Asia Cup 2025: Kuldeep Yadav wins first Impact Player of the match award post IND vs UAE clash

India stamped their authority on the UAE in their opening game of the Asia Cup, winning the clash by nine wickets. They chased down the target of 58 runs in just 4.3 overs, even as Kuldeep Yadav won the player of the match award for picking up four wickets for just seven runs during his spell. Shivam Dube also enjoyed a great day on the field, picking up three wickets for just four runs in his two overs and ended up winning the Impact Player of the Match award in the dressing room.

He was the last bowler to be introduced into the attack and



dismissed Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, and Junaid Siddique during his spell. After the match, India's bowling coach Morne Morkel praised the 32-year-old for making an impact with the ball, despite not rolling his arm much this year.

"It was a great start with the ball. But one guy got an opportunity tonight with the ball. We spoke about it, you know, this week that, when we hand the ball to you to make an impact and I think you did that tonight. So Shivam Dube wins the impact player of the match award," Morkel said while handing over the medal to Dube.