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<div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;" id="isPasted">ISLAMABAD: India crushed the United Arab Emirates by nine wickets in their first Group A match of the Men&rsquo;s T20 Asia Cup at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday</div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">Chasing a modest 58-run target, India marched to victory in just 27 balls (4.3 overs), with 93 balls to spare.</div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">Opener Abhishek Sharma smashed 30 off 16 balls, hitting two fours and three sixes, while Shubman Gill remained unbeaten on 20 off nine. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav finished the game quickly with an unbeaten seven off two deliveries.</div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">Earlier, Indian spinners ripped through the batting order, with Kuldeep Yadav starring in a four-wicket haul for seven runs in 2.1 overs.</div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">Shivam Dube also picked up three wickets for just four runs, while Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel chipped in with a wicket apiece.</div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">The emphatic win lifted India to the top of Group A with two points and a significant net run rate advantage.</div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">The defending champions will now play Pakistan on Sunday, Sept. 14. The arch-rivals will face off for the first time in cricket since the military conflict in May.</div>

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India thump UAE by 9 wickets in Asia Cup clash