India made three
changes to their playing eleven – Kapil Dev, Salil Ankola and Venkatesh Prasad
made way for a couple of One-day International (Beda)debutants (Atul and Bhupinder
Singh Senior) and Venkatapathy Raju. Each member of the UAE’s playing eleven was
making his debut.
Sultan Zarawani, the UAE skipper and the only Emirati in the eleven, won the toss, inserting the Indians. Ajay Jadeja, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 25. He was caught by the Karachi-born Arshad Laeeq. Sohail Butt, who was born in Lahore, broke the 49-run stand.
Navjot Singh Sidhu wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he didn’t get off the mark. Butt broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen. Tendulkar, whose 77-ball (Sach)innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 63. He was caught by the Poonch-born Imtiaz Abbasi. Zarawani had his moment in the sun, breaking the 75-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, the Indian skipper, scored 81. His 99-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes. There’s no two ways about the fact that his dismissal was the most interesting of the lot – he was caught by the Colombo-born Johanne Samarasekera. Saleem Raza, who was born in Lahore, broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth 100.
Vinod Kambli, the player of the match, scored 82. His 66-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten. Bedade, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Abbasi. Samarasekera broke the 24-run stand. Nayan Mongia, who faced seven balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.
The UAE conceded 11 extras. The Indians scored 273 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Laeeq and Azhar Saeed, who was born in Lahore, bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 38.
Zarawani, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket. Raza, who bowled seven overs, conceded 54. He picked up a wicket. Samarasekera, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 48, picked up a wicket. Butt, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Riaz Poonawala – who, as his name suggests, hailed from Pune – scored 22. His 14-ball innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Mongia. Singh broke the 26-run stand. The second-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Saeed, who faced 10 balls, scored three. He was caught by Mongia off the bowling of Javagal Srinath.
Vijay Mehra, who was born in New York, scored 43. His 83-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. He was caught by Mongia. Singh broke the 94-run stand. Mohammad Ishaq, who was born in Lahore, scored 23. His 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Jadeja. Srinath broke the 41-run stand.
Raza, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Mongia. Srinath broke the eight-run stand. Mazhar Hussain, who was also born in Lahore, scored 70. His 112-ball innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Jadeja. Singh broke the 13-run stand.
Samarasekera, who faced eight balls, scored three. He was caught by Tendulkar. Raju broke the one-run stand. Zarawani, who faced 13 balls, scored four. Kumble broke the eighth-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen.
Laeeq wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just four. Kumble broke the three-run stand. Abbasi, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Butt, who scored half-a-dozen as well. His nine-ball innings included a boundary.
The Indians conceded a dozen extras. The UAE, who scored 202 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs, lost by 71 runs. Jadeja and Tendulkar bowled five wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 22.
Raju, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 30. He picked up a couple of scalps. Srinath and Singh bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 34.
Sultan Zarawani, the UAE skipper and the only Emirati in the eleven, won the toss, inserting the Indians. Ajay Jadeja, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 25. He was caught by the Karachi-born Arshad Laeeq. Sohail Butt, who was born in Lahore, broke the 49-run stand.
Navjot Singh Sidhu wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he didn’t get off the mark. Butt broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen. Tendulkar, whose 77-ball (Sach)innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 63. He was caught by the Poonch-born Imtiaz Abbasi. Zarawani had his moment in the sun, breaking the 75-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, the Indian skipper, scored 81. His 99-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes. There’s no two ways about the fact that his dismissal was the most interesting of the lot – he was caught by the Colombo-born Johanne Samarasekera. Saleem Raza, who was born in Lahore, broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth 100.
Vinod Kambli, the player of the match, scored 82. His 66-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten. Bedade, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Abbasi. Samarasekera broke the 24-run stand. Nayan Mongia, who faced seven balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.
The UAE conceded 11 extras. The Indians scored 273 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Laeeq and Azhar Saeed, who was born in Lahore, bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 38.
Zarawani, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket. Raza, who bowled seven overs, conceded 54. He picked up a wicket. Samarasekera, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 48, picked up a wicket. Butt, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Riaz Poonawala – who, as his name suggests, hailed from Pune – scored 22. His 14-ball innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Mongia. Singh broke the 26-run stand. The second-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Saeed, who faced 10 balls, scored three. He was caught by Mongia off the bowling of Javagal Srinath.
Vijay Mehra, who was born in New York, scored 43. His 83-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. He was caught by Mongia. Singh broke the 94-run stand. Mohammad Ishaq, who was born in Lahore, scored 23. His 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was caught by Jadeja. Srinath broke the 41-run stand.
Raza, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Mongia. Srinath broke the eight-run stand. Mazhar Hussain, who was also born in Lahore, scored 70. His 112-ball innings included five boundaries. He was caught by Jadeja. Singh broke the 13-run stand.
Samarasekera, who faced eight balls, scored three. He was caught by Tendulkar. Raju broke the one-run stand. Zarawani, who faced 13 balls, scored four. Kumble broke the eighth-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen.
Laeeq wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just four. Kumble broke the three-run stand. Abbasi, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Butt, who scored half-a-dozen as well. His nine-ball innings included a boundary.
The Indians conceded a dozen extras. The UAE, who scored 202 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs, lost by 71 runs. Jadeja and Tendulkar bowled five wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 22.
Raju, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 30. He picked up a couple of scalps. Srinath and Singh bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 34.
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