Kuldeep stars as India beat UAE by nine wickets to open Asia Cup defence

India unfastened their Asia Cup defence with a nine-wicket triumph against big federation United Arab Emirates successful Dubai.

Kuldeep Yadav returned figures of 4-7 to pb holders India to a crushing nine-wicket triumph implicit hosts United Arab Emirates successful their opening lucifer of the Asia Cup.

Kuldeep struck 3 times successful 1 implicit with his left-arm wrist rotation arsenic tourney favourites India skittled UAE for a paltry 57 successful 13.1 overs aft they elected to tract archetypal successful the T20 successful Dubai connected Wednesday.

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India romped location to triumph successful 4.3 overs aft left-handed opener Abhishek Sharma deed 30 disconnected 16 balls and vice-captain Shubman Gill stood unbeaten connected 20.

But it was the bowlers who acceptable up triumph for the reigning T20 World Cup champions arsenic medium-pacer Shivam Dube claimed 3 earlier Kuldeep wrapped up the innings.

Put successful to bat, UAE opener Alishan Sharafu started briskly with boundaries earlier falling to gait bowler Jasprit Bumrah for 22 disconnected 17 balls.

Skipper Muhammad Waseem struck 19 to beryllium the lone different batsman to marque treble figures successful an different shambolic amusement by the remainder of the team.

Kuldeep’s 3 wickets, including Waseem, successful his 2nd implicit rattled the absorption batting, which soon fell apart.

In reply, Sharma came retired attacking arsenic helium smashed left-arm spinner Haider Ali for a six and a four.

He deed 2 much sixes successful his blitz earlier being caught retired by off-pace bowler Junaid Siddique.

Gill finished disconnected the pursuit with a bound arsenic skipper Suryakumar Yadav, unbeaten connected seven, looked connected from the different end.

India won the erstwhile Asia Cup, which was played successful a 50-over format successful 2023, erstwhile they bushed hosts Sri Lanka successful the last successful Colombo.

India volition adjacent look Pakistan connected Sunday successful the astir highly anticipated lucifer of the T20 tournament, which serves arsenic a build-up contention for adjacent year’s T20 World Cup successful India and Sri Lanka.

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