The Indian cricket team has started their journey in the Asia Cup 2025 with a loud victory against the UAE in a bang. With this victory, India has won the biggest win of the Asia Cup to be played in T20 format.

The UAE gave the Indian team a target of 58 runs to win. On the strength of the stormy batting of Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team won the match by 9 wickets by scoring 60 runs at the loss of 1 wicket in 4.3 overs. India’s winning 9 wickets is not a record.

Actually, the Indian team achieved the target with 93 balls. No team has won with so much ball remaining in the Asia Cup T20 format. The Indian team has become the team to win the highest ball remaining in the Asia Cup with T20 format as a full member country. The Indian team ranks second in the over all list. England is in the first place. In 2024, England defeated Oman with 101 balls remaining.

Indian team explosive opener Abhishek Sharma also registered his name in a special list. Abhishek became the fourth batsman of India to hit a six off the first ball of the innings. Prior to Abhishek, this achievement has been achieved by Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson.

Looking at the match, Indian team captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and decided to bowl first. The UAE was reduced to just 57 runs in 13.1 overs in front of Indian bowlers. Alishan Sharafu scored the most 22 runs. At the same time, captain Muhammad Wasim scored 19 runs. Apart from this, no batsman could reach in two digits. This is the minimum score of UAE in T20 International.

For India, Kuldeep Yadav took 4, Shivam Dubey took 3 and Bumrah, Akshar and Varun Chakraborty took 1-1 wickets.

India achieved the target of 58 runs in 4.3 overs. Abhishek and Gill shared 48 runs for the first wicket in 3.5 overs. On this score, Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for 30 runs with the help of 3 sixes and 2 fours off 16 balls. Suryakumar Yadav, who landed at number three, won India by 9 wickets with Gill. India won the match by 9 wickets by scoring 60 runs for 1 wicket in 4.3 overs. Gill remained unbeaten by scoring 20 off 9 balls while Surya was 7 runs off 2 balls.