Watch the highlights of UAE vs India 1st Match Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup 1994 - Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup six-nation one-day international tournament of the 1st ODI match first time played between India and United Arab Emirates at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on 13th April 1994.
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| Vinod Kambli celebrates his half-century © UAE Cricket / YouTube |
Half-centuries from Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin and Vinod Kambli before Bhupinder Singh's impressive debut three-wickets, Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble's combined 5-wickets helped to India registered their historic first ODI win against debutants UAE by a comfortable 71-runs in the opening match of a Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup.
* India's first game in Sharjah since October 1991 was overshadowed by a personal crisis.
India scored 273-5 in 50 overs with top scorer by Vinod Kambli hammered a unbeaten 82 off 66-balls, Mohammad Azharuddin struck 81 off 99-balls including 4-fours & 2-sixes.
Sachin Tendulkar cracked a 63 off 77-balls including 7-fours & a six and Ajay Jadeja scored 25 off 37-balls included 2-fours.
UAE best bowler by Sohail Butt captured 2-wickets, Sultan Zarawani, Johanne Samarasekera and Saleem Raza each took one-wickets.
UAE scored 202-9 in the allotted 50 overs with top scorer by Mazhar Hussain cracked a 70 off 112-balls including 5-fours.
Vijay Mehra struck 43 off 83-balls including 5-fours, Mohammad Ishaq scored 23 off 29-balls included 2-fours and Riaz Poonawala blasted a 22 off 14-balls contained 5-fours with strike rate of 157.14.
India best bowler by Debutant Bhupinder Singh - who picked up 3-wickets for 34-runs in 10-overs on his debut ODI match - including a maiden.
Javagal Srinath captured three-wickets for 49-runs in 10-overs including a maiden with economy rate of 4.90, Anil Kumble took 2-wickets and one for Venkatapathy Raju.
Vinod Kambli named Player of the match for his whirlwind sparkling batting performance to smashed a career-best 82 off facing 66-balls including 4-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 124.24.
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