United Arab Emirates Vs India 1St Match

MATCH FACTS

Series

Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates in United Arab Emirates - 1994 (1993/94)

Ground

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)

Date

13 April 1994

Toss

U.A.E., chose to field

Result

India won by 71 runs

Player of the match

Vinod Kambli

Captains

Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Sultan Zarawani (U.A.E.)

Debuts

Atul Bedade (India), Bhupinder Singh (India), Riaz Poonawala (U.A.E.), Azhar Saeed (U.A.E.), Mazhar Hussain (U.A.E.), Vijay Mehra (U.A.E.), Mohammad Ishaq (U.A.E.), Saleem Raza (U.A.E.), Johanne Samarasekera (U.A.E.), Arshad Laeeq (U.A.E.), Sultan Zarawani (U.A.E.), Imtiaz Abbasi (U.A.E.), Sohail Butt (U.A.E.)

Umpires

SB Lambson and K Kanjee

Match referee

AM Ebrahim

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

U.A.E. won the toss and chose to field. Atul Bedade, Bhupinder Singh, Riaz Poonawala, Azhar Saeed, Mazhar Hussain, Vijay Mehra, Mohammad Ishaq, Saleem Raza, Johanne Samarasekera, Arshad Laeeq, Sultan Zarawani, Imtiaz Abbasi and Sohail Butt played their first ODIs.

India batted first and made 273 for 5. Vinod Kambli top-scored with 82 not out off 66 balls, and Mohammad Azharuddin made 81. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mohammad Azharuddin and Vinod Kambli. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 227 across 108 ODIs.

Chasing 274, U.A.E. made 202 for 9. Mazhar Hussain top-scored with 70 off 112 balls, and Vijay Mehra made 43. Bhupinder Singh took 3 for 34 for India. The innings was built on a 94-run stand for the third wicket between Mazhar Hussain and Vijay Mehra, 47% of the total. From 169 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 192 for 9.

India won by 71 runs.