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Match Details
IND-A vs UAE, 2nd T20, Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 live
UAE
149-7(20.0)
India A won by 148 runs 🏆
IND-A
(20.0)297-4
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8:35pm IST, 6:35pm Local Time: So India-A begin their campaign with a thumping win. Next up is the crucial game against Pakistan-A. We hope you enjoyed our coverage of this game. It is time for me, Sourya Chowdhury, to sign off on behalf of me and my fellow commentators Mohammad Anab, Darpan Tikiya and our scorer/analyst Ashok Dayma. Till next time!
Jitesh Sharma (India captain): "It's one of a kind innings by Vaibhav and we have seen him do this before too. He is just reaching his potential and we will see more. I learned a lot in Australia and whatever I learned there, I want to apply here and share with my boys.
It's great to see that this is the third line team but we are capable of miracles. For one spot, there are four persons vying for spots and that is the beauty of Indian cricket, we handle a lot of pressure. I tried a lot of bowlers because I wanted to get them in the groove.
I do not look at who we are playing but focus on our processes, we need to hit the stumps and not the players."
It's great to see that this is the third line team but we are capable of miracles. For one spot, there are four persons vying for spots and that is the beauty of Indian cricket, we handle a lot of pressure. I tried a lot of bowlers because I wanted to get them in the groove.
I do not look at who we are playing but focus on our processes, we need to hit the stumps and not the players."
Alishan Sharafu (UAE Captain): "Tough game for us today. The India A side outplayed us completely.
We had a couple of plans against Vaibhav Suryavanshi but he batted way too well. Credit to him and to the way he batted. It was not easy to set a field against him as he was hitting more sixes than fours.
The faster we get rid of this loss, the better we will perform in the next match of the tournament."
We had a couple of plans against Vaibhav Suryavanshi but he batted way too well. Credit to him and to the way he batted. It was not easy to set a field against him as he was hitting more sixes than fours.
The faster we get rid of this loss, the better we will perform in the next match of the tournament."
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Player of the Match): "The start to the tournament has been great. We will try to keep up the good work going forward.
(On why does he get disappointed when he mishits the ball for four) I get disappointed because it is two runs less (than six). Scoring more helps the team win. So, that is what I try to do.
Everyone appreciated me and told me to focus on the next game. I'll give myself 75/100 for this innings."
(On why does he get disappointed when he mishits the ball for four) I get disappointed because it is two runs less (than six). Scoring more helps the team win. So, that is what I try to do.
Everyone appreciated me and told me to focus on the next game. I'll give myself 75/100 for this innings."
Player of the Match — Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
Biggest Defeats for UAE in T20s (By Runs):
148 runs – vs India A, Doha, Nov 2025 (Today)*
114 runs – vs Pakistan Shaheens, Al Amerat, 2024
90 runs – vs Scotland, Dubai (DICS), 2019
84 runs – vs Netherlands, ICCA Dubai, 2016
79 runs – vs Sri Lanka, Geelong, 2022
148 runs – vs India A, Doha, Nov 2025 (Today)*
114 runs – vs Pakistan Shaheens, Al Amerat, 2024
90 runs – vs Scotland, Dubai (DICS), 2019
84 runs – vs Netherlands, ICCA Dubai, 2016
79 runs – vs Sri Lanka, Geelong, 2022
8:19pm IST, 5:49pm Local Time: India-A
began their Emerging Teams Asia Cup campaign with a thumping win over UAE here
today by 148 runs.
Chasing an imposing 298 for a win, UAE were never in the game as Gurjapneet Singh (3/18) did the early damage with his seam and tight lengths while Yash Thakur and Harsh Dubey also picked up two wickets each to keep UAE far off the ever-climbing required run rate.
For the Emiratis, only debutant Mohammad Sohaib Khan looked a class apart, clearing the fence with his fierce shots and making 63 off 41 (3 fours, six sixes) on his debut.
Earlier, riding high on a scintillating 144 off 42 balls by teen sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the heavyweight India-A team reached a gargantuan 297/4 in their 20 overs with Jitesh Sharma choosing to bat first after winning the toss.
Vaibhav was dropped off his very first ball but it did not change his plans as he began to hammer the hapless UAE bowlers to all corners from the get-go, with Naman Dhir playing a quiet second fiddle in a match-winning second-wicket partnership.
Suryavanshi, in characteristic disdain, hit a jaw-dropping 15 sixes and 11 boundaries with the UAE bowlers not being able to ascertain where to bowl to the phenom.
Dhir departed in the 12th over after a partnership of 163. But the troubles for UAE were not over. Out came Jitesh (83 not out off 32) himself and used his skills and experience to improvise while also playing standard cricketing shots to put his side in sight of 300. In the end, they fell 3 short, but the breathtaking hitting by the Indians had by then helped them put up the highest score in a T20 in this ground and one of the highest ever.
The bowling
card for UAE makes for a sorry reading, with three wickets shared by Muhammad
Fazaruddin, Aayan Afzal Khan and Muhammad Irfan, with Priyansh Arya run out.
India-A will next face Pakistan-A in a clash of the titans, with both teams having begun their campaign with thumping wins.
That's it. What a dominating performance from India A. They thrash UAE by 148 runs. India A must have improved their net run rate by a humongous margin.
OVER 20
United Arab Emirates
149/7
Aayan Afzal Khan
2(3)
Mohammed Faraazuddin
2(4)
Yash Ravisingh Thakur
1-22(4.0)
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