India vs the United Arab Emirates in the Asia Cup 2025 is the 2nd Match of the competition, which will be tonight, that is, the 10th of September. This is the first match of Group A. The match will start at 6:30 PM (local time), whereas it is 8 PM as per the India Standard Time. Certainly, Dubai International Cricket Stadium will be the venue for the match.
This will be the first match for both teams in the Asia Cup 2025. The Indian team is the defending champion, and it will be the 16th time that they will play the Asia Cup. Surely, they are one of the favourites too to win this edition of the Asia Cup. At the same time, the United Arab Emirates is the home team, and this is their 4th time playing the Asia Cup. This will be the 5th time they host the competition.
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India vs United Arab Emirates Asia Cup 2025 2nd Match: Head-to-Head
It might surprise you, but India and the United Arab Emirates have only faced each other once in the T20 format. Basically, it was the 9th match of the 2016 Asia Cup, and the venue was Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The United Arab Emirates scored 81 runs in their 20 overs, whereas India won the match by nine wickets chasing it in less than 11 overs. Rohit Sharma was the Man of the Match in that match.
Expected Starting Line-ups: India vs United Arab Emirates
There is a little confusion among the fans about who will open for the Indian team along with Abhishek Sharma, whether it will be Sanju Samson or the vice-captain, Shubhman Gill. The middle order is all set, and so is the bowling department. When we talk about the line-up of the UAE, they have quality players. Their captain, Muhammad Wasim, will have a lot of responsibilities for scoring runs. Let us have a look at the predicted line-ups for both teams:
India Expected Line-up vs UAE:
- Batsmen: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), and Tilak Varma
- Wicketkeeper: Sanju Samson
- All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, and Axar Patel
- Bowlers: Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, and Arshdeep Singh
UAE Expected Line-up vs India:
- Batsmen: Muhammad Waseem (Captain), Asif Khan, and Ethan D’Souza,
- Wicketkeeper: Rahul Chopra
- All-rounders: Alishan Sharafu, Harshit Kaushik, and Dhruv Parashar,
- Bowlers: Muhammad Rohid Khan, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, and Muhammad Jawadullah
What is the Venue and the Weather Forecast for the game between India and the UAE?
The Dubai International Cricket Stadium is the venue for the second match of the Asia Cup between India and the United Arab Emirates. Eventually, the stadium can accommodate more than 24,000 fans. This is the first match at this venue of the Asia Cup 2025.
It is surely hot in the United Arab Emirates, as the temperature will be between 33 degrees and 37 degrees. There are very minimal chances that rain will stop the match. As the game progresses, there are chances you dew coming. Batting second can be more comfortable on this wicket. If you are batting first, something between 160 and 180 is a good score at this ground.
India vs United Arab Emirates: Match Predictions
We expect India to win their match against the United Arab Emirates as they surely have a stronger squad than their opponents. Surely, cricket can give you upsets at times, but this match has fewer chances of producing an upset for the fans.
