U.A.E. vs India, 21st Match, Pool B at Perth, Feb 28 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary

7.10pm Okay then, people. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Do tune in as always for Pakistan v Zimbabwe and England v Sri Lanka, and keep sending in your comments. Until then, goodbye!

MS Dhoni: "We have had quite a few plans and it's important in these conditions that you execute them, not give opportunities to score freely. The bowlers have really stepped up, and in a team sport it starts to reflect in other departments too. We dropped one catch today but the fielding has been brilliant. When we are losing quite a few games outside the subcontinent, it was an area of concern that we were not getting wickets in the middle overs. Now we are getting wickets with the new ball and the spinners are able to put more pressure on the batsmen in the middle overs. We have to continue with the good effort. [Bhuvneshwar] looked good, first five overs he bowled he was looking sharper than he did when he came back from the injury and played the Test match. If he plays a few more games, we can see how he can bowl in the death overs also."

Mohammad Tauqir: "It was not a par score on this wicket, we were outplayed by Indian bowling. They bowled really well, in good areas, we should have scored 200-plus. [Ashwin] bowled brilliantly, we couldn't cope with his bowling. He was getting good bounce and turn on this wicket. That's our batting order, we know [Shaiman] can score a lot of runs down the order. I think the top order needs to be more responsible and score more runs for us."

R Ashwin is the man of the match. "I bowl at such phases of the game, it's more of cutting the runs out, it can get a little difficult, but [the lack of a four-wicket haul] was playing on my mind today after the first five overs. When it comes to this format, I'm pretty much unselfish, it doesn't matter if I get the numbers or not as long as I put in the effort required. My wrist is getting into a good position, and that helps with the arm ball, the breeze helped as well. It was good to play the big teams initially, now we're on a roll."

6.52pm For the first time at this World Cup, an Associate team has played like an Associate team. UAE collapsed in the face of some pretty good bowling in bouncy conditions, and the target of 102 was always going to be a stroll for India. A half-century for Rohit, and valuable time in the middle.

6.43pm We're back. Tauqir to resume, and India have taken the batting Powerplay.

Aravind: "Like we have a 30 minute extension in tests to take the last wicket before a scheduled break, we should allow the batting side a 2 or 3 over extension in ODIs to score the remaining runs before a scheduled break. And similarly for the bowling side if there is just 1 wicket to be taken." -- That sounds like a pretty good idea, I must say. I've had a pretty quick change of heart. Let's sign a petition for this issue to be discussed at the next ICC meeting!

Siddhesh: "Not sure why anybody should be "up in arms". They will be angry that making use of common sense and allowing India to to finish off the game before rain was a blunder??" -- How exactly do you define "common sense". Everyone talks about it, but how do you write common sense into the rules? How subjective will that be?

DanielAlexander: "India need less than 20 to win, why don't have the dinner after the end of the match? imagine if it rains during the match. it'l be a no result." -- Exactly. If that happens, it's just bad luck for India. If they had changed the rules and allowed India to complete the chase, and it had rained 10 minutes later, everyone would be up in arms. The rules exist for a reason.

6.01pm Off go the players. India need 15 to win.