India v UAE, ICC World Cup 2015: As it happened
- UAE bat first after winning the toss
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar replaces injured Mohammed Shami
- UAE all out for 102
- Shaiman Anwar 35, R Ashwin 4/25
- India 104/1 from 19.4 overs
- Rohit 57*, Kohli 33*
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India captain MS Dhoni
We have had quite a few plans and it's important in these conditions that you execute them, not give opportunities to score freely. The bowlers have really stepped up, and in a team sport it starts to reflect in other departments too.
We dropped one catch today but the fielding has been brilliant. When we are losing quite a few games outside the subcontinent, it was an area of concern that we were not getting wickets in the middle overs. Now we are getting wickets with the new ball and the spinners are able to put more pressure on the batsmen in the middle overs.
We have to continue with the good effort. [Bhuvneshwar] looked good, first five overs he bowled he was looking sharper than he did when he came back from the injury and played the Test match. If he plays a few more games, we can see how he can bowl in the death overs also.
UAE captain Mohammad Tauqir:
It was not a par score on this wicket, we were outplayed by Indian bowling. They bowled really well, in good areas, we should have scored 200-plus. [Ashwin] bowled brilliantly, we couldn't cope with his bowling.
He was getting good bounce and turn on this wicket. That's our batting order, we know [Shaiman] can score a lot of runs down the order. I think the top order needs to be more responsible and score more runs for us.
R Ashiwn
I bowl at such phases of the game, it's more of cutting the runs out, it can get a little difficult, but [the lack of a four-wicket haul] was playing on my mind today after the first five overs.
When it comes to this format, I'm pretty much unselfish, it doesn't matter if I get the numbers or not as long as I put in the effort required. My wrist is getting into a good position, and that helps with the arm ball, the breeze helped as well. It was good to play the big teams initially, now we're on a roll
Over 19: India 100 for 1: Virat Kohli 33 (41) , Rohit Sharma 53 (50)
India need 8 more runs to win. Karate is in his third over. After two dot balls, Kohli takes a quick single and Rohit was running towards the danger end. Luckily the throw misses the stumps. It is followed by an easy single towards leg side.
Kohli the slices through backward point for four runs and finishes the over with a dot ball.
Over 18: India 94 for 1: Virat Kohli 28 (36) , Rohit Sharma 52 (49)
India take batting Powerplay and Rohit takes a single to start the proceedings after the break. Tauqir bowls his second over and concedes just two runs from first four deliveries. Cut away through point and Rohit gets a boundary, which helps him reach his fifth. He finishes the over with a dot ball. 6 runs from it.
Over 17: India 88 for 1: Virat Kohli 27 (33) , Rohit Sharma 47 (46)
Rohit starts Karate's second over with a single. It is followed by a couple from Kohli as he places it towards deep backward point. Kohli gets off the strike off the third ball with a single at square leg. Rohit takes a single, followed by a dot ball from Kohli.
5 runs from first dive deliveries and finishes the over with a dot ball. It is time for Innings break now.
Over 16: India 83 for 1: Virat Kohli 24 (29) , Rohit Sharma 45 (44)
UAE skipper Mohammad Tauqir decides to introduce spin into attack, which he leads by himself. Rohit and Kohli takes two singles. Rohit takes the strike and he misses the ball, Keeper quickly takes off the bails and the square leg umpire refers upstairs.
Luckily for India, Rohit was safe. It is followed by two boundaries towards extra cover, which brings the 50 runs partnership between the pair. Rohit finishes the over with a single and retains the strike.
Over 14: India 72 for 1: Virat Kohli 23 (28) , Rohit Sharma 35 (39)
Krishna Karate replaces Guruge. Medium pace and the keeper is standing right behind the stumps. After two dot balls, Kohli nudges towards third man for a single. Rohit takes a single, followed by four from Kohli.
Kohli smashes through extra cover and finishes the over with a dot ball. 6 runs from the over.
Over 13: India 66 for 1: Virat Kohli 18 (23) , Rohit Sharma 34 (38)
Kohli starts Javed's second over with four runs as his flicks beats the midwicket fielder and runs to the boundary. A misfield helps Kohli to take a single, comfortably. Five runs from five deliveries. Javed to Rohit and he finishes the over with a dot ball.
Over 12: India 61 for 1: Virat Kohli 13 (19) , Rohit Sharma 34 (36)
Guruge still continues as he is bowling his sixth over. No run off the first two balls. He gets off the strike with a single towards square leg. Kohli tries to drive, but gives it straight to mid off, no run. He tries once again, but this time gives it to the fielder at cover, once again no run.
Kohli finishes the over with a single to fine leg. He wanted a double, but then settles for a single and also retains the strike as well. 2 runs from the over.
Over 11: India 59 for 1: Virat Kohli 12 (16) , Rohit Sharma 33 (33)
Change in bowling as Amjad Javed replaces Naveed. He tries to clear the fielder off the first ball, but a good stop at silly mid off saves three runs for UAE as Rohit takes a single. Kohli then takes a single towards mid wicket.
After a dot ball, Rohit smashes the ball over the fielder at extra cover's head for a boundary. Finishes the over with a single. 7 runs from it.
Over 10: India 52 for 1: Virat Kohli 11 (14) , Rohit Sharma 27 (29)
No change in the bowling attack as Guruge bowls his fifth over. He bowls outside off stump and Kohli punches it through extra cover for a boundary. That brings India's 50.
After a dot ball, Kohli places it to deep backward point and the third man is forced to stop the ball. He gets two runs. Two dot balls to finish the over.
Over 9: India 46 for 1: Virat Kohli 5 (8) , Rohit Sharma 27 (29)
Naveed continues as the first two deliveries ends in no run. Short delivery and Rohit pulls away on the leg side and the ball slowly races to the boundary. He once again pulls and this time towards square leg and gets his second boundary.
Rohit finishes the over with a boundary through mid wicket. A very good over for India as they get 12 runs from it.
Over 8: India 34 for 1: Virat Kohli 5 (8) , Rohit Sharma 15 (23)
Guruge, who has been impressive so far with the ball after conceding seven runs from first three overs continues his fourth over. Starts the over with three dot balls. He is bowling the right length to Kohli.
Guruge bowls straight and Kohli flicks it deep midwicket for his first boundary. Just four runs from the over.
Over 7: India 30 for 1: Virat Kohli 1 (2) , Rohit Sharma 15 (23)
Naveed is in his fourth over. After a dot ball, Naveed bowls on the leg stump and Dhawan flicks towards square leg for a boundary. He then tries to clear the fielder at point, but Mustafa jumps and take a brilliant catch to end Dhawan's time in the middle.
India lose the first wicket and Virat Kohli is the new man in the middle. Kohli gets off the mark from the second ball he faced, while Rohit ends the over with a dot ball. A wicket and five runs from it.
Over 6: India 25 for 0: Shikhar Dhawan 10 (14), Rohit Sharma 15 (22)
Rohit is on strike as Guruge continues his third over. First two deliveries ends in two dot balls followed by the first six of the innings towards leg side. Fine leg was just a spectator as he watches the ball go to the stand.
Rohit misses the ball and UAE players appeal as they believe there was an edge. Umpire seems not interested in the appeal and UAE go against using the review. There was a mix up between the players in the middle, no run was taken and both batsmen are safe. That's the end of the over.
Over 5: India 19 for 0: Shikhar Dhawan 10 (14), Rohit Sharma 9 (14)
Naveed is in his third over. Rohit tries to drive outside offside and gives it straight to the fielder at mid off. He gets off the strike with a single, followed by a boundary between mid-on and midwicket from Dhawan. Dhawan finishes the over with another boundary on the offside.
Over 4: India 10 for 0: Shikhar Dhawan 2 (11), Rohit Sharma 8 (13)
Dhawan is on strike as Guruge to continues his second over. Dhawan starts with two dot balls. India are not attacking as they are going with a safe approach. Both the batsmen are not looking to take any risks very early in the game.
Dhawan punches straight down the ground to get off the strike. However, Guruge puts his hand and saves runs for his side. He finishes the over with a dot ball and that results in a maiden over.
Over 3: India 10 for 0: Shikhar Dhawan 2 (5), Rohit Sharma 8 (13)
Naveen continues as he is bowling his second over. Dhawan is on strike and he puts away the first ball to fine leg for a single. Rohit misses as the ball goes away from him. Naveed is getting some movement. A very good defence from Rohit will give him the much needed confidence.
Outside the off stump is Rohit's weak defence. Naveed bowls a beatufil delivery hits Rohit's fore arm and pitches in front of the first slip. It is followed by a four over the slips. 5 from the over.
Over 2: India 5 for 0: Shikhar Dhawan 1 (4), Rohit Sharma 4 (8)
Dhawan will face his first ball as Manjula Guruge will partner Naveed to lead UAE's bowling attack. He is getting close to the stumps as trying to get the ball move away from Dhawan. Dhawan is trying to settle down as the first three deliveries ends in three dot balls.
He gets off the mark with a quick single towards mid on. Sharma ends the over with a dot ball, 1 run from it.
Over 1: India 4 for 0: Shikhar Dhawan 0 (0), Rohit Sharma 4 (6)
Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma will open India's innings, while Mohammad Naveed has been handed the ball. UAE do not have a huge total to defend and it should be seen as to how India will manage approach the small target.
First three deliveries ends in dot balls as Rohit decides to read the bowler before taking on Naveed. Rohit gets the ball on the middle of the bat and he punches of the backfoot through the covers for four.
That's India's first runs on board and also Rohit's. He finishes the over with another dot ball.
Over 31.3: UAE 102 for 10: Shaiman Anwar 35 (49) Manjula Guruge 10 (16)
And it is all over for UAE. Anwar started the overwith a brilliant four past Umesh Yadav. However, yadav came back with a swinging ball for his last, as he broke through Anwar's defenses as the player tried to slam him past midwicket.
Over 23: UAE 68 for 8: Shaiman Anwar 11 (15) Mohammad Tauqir 0 (3)
Ashwin's fourth of the innings. Naveed, who had come out with a plan to dismantle the Indian attack, was bamboozled by the spinner, who broke past his defences as the player decided to give himself some room to slap him through the offside. One run of the over.
Over 22: UAE 67 for 7: Shaiman Anwar 11 (15) Mohammad Naveed 6 (5)
The seventh wicket goes down for UAE, who will do well to get past 100. However, Naveen has other plans, hitting Ravindra Jadeja for a beautiful six over wide long on. And as the saying goes, fortune favours the brave, he was given a lifeline by Suresh Raina, who failed to latch on to his poke, running straight into the fielder in the last ball of the over.
Over 18: UAE 49 for 5: Shaiman Anwar 5 (11) Rohan Mustafa 0 (2)
Five runs of the over as Anwar hoicks Mohit Sharma for a four past square leg. The bowler recovers, bowling the next five balls, barring yet another wide, close to the wicket. India are truly on top and dont look like relenting any time soon.
Over 17: UAE 44 for 5: Shaiman Anwar 1 (5) Rohan Mustafa 0 (2)
Ashwin's third of the innings. UAE are not able to handle the spinner and are falling over like of a bag of pins around him. It is a wicket maiden for Ashwin, who is looking good to bulldoze through the UAE order, with the batsmen offering nothing of note thus far.
Over 15: UAE 41 for 4: Shaiman Anwar 0 (1) Khurram Khan 12 (22)
UAE are in deep trouble. Patil who was looking good with the bat has departed after yet another brilliant spell of bowling by Ashwin. The arm ball did in Patil, who was looking to defend but the ball swung away towards the slips, taking the edge and consummated by a brillant catch by Shikhar Dhawan. Shaiman Anwar is the new man on the crease.
Over 11: UAE 28 for 3: Swapnil Patil 1 (3) Khurram Khan 8 (15)
The agony ends for Krishna Chandra as he edges an easy catch to leg slip from some crafty bowling by Ashwin. UAE find themselves three down as early as the 11th over. Mohit Sharma has come into the attack replacing Umesh Yadav at the other end.
Over 10: UAE 28 for 2: Krishna Chandran 4 (25) Khurram Khan 8 (14)
The wides continue, their sixth of the innings thus far. It was a missed opportunity for Mahendra Singh Dhoni as Krishna Chandran edged past slips for his first single in over three overs. The two wides contributed to four runs as UAE trundle on, without any urgency whatsoever.
Over 9: UAE 24 for 2: Krishna Chandran 3 (24) Khurram Khan 7 (9)
A much needed boundary for UAE, who were stuck down by the probing bowling by the Indian pacemen. A short of a length ball by Kumar and Khurram slashed it to the left of the deep thirdman. A single put Chandran back on the crease where India alleviated the pressure by delivering yet another wide. Their fourth of the innings.
Chandran is clearly struggling, defending the ball back to the bowler for yet another dot.
Over 8: UAE 18 for 2: Krishna Chandran 3 (22) Khurram Khan 2 (5)
India need to keep a lid on the extras, with yet another wide ball taking the tally to three for the innings. UAE are struggling to cope with the pace duo of Kumar and Yadav and Chandran is struggling to get off the mark, having scored his last run over two overs back.
Over 7: UAE 16 for 2: Krishna Chandran 3 (19) Khurram Khan 1 (2)
Three runs of the over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar with four dot balls. Chandran did well to prise the ball through the covers for two runs and relieve the pressure. He has three runs of 19 runs and needs to get into the frontfoot or fear being caught into a tangle by the Indian bowlers.
Over 6: UAE 13 for 2: Krishna Chandran 1 (9) Khurran Khan 0 (0)
The first maiden of the innings for Umesh Yadav, as he stuck Chandran to the crease with some impressive bowling. Yadav was unlucky not to have a wicket in the over, having beaten the batsman more than once.
India are wholly on top and need to keep the pressure with the new ball.
Over 5: UAE 13 for 2: Krishna Chandran 1 (9)
Bhuvneshwar is in his third over and has conceded 9 runs from his first two. Chandran is struggling to get off the mark as no runs have been conceded from first four deliveries. In swing from Bhuvi and takes a little inside edge and runs down towards fine leg. Chandran gets off the mark with a single.
Bhuvneshwar pitches the ball hard and Ali tries to pull, only to take an edge and resulting in a simple catch for Dhoni. That's the end of Ali.
Over 4: UAE 12 for 1: Amjad Ali 4 (11), Krishna Chandran 0 (4)
Yadav is in his second over and concedes no run in first four deliveries. Yadav has been very good so far as he is pitching it in right areas. Ali tries to pull and Suresh Raina was at leg slip and puts the catch down. However, there was no bottom edge as it hits the thigh pad. Yadav finishes the over with a dot ball and he gets his first maiden over of the match.
TEAM NEWS
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma
UAE: Amjad Ali, Andri Berenger, Krishna Chandran, Khurram Khan, Swapnil Patil (wk), Shaiman Anwar, Rohan Mustafa, Mohammad Naveed, Amjad Javed, Mohammad Tauqir (c), Manjula Guruge
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