India beats UAE by 9 wickets at Asia Cup

India beats UAE by 9 wickets at Asia Cup

Published Mar. 3, 2016 11:34 a.m. ET

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) India enjoyed a romp before the Asia Cup final in accounting for the United Arab Emirates by nine wickets on Thursday.

The bowlers paved the way to the easy victory, restricting UAE to 81-9 in 20 overs.

India took 10.1 overs to win with 82-1, and seal its fourth straight victory in the tournament.

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Opener Rohit Sharma hit 39 while Yuvraj Singh was 25 not out and hit the winning boundary.

Fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar led the way for India with 2-8.

Shaiman Anwar scored 43 after UAE captain Amjad Javed elected to bat first. Opener Rohan Mustafa, on 11, was the only other batsman to reach double digits.

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