Internet Desk: India maintained their all-win record in the Asia Cup today by producing yet another resounding performance to thrash minnows United Arab Emirates by nine wickets at the Sher e Bangla stadium. In an inconsequential round robin league match the men in blue registered a 9 wicket win with 9.5 over remaining. Chasing a paltry target of 82 runs, Indians romped home losing the wicket of Rohit Sharma.
Earlier, India’s reserve bench put up an impressive bowling performance to restrict UAE to a meager 81 for nine after being asked to field.
UAE had no answer to India’s disciplined bowling effort with the second string attack of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/8 in 4 overs), Jasprit Bumrah (1/23 in 4 overs), Hardik Pandya (1/11 in 3 overs), Harbhajan Singh (1/11 in 4 overs) and Pawan Negi (1/16) putting relentless pressure on the inexperienced opposition. Even Yuvraj (1/10 in 2 overs) chipped in with a scalp.This is the second time in the tournament that India has restricted the opposition to less-than 100 totals.
Chasing a small target of 82, the Indians romped home in only 10.1 overs with Rohit Sharma hitting a flurry of boundaries in his 28-ball-39. In all he hit seven fours and a six adding 43 for the opening stand with Shikhar Dhawan (16 not out), which incidentally is the highest for India for the first wicket in this tournament.
Yuvraj Singh (25 no off 14 balls), promoted up the order at No 3 ahead of Virat Kohli, to got a decent knock in the middle. He hit a few free-flowing boundaies including an effortless six off Mohammed Shahzad. Yuvraj finished the match off the first delivery of the 11th over with a boundary off Shahzad.
The Indians have now won nine out of the 10 T20 Internationals played this year.