India vs United Arab Emirates, 2nd Match, Group A, Asia Cup 2025 - CommentaryIND vs UAE, 2nd Match, Group A, Asia Cup 2025 - Commentary

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Junaid Siddique to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX, Suryakumar Yadav is away in style. Length and sliding down leg, Suryakumar Yadav with his trademark swing to leg and the ball flies away over fine-leg. Got inside the line and put it away. That was sweetly timed, perfect start for SKY

Junaid Siddique to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Haider Ali!! Scant consolation for UAE. Length and tight on off, Abhishek Sharma gets forward to heave and skies it straight up, Haider Ali comes from mid-on to his left and settles under that. No celebrations from UAE. They know this game is done. Abhishek Sharma c Haider Ali b Junaid Siddique 30(16) [4s-2 6s-3]

Junaid Siddique to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, short of length down leg, can't bowl there, Abhishek Sharma pulls to the deep backward square-leg fence, into the crowd, so easy

Dhruv Parashar to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, tossed up full on off, Abhishek Sharma gets forward and slices the loft, it nearly goes all the way too, one bounce over the ropes. Ends the over on a high

Dhruv Parashar to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, off the back foot over long-off. This is a special talent. On a length and following Abhishek Sharma outside the leg-stump, he goes on the back foot and punches that, it flies all the way over long-off. To generate such power on that takes some doing, but not for nothing is Abhishek called a special talent. That was a special shot too

Muhammad Rohid Khan to Gill, SIX, what a flick. Down the track comes Gill, length on the pads, emphatic flick off the pads, flies away over deep square-leg. That was pure timing

Muhammad Rohid Khan to Gill, SIX, what a flick. Down the track comes Gill, length on the pads, emphatic flick off the pads, flies away over deep square-leg. That was pure timing

Muhammad Rohid Khan to Gill, FOUR, Gill is off the mark. He comes down the track and slashes the length delivery angling away from him, cut wide of point, in the air but in the gap too

Haider Ali to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, flat good length outside off, Abhishek Sharma slashes and clears extra-cover. That was belted so well, a flat hit and it skimmed over the infield

Haider Ali to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, what a start. It's full outside off, Abhishek Sharma gets forward and lofts through the line, all the way over wide long-off, such a clean strike, Abhishek away as he always does in his trademark style

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Kuldeep Yadav to Haider Ali, out Caught by Samson!! Appeal for LBW, given and UAE don't have any reviews left. Oh it's been given caught actually. There was a deflection but it didn't look like bat either. Impact was definitely outside off stump to negate LBW and we need more replays if the batter actually got an edge on that. Haider tried to defend this googly, ball brushed the pad and went to the keeper. Haider Ali c Samson b Kuldeep Yadav 1(2)

Shivam Dube to Junaid Siddique, out Caught by Suryakumar Yadav!! This is high. SKY runs back from mid-wicket and manages to pouch it reaching for it with both hands. Full delivery outside off stump, Siddique goes for the big hit, mistimes it completely and holes out. Dube has three wickets in 10 balls. Junaid Siddique c Suryakumar Yadav b Shivam Dube 0(3)

Shivam Dube to Junaid Siddique, no run, Short delivery, Siddique backs away to pull and misses. The batter points to the towel that's come off the bowler as he was running it to bowl. Hang on, there's a third ump referral from square leg. Oh dear, Siddique could be out here. He was busy pointing at the towel but he forgot to get back inside the crease. Sanju was so smart in spotting that underarmed a direct-hit. OUT flashes on the screen but looks like India are withdrawing the appeal because the batter was put off by the towel

Shivam Dube to Dhruv Parashar, out Lbw!! Simple length delivery from Dube, kept a shade low as it disturbed the surface. Parashar wanted the drive but the lack of bounce did him in. No bat unlike the last time. Impact in line with middle and hitting middle and leg stump. Dhruv Parashar lbw b Shivam Dube 1(7)

Axar to Simranjeet Singh, out Lbw!! Surely wasn't as plumb for Simranjeet Singh to just accept the call and walk off. Flighted delivery that gripped a bit and turned. Simranjeet tried the sweep and missed. Impact was in line with middle and off but the batter was a long way forward from the crease. Question was whether it did too much. Unfortunately for the batter the ball was clipping the outside of leg stump. Simranjeet Singh lbw b Axar 1(5)

Axar to Simranjeet Singh, out Lbw!! Surely wasn't as plumb for Simranjeet Singh to just accept the call and walk off. Flighted delivery that gripped a bit and turned. Simranjeet tried the sweep and missed. Impact was in line with middle and off but the batter was a long way forward from the crease. Question was whether it did too much. Unfortunately for the batter the ball was clipping the outside of leg stump. Simranjeet Singh lbw b Axar 1(5)

Shivam Dube to Asif Khan, out Caught by Samson!! Edged and a good diving grab to the right. The scrambled seam good length delivery that moves away, Asif look to play off the back foot. Thick edge was flying low to the right of Sanju and he reacted super quick to take it with both hands. He is absolutely delighted with the catch. Asif Khan c Samson b Shivam Dube 2(7)

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Kuldeep Yadav to Harshit Kaushik, out Bowled!! This time the inside edge shatters his own stumps. Googly again, this time bowled slightly wider to make the batter lunge and fetch. Kaushik only managed an inside edge as he looked to push it to cover. Was in no position to control that shot in terms of feet movement and the line as well. Five down already. Harshit Kaushik b Kuldeep Yadav 2(2)

Kuldeep Yadav to Muhammad Waseem, out Lbw!! The captain goes as well. Waseem loves the sweep shot. He tried to take on Kuldeep. Real-time the question was whether it pitched in line with leg stump. The fact that Waseem moved across gave that impression as well. Replays clearly showing ball pitching well inside leg stump and hitting leg stump. Muhammad Waseem lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 19(22) [4s-3]

Kuldeep Yadav to Rahul Chopra, out Caught by Gill!! The tease, in the airrrrr, taken at long-on. Floaty, chance your arm please kind of flighted delivery from Kuldeep Yadav, Chopra took the bait and went for a handsome maximum over long-on. Couldn't time it well, couldn't get distance either and Gill moved to the right to pouch it clean. UAE three down. Rahul Chopra c Gill b Kuldeep Yadav 3(7)

Bumrah to Muhammad Waseem, FOUR, low full toss as he misses the yorker and Waseem calmly wrists it past mid-wicket for the third boundary of the over

Bumrah to Muhammad Waseem, FOUR, he does play the cut this time and managed to place it in the gap wide of third man. Bumrah bowled the slower ball bouncer, Waseem jumped but he also made room slightly while doing so. Delayed the cut and placed it squarer to ensure the fielder had no chance

Bumrah to Muhammad Waseem, FOUR, driven, tease for mid-off and it's past the dive. Full and just outside off stump, Waseem timed the drive really well and found the fence

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Varun Chakaravarthy to Muhammad Zohaib, out Caught by Kuldeep Yadav!! Unfortunately he perishes the next ball. Very, very difficult to attack these mystery boys if you don't read them from the hand. Was a fullish ball, Zohaib slogged hard and left nothing in the tank. He swung too far across the line and this ball jumped on him a bit to catch the thick outside edge. Kuldeep had to run back looking over his right shoulder from backward point but he did well to pouch it. Muhammad Zohaib c Kuldeep Yadav b Varun Chakaravarthy 2(5)

Bumrah to Alishan Sharafu, out Bowled!! Bumrah shows who is the boss! An off stump toe-crusher. Sharafu gave him the charge last over, so the champion bowler pushed him back with bumpers. Sharafu managed to get a four off the last ball and now when Bumrah gets the chance to bowl to him this over he nails the yorker. Sharafu tried to dig it out, the unique angle, the pace meant he only saw his off stump flattened on the ground. Entertaining stay ends. Alishan Sharafu b Bumrah 22(17) [4s-3 6s-1]

Bumrah to Alishan Sharafu, out Bowled!! Bumrah shows who is the boss! An off stump toe-crusher. Sharafu gave him the charge last over, so the champion bowler pushed him back with bumpers. Sharafu managed to get a four off the last ball and now when Bumrah gets the chance to bowl to him this over he nails the yorker. Sharafu tried to dig it out, the unique angle, the pace meant he only saw his off stump flattened on the ground. Entertaining stay ends. Alishan Sharafu b Bumrah 22(17) [4s-3 6s-1]

Axar to Alishan Sharafu, SIX, and now he plays a lovely inside-out lofted cover drive. The length was fuller so he stayed leg-side of the ball and smashed it flat over cover for the first maximum of the day

Bumrah to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR, clipped away nicely behind square and Sharafu manages to round the over off on a high. Bumrah missing the line and straying down leg, punished

Hardik Pandya to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR, it's a nice cut shot this time and Varun wasn't swift enough to cut this off at third man. Hardik moves him squarer now. Was a short ball outside off stump, maybe Hardik Pandya expected the batter to charge again but Sharafu stayed put and used the width on the ball to cut it handsomely past backward point.

Hardik Pandya to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR, edgeddd and over the lone slip fielder! He wants to attack so he runs down the pitch again for a big swing with the bat, Hardik bowling short of length again and this time it flies off a thick outside edge over the leaping first slip fielder

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