ICC Cricket World Cup, 21st Match, Pool B: India v United Arab Emirates at Perth, Feb 28, 2015
United Arab Emirates 102 (31.3 ov) India RR 5.52
Batting PP 16/0 (2.5) RR 5.64
India 104/1 (18.5 ov) Last 5 ovs 32/0 RR 6.40
United Arab Emirates RR 3.23
India won by 9 wickets (with 187 balls remaining)
Current partnership
75 runs,
12.2 overs,
RR: 6.08
(RG Sharma 42, Kohli 33)
Last bat
S Dhawan
c Rohan Mustafa b Mohammad Naveed
14 (27m 17b 3x4 0x6)
SR: 82.35
Fall of wicket 29/1 (6.3 ov); Partnership: 29 runs, 6.3 overs, RR: 4.46 (Dhawan 14, RG Sharma 15)
Fall of wicket 29/1 (6.3 ov); Partnership: 29 runs, 6.3 overs, RR: 4.46 (Dhawan 14, RG Sharma 15)
Umpire reviews remaining
India
1
(0 successful, 0 unsuccessful);
United Arab Emirates
1
(0 successful, 0 unsuccessful)
R Ashwin is the man of the match. "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."
6.52pm For the first time at this World Cup, an Associate team has played like an Associate team. UAE collapsed in the face of some pretty good bowling in bouncy conditions, and the target of 102 was always going to be a stroll for India. A half-century for Rohit, and valuable time in the middle.
6.43pm We're back. Tauqir to resume, and India have taken the batting Powerplay.
Aravind: "Like we have a 30 minute extension in tests to take the last wicket before a scheduled break, we should allow the batting side a 2 or 3 over extension in ODIs to score the remaining runs before a scheduled break. And similarly for the bowling side if there is just 1 wicket to be taken." -- That sounds like a pretty good idea, I must say. I've had a pretty quick change of heart. Let's sign a petition for this issue to be discussed at the next ICC meeting!
Siddhesh: "Not sure why anybody should be "up in arms". They will be angry that making use of common sense and allowing India to to finish off the game before rain was a blunder??" -- How exactly do you define "common sense". Everyone talks about it, but how do you write common sense into the rules? How subjective will that be?
DanielAlexander: "India need less than 20 to win, why don't have the dinner after the end of the match? imagine if it rains during the match. it'l be a no result." -- Exactly. If that happens, it's just bad luck for India. If they had changed the rules and allowed India to complete the chase, and it had rained 10 minutes later, everyone would be up in arms. The rules exist for a reason.
6.01pm Off go the players. India need 15 to win.
This should be the last over before the dinner break.
Mohammad Tauqir.