India beat hosts UAE by 9 wickets as they chased down 58 runs within 4.3 overs to record their biggest ever T20I win in terms of balls remaining.
Before today, New Zealand's 66 all out at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, back in 2023, was the lowest total made by a team against the Men in Blue.
The live telecast of the Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Asia Cup 2025 match will be available on Sony Sports Network in India
In the ongoing Asia Cup, Pakistan will start their campaign against Oman on Friday, September 12, and will be taking the field as one of the favourites to win the tournament
Facing UAE in familiar UAE conditions, the Men in Blue will aim for a dominant start to boost their net run rate and confidence.
India's toss-losing streak began in January during the third T20 International of the five-match series against England
India vs UAE Playing 11 prediction: Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma are likely to be two openers. In this case Jitesh Sharma is expected to be India's keeper, not Sanju Samson
The pitch in Dubai generally supports pace bowlers early on with some movement and bounce, especially under lights.
The Gill-Simranjeet reunion reflects how cricket careers can take sharply different turns. Gill, now a mainstay of Indian cricket, faces a bowler who once tested him in academy nets
Rashid Khan and co. get a convincing opening win in the tournament that will boost their net run rate as well.
The Afghanistan vs Hong Kong match in the Asia Cup 2025 will begin at 8 PM IST today. The live streaming of AFG vs HK match will be available on the Sony LIV app and website in India
Among individual performers at the venue, Shaiman Anwar leads the batting charts with 340 runs, while Bilal Khan tops the bowling charts with 19 wickets
Afghanistan and Hong Kong will be reigniting their T20I rivalry after nine years when they face off in the Asia Cup 2025 opener on Tuesday.
When asked directly about Samson's spot in the playing XI, Suryakumar avoided a straightforward answer, but did so in his trademark witty fashion.
All participating team captains sat for a pre-tournament press conference ahead of the Asia Cup 2025.
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav made it clear during the tournament-eve press conference that his side will bring intensity and aggression to the field, especially against Pakistan.
The live streaming of the Asia Cup 2025 will be available on the Sony LIV app and website. Jio customers can watch the Asia Cup 2025 live streaming for free on Jio TV.
Indian greats Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Virender Sehwag along with former bowling Bharat Arun will be a part of the Sony Sports network's multi-lingual commentary panel for the Asia Cup T20 tournament starting Tuesday in the UAE. The 17th edition of the tournament will feature India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, UAE, Oman, and Hong Kong, battling for continental supremacy ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup next year. India will open their campaign on Wednesday against the UAE. Former India head coach Shastri, Gavaskar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Robin Uthappa, Bazid Khan, Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Russel Arnold, and Simon Doull are among the commentators roped in for the world feed of the telecast. Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, Ajay Jadeja, former India batting coach Abhishek Nayar,and Saba Karim are among the prominent names in the panel of hindi commentators. "As the Asia Cup returns, Sony Sports Network reimagines cricket broadcasting," Sony's Chief Revenue Officer Rajesh K
Seasoned match referees Richie Richardson and Andy Pycroft will head the panel of officials for the Asia Cup T20 beginning on Tuesday. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Monday confirmed the appointments of match officials for the group stage of the tournament. The umpiring panel includes India's Virender Sharma and Rohan Pandit, along with the Sri Lankan duo Raveendra Wimalasiri and Ruchira Palliyaguruge. Other umpires named for the group stage include Afghanistan's Ahmad Pakteen and Izatullah Safi, Pakistan's Asif Yaqoob and Faisal Afridi, and Bangladesh's Gazi Sohel and Masudur Rahman. Pycroft will serve as the match referee for the high-profile India-Pakistan clash scheduled for September 14 in Dubai. Palliyaguruge and Rahman will be the on-field umpires for the marquee encounter.
Arshdeep Singh's ability to regain "match rhythm" quickly and Jasprit Bumrah's capacity to play continuously without rest will define India's Asia Cup campaign, feels former national bowling coach Bharat Arun. Arun said Arshdeep, despite extensive bowling in England, is still short on competitive overs. He did play a Duleep Trophy game for North Zone though. India begin their Asia Cup campaign on Wednesday against the UAE. "Arshdeep, we all know what he is capable of doing. He must have bowled a lot in England, but he is definitely short of match practice. The rhythm really comes from playing matches no matter how much you bowl in the net and practice sessions," Arun told PTI during an exclusive interview. "I think it is important to bowl in matches. It's a big challenge for Arshdeep. How quickly he gets back his match rhythm would be very, very important. It can be in a jiffy or it can take him a couple of matches to get into rhythm," added the coach, who had two fairly successful