** UAE played only their 21st game in 21 years of One-day International cricket.
** UAE’s first ever ODI was played against India in the Australasia Cup at Sharjah on April 13, 1994
** Only two players (Khurram Khan & Mohammad Tauqir) from this UAE side had appeared in their previous encounter against India (in the Asia Cup 2004). But None of the Indians of that match are playing today.
** UAE’s Shaiman Anwar in his last four ODI inninngs has made 259 runs in 235 balls!
His scores (his last three knocks have come in this WC)
51 (53b) v Afg
67 (50b) v Zim
106 (83b) v Ire
35 (49b) v Ind
** UAE’s 102 is now the lowest total by any side against India in World Cup, beating Sri Lanka’s 109 at Johannesburg in 2003.
** R Ashwin (4/25) claimed his first four wicket haul in ODIs.
** Out of the 36 4+ wkts hauls in ODIs at WACA, Perth Only 3 spinners have done it - Ravi Shastri & Ashwin once while Glenn Maxwell did it twice
** This is the 10th time the tenth wicket partnership is the highest stand in the team’s innings in the World Cup. Interestingly, four of them have come against India!
** This is India’s India’s 7th consecutive win in World Cup since beating WI at Chennai in 2011. Their best winning streak in World Cup is 8 (in 2003).
** First time India have won their first three matches in a World Cup tournament.
** India has now won 440 ODI games, equalling the win tally of Pakistan in ODIs. Now only Australia (523) have won more games in ODIs
** UAE have now played 12 ODI games against Test nations: 3 vs India, 2 (vs SL/Pak), 1 (SA/Eng/Zim/NZ/Ban) - lost all!
