Asia Cup 2016

Scorecard - 9th Match, India vs United Arab Emirates at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh (03 Mar 2016)

United Arab Emirates

81/9 (20) RR:4.05

India won by 9 wkts

MOM: Rohit Sharma

India

82/1 (10.1) RR:8.07

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15.3 - Yuvraj to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, short again and this time Anwar pounces on it. Jumped back and clobbered the ball through extra cover, got full value for the shot

12.2 - Negi to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, poor delivery, down leg and Anwar has smashed it into the fine leg fence. Drops to one knee and middles the sweep, no chance for the fielder there

10.5 - Pandya to Muhammad Usman, FOUR, please hit-me ball. Short and sat up nicely to be slapped, Usman leant on the back foot and muscled the pull through mid-wicket, scorched off the turf and raced away

5.2 - Bumrah to Rohan Mustafa, FOUR, ugly heave and he gets a thick top edge but luckily for him the ball falls away from the fielder at fine leg and races into the fence

4.2 - Bhuvneshwar to Rohan Mustafa, FOUR, dropped , Raina is the culprit here, it was Rohit Sharma's catch but Raina from second slip went for it and spilled it, the swing away from the left-hander produced an edge as Mustafa went for a drive away from the body, it went at a nice height towards Rohit, Raina jumped towards it and the ball lobbed off his hand and into the third man fence

3.4 - Bumrah to Shaiman Anwar, FOUR, and that could have been the second wicket for Bumrah, short delivery and Anwar goes for the pull, gets a fine top edge and the ball skies above Dhoni's head into the fine leg fence

18.4 - Bumrah to Shaiman Anwar, SIX, this is much better. Stays still and slaps it back over the bowler's head. Kept his head still and ensured he connected it off the middle

19.5 - Bhuvneshwar to Ahmed Raza, out Shaiman Anwar Run Out!! Shaiman Anwar had to run and he ends up running himself out, but must say it was all for the team cause. Just imagine how disastrous a total would be sans the 43 of Shaiman Anwar. It was a bouncer and Raza was hurried for pace. Fails to connect with the big swing and they tried to steal a bye. Dhoni hits the bulls-eye and Shaiman Anwar wasn't even in the frame. Shaiman Anwar run out (Dhoni) 43(48) [4s-3 6s-1]

19.2 - Bhuvneshwar to Naveed, out Caught by Negi!! UAE might not as well reach 100 here. Length delivery in the slot to be smacked away and Naveed had only so much power that he found the fielder to perfection. Hit it well but didn't get the elevation. Negi rushes forward from deep mid-wicket and accepts it gleefully. Naveed c Negi b Bhuvneshwar 5(7)

17.0 - Negi to Fahad Tariq, out Fahad Tariq Run Out!! Absolute waste of a wicket. You expect these when associate teams play with professional teams (with all due respect to them). But what was Tariq trying to do there? He came down the track, mistimed the punch to the left of the bowler and was keen on a non-existent single. Negi ran across and flung the ball back to Dhoni who did the rest. Tariq was half-way down the pitch. Shaiman Anwar was never interested in the single. Fahad Tariq run out (Negi/Dhoni) 3(5)

15.5 - Yuvraj to Muhammad Kaleem, out Caught by Pandya!! Crikey! What a catch. Hardik Pandya has pulled off a stunner. This was an ugly stroke from Muhammad Kaleem. The ball was flat and around the stumps, kept a bit low as well. Kaleem half-turns and goes for a big mow over mid-wicket. Mistimes it completely and Pandya from long-on sprints forward, dives full length and plucks it inches above the turf. Search it on YouTube folks! Muhammad Kaleem c Pandya b Yuvraj 2(10)

13.2 - Harbhajan to Amjad Javed, out Caught by Negi!! Bhajji gets a wicket too and isn't he delighted? Oh, yes! He is all smiles. This was slower and dipped right in front of the batsman. Javed leaned forward and flicked it a little too early. Again off the toe-end and Negi just had to move a few yards to his left at mid-wicket to pluck that. Amjad Javed c Negi b Harbhajan 0(1)

12.5 - Negi to Muhammad Usman, out Caught by Harbhajan!! First wicket for the debutant. What a moment! Someday he will look back at this replay and say: "You know what I've spun that ball a long way and the batsman couldn't pick the S of spin." Haha.. Fun apart. To be honest it was a flatter delivery around off, Usman came down the track and wanted to have a piece of it. Doesn't get to the pitch of the delivery and skews it off the toe-end. Bhajji had one of the easiest to grab at long-off and he doesn't miss many. Pats on the back and handshakes for the debutant. Muhammad Usman c Harbhajan b Negi 9(12) [4s-1]

8.4 - Pandya to Rohan Mustafa, out Caught by Kohli!! Pandya comes round the wicket and keeps it short outside off, Mustafa does what he has been doing so far in the over, plays an ugly shot and will walk back leaving his team in shambles. Kohli takes the catch and does not even celebrate. Mustafa slapped at it, did not time it at all and it went straight to the fielder at cover. Rohan Mustafa c Kohli b Pandya 11(22) [4s-2]

3.3 - Bumrah to Shahzad, out Caught by Raina!! That is a poor shot from Shahzad, was in no position to play the drive off the back foot. When the ball is swinging so much, you need to get yourself behind the line of the delivery but Shahzad had no intention of doing so, played it well away from the body and got a thick outside edge, Raina had the easiest of catches at second slip as he reverse cupped it in front of his face. Shahzad c Raina b Bumrah 0(4)

2.4 - Bhuvneshwar to Swapnil Patil, out Caught&Bowled!! Bhuvneshwar is rewarded for his consistent lines. Patil was promoted up the order and the move falls face-first. The ball might have swung away after pitching this time, Patil was too early on the flick it and closed the bat face, leading edge lobbed off high in the air and Bhuvneshwar called for it, did not want to take a chance perhaps. Takes it comfortably and India draw first blood. Swapnil Patil c and b Bhuvneshwar 1(9)

10.1 - Shahzad to Yuvraj, FOUR, India win by 9 wkts. A stroll, if that sums it up. Squeezed UAE in jar and then hosepiped to a win. Yuvraj, the old Yuvraj, gets a short ball, bends a touch and swats it with a crossed bat. Through backward square leg and it runs away to signal India's win and unchallenged supremacy

9.5 - Rohan Mustafa to Yuvraj, FOUR, sees Yuvraj charging in and drops it short. Yuvraj tries to defend and ekes out an outside edge that runs all the way to third man

8.3 - Shahzad to Yuvraj, FOUR, dismissed. The Yuvraj of old. Stands tall and pulls a short ball wide of mid-on. The fielder there late out a late hop to try catching the ball. That was for the captain and the coach. "See I tried"

8.0 - Qadeer Ahmed to Dhawan, FOUR, follows it up with a short ball and Dhawan has clubbed it. Qadeer Ahmed isn't Starc. Modest pace, sat up pretty and Dhawan swiped it uppishly through mid-wicket

7.5 - Qadeer Ahmed to Dhawan, FOUR, slower delivery angled across, Dhawan throws his bat at it post a shimmy. Has timed a few well to give himself that liberty. Off the outside edge and it runs through the vacant slips

7.1 - Qadeer Ahmed to Yuvraj, FOUR, it's in your pizza. In your sandwiches and parathas. Yuvraj had "buttered" this through covers. Typical Yuvraj. Leans it and caresses this ball through covers

7.0 - Naveed to Dhawan, FOUR, finally gets enough on the ball and finds a plughole to collect a boundary. Not a full-blooded punch to this length ball..just a stab and the ball pings off the middle through extra cover

5.4 - Qadeer Ahmed to Rohit, FOUR, another one. Rohit Sharma had timing and placement for cereals this morning. Length ball, Sharma stays put and just mows it over mid-wicket. Are you surprised that it vroomed away?

5.1 - Qadeer Ahmed to Rohit, FOUR, difficult to describe. Imagine coming early to the office for one day and finding your boss appreciate your punctuality. That sort of timing. On the pads, Sharma just clipped it. Swear it was just that. Off the middle and it races away. What's with that bat? Or is it Rohit Sharma?

4.3 - Naveed to Rohit, FOUR, short of length outside off, Sharma opens the face of the bat ever so late. Rode the bounce well too and steered it wide of the lone slipper

4.2 - Naveed to Rohit, FOUR, that's audacious. Short ball? Alright. Stays back, gets his bat high and swipes the air as he pulls over mid-wicket. One bounce over the ropes. Try thinking a delicate axing and you can picturize this shot

3.5 - Amjad Javed to Rohit, FOUR, tries to cramp him for room, hurls it on the pad and Sharma gets his Zephyr-like wrists into play. Bends and times the pants off that flick through mid-wicket

3.3 - Amjad Javed to Rohit, FOUR, that's a Rohit Sharma drive in a back gear. No feet, just leans to drive this fullish ball. Off the inside edge and perilously close to off-stump as it scoots to the fine leg fence

0.4 - Naveed to Rohit, FOUR, and it's away! Had the width to stretch the arms on this length ball, Sharma stays put and flogs it delicately through covers. Nobody moved I reckon, except the ball

8.5 - Shahzad to Yuvraj, SIX, Dhaka is a time machine and we are back into the golden days. Delicate shimmy down the track and then a free-flowing bat lift to grease the ball over long-off. Meated all the way

3.4 - Amjad Javed to Rohit, SIX, let me describe it. This was like Donald Trump's POTUS candidacy. A bit outrageous. Skips down the track and lofts this disdainfully over the covers

5.5 - Qadeer Ahmed to Rohit, out Caught by Naveed!! This was all too much to take. Ironically perishes off a tripe ball. Short and wide, Rohit could have murdered it. Instead manages just a tame toe-end on the uppish cut and it settles nicely into the hands of third man who just had to wait for the ball to arrive. Rohit c Naveed b Qadeer Ahmed 39(28) [4s-7 6s-1]