Chasing a modest 58, India raced to victory in just 4.3 overs, underscoring the gulf in class between the two sides. Abhishek Sharma provided the early fireworks with a blistering 30 off 16 balls, while Shubman Gill (20*) and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (7*) completed the formalities to seal a dominant win.
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Earlier, India’s bowlers set up the rout by dismantling UAE for a mere 57. Kuldeep Yadav starred with a sensational spell of 4 for 7, ably supported by Shivam Dube’s 3 for 4.
Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, and Varun Chakaravarthy chipped in with a wicket apiece as UAE’s batting collapsed. Opener Alishan Sharafu offered the only resistance with 22, but it wasn’t enough to prevent India from registering a crushing opening-day statement.
Playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (w), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy
United Arab Emirates: Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (w), Asif Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Haider Ali, Dhruv Parashar, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Junaid Siddique, Simranjeet Singh
