It was India’s
first match for the 2004 season, and they made just one change to their playing
eleven – Murali Kartik made way for Anil Kumble.
The United Arab Emirates (Poonawa)last played the Indians a decade earlier. Needless to say, the eleven that played that match (Riaz, Azhar Saeed, Mazhar Hussain, Vijay Mehra, Ishaq, Saleem Raza, Johanne Samarasekera, Arshad Laeeq, Sultan Zarawani, Imtiaz Abbasi and Sohail Butt) (Moham)made way for One-day International debutants Asim Saeed, Arshad Ali, Fahad Usman, Naeemuddin Aslam, Khurram Khan (who was leading the team), Syed Maqsood, Asghar Ali, Mohammad Tauqir, Abdul Rehman, Ali Asad and Rizwan Latif.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. India’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Virender Sehwag, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls into the match, the Dubai-born Aslam ran him out.
Tendulkar, whose 25-ball (Sach)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by Fahad Usman, who was born in Karachi. The Al Ain-born Saeed broke the 30-run stand. Incidentally, the Little Master remains his only victim to date at the international level.
India scored 50 off 13.1 overs. While Ganguly was batting on 20 at that point, V V S Laxman was batting on six. The latter eventually scored just 14. His 21-ball innings included a boundary and the only six off the innings. Fifty-two balls later, he was caught by Tauqir – the only Emirati in the team – who broke the 35-run stand.
India scored 100 off 24.2 overs. While Ganguly was batting on 36 at that point, Rahul Dravid, the player of the match, was batting on 22. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 67 balls. Dravid’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 49 balls. Ganguly’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 93 balls.
India scored 150 off 33.3 overs. While Ganguly was batting on 53 at that point, Dravid was batting on 55. Ganguly, who faced 102 balls, scored 56. A hundred and ten balls later, he was caught by Aslam. Latif – who was born in Karachi, and never represented the UAE again – broke the 88-run partnership.
Yuvraj Singh, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Forty-three balls later, Khurram – who was born in Multan, and moved to the UAE to work for Emirates Airlines as a flight purser – broke the 42-run stand.
India scored 200 off 42.4 overs. While Dravid was batting on 79 at that point, Mohammad Kaif was batting on a run. The former’s ton – which included seven boundaries – came off 90 balls.
India scored 250 off 49.1 overs. While Dravid was batting on 100 at that point, Mohammad Kaif was batting on 27. The former eventually scored 104. His 93-ball innings included eight boundaries. Forty-five balls later, Latif broke the 59-run partnership.
Kaif eventually scored 31. His 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Irfan Pathan, who faced a ball, scoring a run. The UAE conceded 14 extras. India scored 260 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs.
The India-born Maqsood bowled four overs, conceding 24. He was wicketless, as was the Lahore-born Asad, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38. Saeed, who bowled seven overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 25, picking up a wicket.
Khurram and Tauqir bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 46. Latif, who bowled nine overs, conceded 69. He picked up a couple of scalps.
The Sialkot-born Arshad, who faced a couple of balls, D(rav)idn’t open his account. Five balls into the chase, he was caught behind. Pathan broke the one-run stand. Saeed, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Pathan broke the 25-run stand.
The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Naeemuddin Aslam, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan. Usman, who faced 13 balls, scored nine. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Lakshmipathy Balaji, who faced the three-run stand.
Khurram, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. A dozen balls later, Balaji had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was trapped leg before wicket. Maqsood, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Zaheer Khan broke the nine-run stand.
The UAE scored 50 off 14.4 overs. While Asghar – who was born in Kasur, Pakistan – wats batting on three at that point. Tauqir was batting on a couple. The former eventually scored 14. His 48-ball innings included a boundary. Seventy-six balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by the (Kumb)leggie, who broke the 52-run partnership.
The UAE scored 100 off 26.2 overs. While Tauqir was batting on 32 at that point, Rehman – who was born in Ajman, and never represented the UAE again – was batting on one. The latter, who faced 13 balls, didn’t add to his score. Thirty balls later, Tendulkar broke the 24-run stand.
Tauqir, whose 73-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 55. Twenty-six balls later, he was stumped by Dravid. Tendulkar broke the 23-run stand. Asad, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was unbeaten.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Latif, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Laxman off the bowling of Tendulkar. India conceded 34 extras. The UAE, who were dismissed for 144 off 35 overs, lost by 116 runs. Kumble bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 16, picking up a wicket.
Zaheer bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a wicket. Balaji bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of wickets. Tendulkar, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up three scalps, as did Pathan, who bowled eight overs, conceding 28.
The United Arab Emirates (Poonawa)last played the Indians a decade earlier. Needless to say, the eleven that played that match (Riaz, Azhar Saeed, Mazhar Hussain, Vijay Mehra, Ishaq, Saleem Raza, Johanne Samarasekera, Arshad Laeeq, Sultan Zarawani, Imtiaz Abbasi and Sohail Butt) (Moham)made way for One-day International debutants Asim Saeed, Arshad Ali, Fahad Usman, Naeemuddin Aslam, Khurram Khan (who was leading the team), Syed Maqsood, Asghar Ali, Mohammad Tauqir, Abdul Rehman, Ali Asad and Rizwan Latif.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. India’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Virender Sehwag, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls into the match, the Dubai-born Aslam ran him out.
Tendulkar, whose 25-ball (Sach)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by Fahad Usman, who was born in Karachi. The Al Ain-born Saeed broke the 30-run stand. Incidentally, the Little Master remains his only victim to date at the international level.
India scored 50 off 13.1 overs. While Ganguly was batting on 20 at that point, V V S Laxman was batting on six. The latter eventually scored just 14. His 21-ball innings included a boundary and the only six off the innings. Fifty-two balls later, he was caught by Tauqir – the only Emirati in the team – who broke the 35-run stand.
India scored 100 off 24.2 overs. While Ganguly was batting on 36 at that point, Rahul Dravid, the player of the match, was batting on 22. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 67 balls. Dravid’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 49 balls. Ganguly’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 93 balls.
India scored 150 off 33.3 overs. While Ganguly was batting on 53 at that point, Dravid was batting on 55. Ganguly, who faced 102 balls, scored 56. A hundred and ten balls later, he was caught by Aslam. Latif – who was born in Karachi, and never represented the UAE again – broke the 88-run partnership.
Yuvraj Singh, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Forty-three balls later, Khurram – who was born in Multan, and moved to the UAE to work for Emirates Airlines as a flight purser – broke the 42-run stand.
India scored 200 off 42.4 overs. While Dravid was batting on 79 at that point, Mohammad Kaif was batting on a run. The former’s ton – which included seven boundaries – came off 90 balls.
India scored 250 off 49.1 overs. While Dravid was batting on 100 at that point, Mohammad Kaif was batting on 27. The former eventually scored 104. His 93-ball innings included eight boundaries. Forty-five balls later, Latif broke the 59-run partnership.
Kaif eventually scored 31. His 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Irfan Pathan, who faced a ball, scoring a run. The UAE conceded 14 extras. India scored 260 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs.
The India-born Maqsood bowled four overs, conceding 24. He was wicketless, as was the Lahore-born Asad, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38. Saeed, who bowled seven overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 25, picking up a wicket.
Khurram and Tauqir bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 46. Latif, who bowled nine overs, conceded 69. He picked up a couple of scalps.
The Sialkot-born Arshad, who faced a couple of balls, D(rav)idn’t open his account. Five balls into the chase, he was caught behind. Pathan broke the one-run stand. Saeed, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Pathan broke the 25-run stand.
The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Naeemuddin Aslam, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan. Usman, who faced 13 balls, scored nine. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Lakshmipathy Balaji, who faced the three-run stand.
Khurram, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. A dozen balls later, Balaji had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was trapped leg before wicket. Maqsood, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Zaheer Khan broke the nine-run stand.
The UAE scored 50 off 14.4 overs. While Asghar – who was born in Kasur, Pakistan – wats batting on three at that point. Tauqir was batting on a couple. The former eventually scored 14. His 48-ball innings included a boundary. Seventy-six balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by the (Kumb)leggie, who broke the 52-run partnership.
The UAE scored 100 off 26.2 overs. While Tauqir was batting on 32 at that point, Rehman – who was born in Ajman, and never represented the UAE again – was batting on one. The latter, who faced 13 balls, didn’t add to his score. Thirty balls later, Tendulkar broke the 24-run stand.
Tauqir, whose 73-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 55. Twenty-six balls later, he was stumped by Dravid. Tendulkar broke the 23-run stand. Asad, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was unbeaten.
The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Latif, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Laxman off the bowling of Tendulkar. India conceded 34 extras. The UAE, who were dismissed for 144 off 35 overs, lost by 116 runs. Kumble bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 16, picking up a wicket.
Zaheer bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a wicket. Balaji bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of wickets. Tendulkar, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up three scalps, as did Pathan, who bowled eight overs, conceding 28.
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