US EditionIndia Wins First Toss After 15 Failures and Fields Against UAE at Asia Cup Cricket
India captain Suryakumar Yadav ended a 15-match losing streak in tosses by choosing to field against UAE in the 2025 Asia Cup opening match, breaking a world record.
- On Wednesday, India national cricket team snapped a 15-toss losing streak when captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to field against United Arab Emirates cricket team at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
- The losing run stemmed from a 15-toss sequence across formats, including all five Tests in England, and lasted 225 days since the third T20I vs England, January.
- India's XI revealed a middle-order reshuffle with Sanju Samson included at No 6 and Jasprit Bumrah as lone pacer alongside spinners Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, and Axar Patel.
- Netizens celebrated the end of the jinx as India men's team, with 28 wins out of 31 since 2024, defeated the United Arab Emirates men's team enduring a five-match losing streak and a winless tri-series earlier this month.
- India men's team enter the tournament eyeing a second T20 Asia Cup in three editions, while United Arab Emirates men's team face pressure after a winless tri-series earlier this month.
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India Finally End Their 15-Match-Long Toss-Losing Streak; Suryakumar Yadav Calls Right Against UAE in Asia Cup 2025 Opener, Fans React | 🏏 LatestLY
After losing 15 consecutive tosses in international cricket, India finally won a toss in the 16th attempt when T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav called it right during the Asia Cup 2025 match against the United Arab Emirates at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. 🏏 India Finally End Their 15-Match-Long Toss-Losing Streak; Suryakumar Yadav Calls Right Against UAE in Asia Cup 2025 Opener, Fans React.
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India wins first toss after 15 failures and fields against UAE at Asia Cup cricket
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — India has finally won its first toss in international cricket after 15 straight failures.
Sanju Samson included as India's toss losing streak finally ends against UAE in Asia Cup opener
India had lost 15 consecutive tosses across formats, setting a new record in the process. Luck, however, was finally on Suryakumar Yadav's side on Wednesday as the Men in Blue T20I captain opted to field against UAE in Match 2 of the 2025 Asia Cup in Dubai.
India’s 15-match toss losing streak finally ends in Asia Cup opener against UAE
New Delhi: India finally ended their losing streak in tosses as captain Suryakumar Yadav elected to field first against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday, September 10. The Men in Blue had set a world record of losing 15 consecutive tosses across all formats, including five Tests against England, which ended on August 4. Suryakumar Yadav was the last Indian captain to win a toss against England in the…
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