India Vs United Arab Emirates 2Nd Match

MATCH FACTS

Series

Asia Cup Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates in Sri Lanka - 2004 (2004)

Ground

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla

Date

16 July 2004

Toss

India, chose to bat

Result

India won by 116 runs

Player of the match

Rahul Dravid

Captains

Sourav Ganguly (India), Khurram Khan (U.A.E.)

Debuts

Asim Saeed (U.A.E.), Arshad Ali (U.A.E.), Fahad Usman (U.A.E.), Naeemuddin Aslam (U.A.E.), Khurram Khan (U.A.E.), Syed Maqsood (U.A.E.), Asghar Ali (U.A.E.), Mohammad Tauqir (U.A.E.), Abdul Rehman (U.A.E.), Ali Asad (U.A.E.), Rizwan Latif (U.A.E.)

Umpires

BR Doctrove and IL Howell

Match referee

MJ Procter

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. Asim Saeed, Arshad Ali, Fahad Usman, Naeemuddin Aslam, Khurram Khan, Syed Maqsood, Asghar Ali, Mohammad Tauqir, Abdul Rehman, Ali Asad and Rizwan Latif played their first ODIs.

India batted first and made 260 for 6. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 104 off 93 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 56. The innings was built on a 88-run stand for the fourth wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, 202 across 29 ODIs.

Chasing 261, U.A.E. made 144 all out. Mohammad Tauqir top-scored with 55 off 73 balls. Sachin Tendulkar took 3 for 21 for India. From 26 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 19 runs, to 45 for 6.

India won by 116 runs.