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India, having sealed final berth with three wins on the trot, take on UAE in the Asia Cup 2016 contest in Mirpur on Thursday. MS Dhoni and Co would like to test their bench in the dead rubber against Amjad Javed-inspired unit. Catch live cricket scores and live cricket updates from the match here (Photos: Uthappa, Dhawal Kulkarni out of bachelors’ club)
Live Cricket Scorecard: India vs UAE, Asia Cup 2016
Live Cricket Updates: India vs UAE, Asia Cup 2016
2130 hrs IST: Yuvraj Singh finishes things with a four! India win by nine wickets and 59 balls, their biggest win in terms of balls remaining
2120 hrs IST: Dhawan has struggled so far. Batting on 15 off 17
2117 hrs IST: Yuvraj drives one elegantly through covers to bring up the FIFTY for India
2113 hrs IST: It’s Yuvraj, not Kohli, walking out to the middle
2111 hrs IST: WICKET! Rohit’s entertaining innings ends as he cuts one to Naveed in the deep. Out after scoring 39 of 43 India have managed so far
2106 hrs IST: With ease, Rohit is picking his spots and finding the ropes
2100 hrs IST: Flurry of boundaries off Rohit’s blade. Has scored 30 off India’s 33. Dhawan is not in the best of touch at the other end
2055 hrs IST: Some sound as the ball went past Dhawan’s blade. UAE went up, umpire not interested
2050 hrs IST: India openers off to a steady start in the modest chase against UAE
2025 hrs IST: India restrict UAE to 81/9 in Mirpur. (Shaiman 43; Bhuvi 2/8, Harbhajan 1/11)
2022 hrs IST: WICKET! Shaiman Anwar in trying to steal a single and face the last ball is run-out for 43
2020 hrs IST: WICKET! Naveed hits one high but couldn’t get the distance. Negi takes a well-judged catch to give Bhuvi his second wicket
2015 hrs IST: SIX! Shaiman goes straight and hits it over the ropes for the first maximum of the innings. Moves into the 40s with the hit
2007 hrs IST: WICKET! Terrible mix-up and Tariq fails to make ground. UAE lose their seventh
2002 hrs IST: WICKET! Pandya takes a stunner in the deep to end Kaleem’s stay. The ball was dipping and Pandya, on the run, gets his hands underneath to give Yuvraj first success
India becomes the first Test side to bowl 4 maidens in a T20I innings…
Three others being Kenya, Afg, HKg#IndvsUAE#AsiaCupT20— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) 3 March 2016
Ind vs UAE, Asia Cup 2016: India Thrash UAE By Nine Wickets
1955 hrs IST: WICKET! Harbhajan tastes success in his fourth over. Tosses one up and skipper Ajmad Javed flicks it to Pawan Negi, out for a golden duck. 53/5
1951 hrs IST: WICKET! After being a tad short, Negi pitches one up and Usman miscues his hit to Harbhajan Singh. First international success for the young spinner
1948 hrs IST: Debutant Negi into the attack and he concedes a boundary early in the spell
1943 hrs IST: Marginally short, and Usman puts it away in the gap for only the fourth boundary of the UAE innings
1940 hrs IST: At the half-way mark, UAE are struggling at 32/3
1934 hrs IST: WICKET! UAE slip further as Pandya gets rid of Rohan Mustafa. 25/3
1923 hrs IST: UAE end the powerplay at 21/2. Hardik Pandya will bowl the seventh over
1918 hrs IST: Edge but Raina makes a mess of it at slips
1912 hrs IST: WICKET! Bumrah joins the act now, removes Shahzad for a duck. UAE struggling at 2/2
1909 hrs IST: WICKET! Bhuvneshwar strikes early. Removes UAE opener Swapnil Patil cheaply. 1/1
1900 hrs IST: Bhuvi starts with a maiden, Bumrah to bowl from the other end
Players observe 2-minute silence for Martin Crowe. His brother, Jeff, captured on telly. #AsiaCup @IExpressSports pic.twitter.com/C0Z6YdD5iZ
— Shamik Chakrabarty (@shamik100) 3 March 2016
1850 hrs IST: IND XI – RG Sharma, S Dhawan, V Kohli, S Raina, Y Singh, H Pandya, MS Dhoni, P Negi, H Singh, B Kumar, J Bumrah
1849 hrs IST: UAE XI – R Mustafa, M Kaleem, Mohammad Shahzad, S Anwar, M Usman, S Patil, A Javed, F Tariq, M Naveed, A Raza, Q Ahmed
1845 hrs IST: And some fielding drills before the first ball is bowled
Slip catching drills courtesy @ashwinravi99 #AsiaCup #IndvsUAE pic.twitter.com/VYmf4n1J5t
— BCCI (@BCCI) 3 March 2016
1834 hrs IST: Team News – India bring in Harbhajan, Negi, Bhuvneshwar for Ashwin, Jadeja and Nehra
1831 hrs IST: UAE win toss, elect to bat against India in the Asia Cup 2016 contest in Mirpur
1830 hrs IST: The pitch wears a flat look but Matthew Hayden feels it will be a bit two-paced. First six overs crucial for both sides
1825 hrs IST: Two captains are walking out for the toss. Stay tuned for The Decision!
Bangladesh: Indian fans outside the venue in Mirpur #IndvsUAE #AsiaCupT20 pic.twitter.com/ucmkdWmyMh
— ANI (@ANI_news) 3 March 2016
1800 hrs IST: Pawan Negi set to make his India debut today. So one change is confirmed. Let’s wait for the toss to find out more changes
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