The hosts, India (IND), will kick off their Asia Cup 2025 campaign against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday, September 10, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. With Suryakumar Yadav in charge, India will be aiming for a strong start to their title challenge, with a view to bettering their poor T20 record and reclaiming the top prize in T20 cricket.

The Men in Blue have not played a T20 international for months, with their last game in the format coming overseas earlier this year against England. Most of India's players played in the 2025 Indian Premier League with lots of T20 action, but this is their first T20I since. Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, and Jasprit Bumrah are among those pivotal if India is to progress, while the UAE, led by Muhammad Waseem, will have to rely on key players such as Rahul Chopra, Simranjeet Singh, and Haider Ali to take the fight to the mighty hosts.

IND vs UAE: Head-to-Head Records

India and the UAE have faced each other only once in T20 internationals.

• Matches Played: 1
  
• India Won: 1
  
• UAE Won: 0
  

It will be the first meeting in the Asia Cup T20 Format. which is a great chance for the UAE to test themselves against one of the world's strongest teams.

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IND vs UAE : Stadium Stats 

The Dubai International Stadium is known for providing balanced contests and is often known to favor chasing sides under lights. With lower average scores when compared to other stadiums, teams batting second usually have the advantage.

• Matches Played: 68
• Win Bat First: 40%
• Win Bowl First: 59%
• Average 1st Innings Score: 141
• Average 2nd Innings Score: 131
• Highest Total: 212/2 by India vs Afghanistan
• Lowest Total: 55/10 by West Indies vs England
• Highest Successful Chase: 184/8 by Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
• Lowest Total Defended: 135/6 by Canada vs Netherlands

IND vs UAE: Predicted Playing XIs

India (IND): Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh

United Arab Emirates (UAE): Muhammad Waseem (c), Muhammad Zohaib, Asif Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra (wk), Harshit Kaushik, Haider Ali, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Junaid Siddique, Simranjeet Singh