India's T20I Dominance: UAE Crumble to Record Low Total in Swift Asia Cup Victory

57 UAE's total against India in their Asia Cup game on Wednesday. It is the lowest total by any team against India in men's T20Is. The previous lowest was New Zealand's, who were bundled out for 66 while chasing 235 in Ahmedabad in 2023.

1 UAE's 57 all-out is their lowest total in the format, going past the 62 all-out against Scotland in 2024, also in Dubai. It is also the second-lowest total in the men's T20 Asia Cup, behind Hong Kong's 38 all-out against Pakistan in Sharjah in 2022.

93 Balls remaining when India reached the target of 58. It is their biggest win by balls to spare in men's T20Is, bettering the win by 81 balls against Scotland in the 2021 T20 World Cup, chasing a target of 86.

It is also the second-biggest margin of victory for a Full Member nation in men's T20Is, behind England's against Oman in last year's T20 World Cup when they chased down 48 with 101 balls to spare. No team, before India, had won a game with ten or more overs to spare in the men's T20 Asia Cup.

4 for 7 Kuldeep Yadav's bowling figures against UAE, the second-best in the men's T20 Asia Cup, behind Bhuvneshwar Kumar's 5 for 4 against Afghanistan in 2022, also in Dubai.

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Kuldeep now has four four-wicket hauls in this format. Among Indians in men's T20Is, only Bhuvneshwar (5) has more.

4 Instances of Kuldeep taking three (or more) wickets in an over in T20Is. Among Indians, only Yuzvendra Chahal (2) has done it more than once in men's T20Is. Overall, only Rashid Khan (6) has taken three or more wickets in an over in men's T20Is as often as Kuldeep (where ball-by-ball data is available).

10 Runs that were added by the UAE's last seven partnerships from 47 for 3. Only once before has a Full Member team contained the opposition's last seven partnerships to as little as 10 runs in a men's T20I and that was India too, against England in 2017 at Bengaluru, when England were bowled out for 127 from 119 for 3.

17.4 Overs that UAE and India played out, the shortest completed match in the men's T20 Asia Cup. The previous shortest, non-curtailed game was between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in Dubai in 2022, which lasted 29.5 overs.

It is also the shortest men's T20I involving India (excluding rain-affected matches). The previous shortest was against Scotland in 2021, which lasted 24.1 overs.

15 Consecutive tosses lost by India across formats before the Wednesday's game against UAE. Their previous toss win was in January this year against England in Rajkot. India's streak of 15 tosses lost is the longest by any team in men's internationals.