Veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh will be given a chance to play in India’s last league match of the Asia Cup against UAE on March 03, 2015 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.
The game will begin at 07.00 PM IST. India has already procured a place in the final, and this match has nothing to do with determining India’s fate in the tournament.
UAE wins the toss and choose to bat first:
Yesterday, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by five wickets, and they will take on India in the grand finale.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni recently told that he will give the chance to players who has been resting on the benches throughout the tournament. Apart from Harbhajan Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Pawan Negi and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will also get a chance to play this match.
Ajinkya Rahane deserves a place in the side considering the dangerous form of Shikhar Dhawan. Rahane has played the match against Pakistan, but he got dismissed quickly in an unusual delivery from Mohammed Amir. Experts believe that Ajinkya Rahane deserves a second opportunity to prove his mettle.
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The match will be shown live in Star Sports and PTV Sports in India and Pakistan respectively. Star Sports will also be live streaming the game for Internet users at Star Sports.com
Ashish Nehra, the veteran bowler in the Indian side, will be rested, and Bhuvneswar Kumar will come in the playing eleven.
Team management wants Ashish Nehra in full swing for the final, as he is like wine which gets tastier when old. Ashish Nehra has played nine consecutive T 20 matches in the last 30 days, and he has bowled with a decent economy rate.
Toss has nothing much to do in this game. If we analyze the previous games played in this tournament, we will understand that pace bowlers have a bit upper edge, and this has made all the encounters close in nature. No rain is predicted, and it makes the atmosphere suitable for a perfect match.
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