Ind vs UAE, Asia Cup 2016: India thrash UAE by nine wickets

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

FOLLOW THE MATCH IN HINDI

The build-up

Bench-warmers eager to cash in on Gulf gains

Live Cricket Score, India vs UAE, Asia Cup 2016: MS Dhoni might rotate a few players, but it’s unlikely that Harbhajan Singh will get a go. (Source: File)

India’s recent string of success – 3-0 win in Australia, win over Sri Lanka, run in Asia Cup – has barely allowed any room for experiments.

Bumrah’s action injury-prone: Aaqib Javed

Live Cricket Score, India vs UAE, Asia Cup 2016: Jasprit Bumrah bowls with an unusual action where his non-bowling arm plays very little role. (Source: AP)

Aaqib Javed even termed 37-year-old Ashish Nehra as a short term solution to India’s fast bowling problems.

Against Sri Lanka, I felt my game was back: Yuvraj Singh

Live Cricket Score, India vs UAE, Asia Cup 2016: Yuvraj Singh blasted three sixes and as many fours during his 18-ball 35. (Source: AP)

Yuvraj Singh, who made a patient 14 in India’s five-wicket over Pakistan, stressed on spending time in the middle.