Asia Cup 2025: IND vs UAE pitch report, highest score, Dubai Stadium stats

The pitch in Dubai generally supports pace bowlers early on with some movement and bounce, especially under lights.

The Indian National Cricket Team take on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on today at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and decided to bowl first on the night.  While India are strong favourites and expected to boost their Net Run Rate (NRR), the fixture could still provide some competitive moments, especially with the two sides meeting after a gap of nine long years. India last time faced UAE in March of 2016 in their only clash in T20Is. The men in blue won the match with ease by 9 wickets. 

 

 

  Led by Suryakumar Yadav, India will aim for a dominant performance but remain cautious of the UAE’s recent T20I form, which includes impressive wins against teams like New Zealand and Bangladesh. The hosts, captained by Muhammad Waseem, will be eager to pull off an upset and showcase their growing potential in the shortest format.  

T20 cricket often narrows the gap between top-tier and associate nations, where a single impactful performance can change the game. Despite this, India’s strength in depth and experience in UAE conditions make them well-prepared to handle the challenge. Though the UAE have home advantage, India’s familiarity with these pitches means they won’t feel like visitors, and will back themselves to come away with a convincing win. 

 

 

  Dubai International cricket Stadium, Dubai pitch report for India vs UAE, Asia Cup 2025 match

 

Pitch report from Dubai courtesy of Russell Arnold and Sanjay Manjrekar: Today is a much calmer day in terms of the heat. There's a shorter boundary the players can target. 62 meters on one side, 75 meters on the other. Newly laid pitch with some cracks. 4 mm grass I'm told. There are some bare patches too, so it could be unpredictable. One side is bare and the other end has grass.

 

Recent match at Dubai International cricket Stadium, Dubai

 

The most recent T20 match at this venue was between UAE and Kuwait on Dec 21, 2024 which went in the favour of 2 runs.

 

Dubai International cricket Stadium, key stats 

Dubai International Cricket stadium key stats
Category	Details
Matches Won Winning Toss	7 (53.85%)
Matches Won Losing Toss	3 (23.08%)
Highest Individual Score	302* – Azhar Ali (Pakistan), 13 Oct 2016
Most Wickets in an Innings	8/41 – Yasir Shah (Pakistan), 24 Nov 2018
Most Wickets in a Match	14/184 – Yasir Shah (Pakistan), 24 Nov 2018
Highest Total	579/3 decl. – Pakistan vs West Indies, 13 Oct 2016
Lowest Total	90 – New Zealand vs Pakistan, 24 Nov 2018
Highest Run Chase	137/1 – Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 7 Jan 2014