India vs UAE: India stroll to nine-wicket win over UAE

# Yuvraj Singh finishes things in Mirpur with a four! India maintain a clean record before the final

# Dhawan also looking comfortable now

# At his vintage best! Yuvraj Singh cracks a couple of boundaries through covers

#Yuvraj Singh is the new man in for India at number three

#Rohit is gone! Caught at third-man

# Shikhar Dhawan struggling but he is not poking with the bad balls

# Rohit Sharma has been in fantastic touch. Hitting it all over the park

# 77 dot balls in the UAE innings. Bhuvneshwar Kumar the pick of the bowlers for India. Every other bowler picked a wicket each

Ind vs UAE, Asia Cup 2016: India Thrash UAE By Nine Wickets

# The World T20 is not far away and Dharamsala has caught a few eyes already

# A record for India

# This is going terribly for UAE…
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# WICKET! Mohammad Shahzad goes and UAE are 2/2. Jasprit Bumrah ekes out an edge and Suresh Raina is safe pair of hands in the slips.

# And now two straight maiden overs for Bhuvi. UAE are 1/1 after 3 overs.

# WICKET! 10th dot ball and a wicket to go with it. Swapnil Patel gives caught and bowled to Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

# Bhuvi starts off with a maiden over.

# Focus on Jeff Crowe – ICC match referee. Dhawan shakes his hand.
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# Minute’s silence being observed by all players and officials on the sad demise of former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe. Players wearing black armbands in respect.

# NUMBERS GAME: Yuvraj is playing his 50th T20I and Dhoni is two away from 300 sixes across all formats. Will he cross the that milestone today?

# Limbering up…

# Teams confirmed:

# UAE’s runs so far…

# But a kid who still does well in the class tests.

# TOSS: UAE win the toss and will bat first. Dhoni: “Slightly more grass today than the last time.” Ashish Nehra, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin out. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pawan Negi and Harbhajan Singh come in.

# Fans outside the stadium.

# That’s not a bad suggestion. What do you guys say?

# Negi’s debut in numbers…

# A very close look at the pitch for MS Dhoni

# Confirmed: Pawan Negi to debut for India.

Bench-warmers to cash in on chance

MS Dhoni might rotate a few players, but it’s unlikely that Harbhajan Singh will get a go. (Source: File)

India’s recent string of success – 3-0 win in Australia, win over Sri Lanka, run in Asia Cup – has barely allowed any room for experiments. That will change today.

Injuries allow room for trial

Shikhar Dhawan didn’t play against Pakistan owing to an ankle injury, while Rohit Sharma hurt his toe during that match. (Source: AP)

It was expected that India team management would rest Rohit Sharma and/or Shikhar Dhawan for their respective injuries against Sri Lanka but it didn’t turn out to be the case. Against UAE, though, expect plenty of changes with most likely room for Harbhajan Singh and Pawan Negi to feature.

In the previous game, India beat Sri Lanka by 5-wickets

Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 56 to take India over the winning line in 5-wicket victory over Sri Lanka. (Source: PTI)

India were made to chase 139 by Sri Lanka and at one time it looked like an interesting game but for the familiar face of Virat Kohli to steer India home.

… Meanwhile UAE lost to Pakistan by 7 wickets

Mohammad Amir, with figures of 2/6, was pick of the bowlers again for Pakistan. (Source: AP)

Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal both scored fifties for Pakistan’s first win in the tournament after a demoralising loss to India in the opener.

Virat Kohli finds it ‘nice’ to challenge himself

Virat Kohli hit a superb 56 not out to take India to a 5-wicket victory over Sri Lanka.(Source: AP)

“It was another crunch situation (against Sri Lanka) as we were 16 for 2 in the fourth over. It’s nice to challenge yourself and I am happy to do that for the team,” said Kohli after the match against Sri Lanka.

Dhoni too was all praise for Virat

MS Dhoni said it is Virat Kohli’s hunger to succeed that makes him special. (Source: AP)

“Right from the start, he (Virat) was always someone who wanted to contribute more. Even if he would get out on 80, he was somebody who wanted to get that 100. If 80 was good enough and the team wins, he was happy with it. But he still wanted to contribute more. He knew the importance of converting those 70’s into hundreds. It’s not only good for the individual but it was also very good for the team,” said Dhoni full of praise for Kohli.