Asia Cup 2016: India beat UAE by 9 wickets to remain unbeaten in league stage

Today India will face UAE in the final group game and is likely to replace both openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan as they are recovering from injuries.

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Asia Cup 2016: India beat UAE by 9 wickets to remain unbeaten in league stage

India thrashed United Arab Emirates by nine wickets in an inconsequential round-robin match of the Asia Cup Twenty20 cricket tournament, here today.

Scorecard, commentary and statistics: All here!

Brief Scores:

United Arab Emirates: 81 for nine in 20 overs (Shaiman Anwar 43; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/8).

India: 82 for one in 10.1 overs (Rohit Sharma 38, Yuvraj Singh 25 not out; Qadeer Ahmed 1/23).

Already through to the final, India have made three changes in the playing eleven, brining in Bhuvneshwar Kumar, debutant Pawan Negi and Harbhajan Singh in place of Asish Nehra, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni ©, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Pawan Negi, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah.

United Arab Emirates: Amjad Javed ©, Rohan Mustafa, Muhammad Kaleem, Mohammad Shahzad, Shaiman Anwar, Muhammad Usman, Mohammad Naveed, SP Patil, Qadeer Ahmed, Fahad Tariq, Ahmed Raza.

Take a look at the match highlights: