India Dismiss Uae For 57 In Winning Start To Asia Cup

Asia Cup, Dubai

United Arab Emirates 57 (13.1 overs): Sharafu 22 (17); Kuldeep 4-7, Dube 3-4

India 60-1 (4.3 overs): Abhishek 30 (16), Gill 20 (9)

India won by 9 wickets pinch 93 balls remaining

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India bowled United Arab Emirates retired for 57 to statesman nan defence of their Asia Cup title pinch a accelerated nine-wicket triumph successful Dubai.

On nan crushed wherever India won nan Champions Trophy earlier this year, UAE reached 47-2 but mislaid their past 8 wickets for 10 runs crossed 5 overs.

India wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav took 4-7 successful 2.1 overs, including 3 successful his 2nd over.

Opener Alishan Sharafu, who made 22 earlier being bowled by Jasprit Bumrah, and skipper Muhammad Waseem, who reached 19 only to beryllium pinned lbw by Kuldeep, were nan only UAE batters to make double figures.

The full was nan lowest made against India successful T20s.

Opener Abhishek Sharma past deed nan first shot of nan pursuit for six and nan 2nd for 4 arsenic nan defending champions took conscionable 4.3 overs to complete victory.

Abhishek deed 2 much sixes and a further 4 successful crashing 30 from 16 balls earlier skying a drawback disconnected seamer Junaid Siddique pinch 10 runs needed.

Shubman Gill, playing for nan first clip since nan melodramatic 5th Test against England astatine The Oval, vanished unbeaten connected 20 from 9 balls and made skipper Suryakumar Yadav 7 not retired from two.

India play rivals Pakistan connected Sunday successful their 2nd lucifer of nan tournament. Their four-team group besides includes Oman.

Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Hong Kong are successful Group B. The apical 2 from each group will advancement to nan Super Four stage.