Abhishek gives India a flying startBy hunting a modest target, Abhishek Sharma assured that India wasted no time. The left-hander struck two four and three in a 16-ball 30, which removed Gill’s pressure, who calmly launched Simranjeet Singh for the four winners. The pursuit of India looked like a package of protruding facts, sealing a completely unilateral competition and giving the tone to their defense of the title.
