Asia Cup: India defeats UAE by 9 wickets with ease
Asia Cup: India defeats UAE by 9 wickets with ease
Asia Cup: India defeats UAE by 9 wickets with ease
DUBAI (Suno News): In the second match of the Asia Cup, India comfortably defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 9 wickets.

In the second Asia Cup match played at Dubai Cricket Stadium, India won the toss and opted to bowl first—a decision that worked in their favor. The UAE team could not even play the full 20 overs and collapsed for just 57 runs.

For UAE, only two players managed to reach double figures: opener Ali Shan Sharafu scored 22 runs while captain Muhammad Waseem contributed 19. None of the other batters could settle at the crease, and the entire lineup faltered badly against Indian bowlers.

For UAE: Rahul Chopra scored 3, Muhammad Zohaib and Asif Khan made 2 each, while Harshit Kaushik also scored 2. Dharuv Prashar, Simranjeet Singh, and Haider Ali all scored 1 run apiece. Junaid Siddiqui was dismissed for a duck, while Muhammad Rohed remained not out with 2 runs.

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For India, Kuldeep Yadav was the star bowler with 4 wickets, Shivam Dube took 3, while Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, and Varun Chakravarthy claimed 1 wicket each.

Chasing a target of 58, India easily achieved victory with just one wicket lost. Indian opener Abhishek Sharma was dismissed after scoring 30 runs out of the team total of 48. Shubman Gill remained not out on 20 runs, while captain Suryakumar Yadav stayed unbeaten on 7 runs.

For UAE, Junaid Siddiqui took the lone wicket, conceding 16 runs.