The Indian team has fought like a combined unit in their first three matches of World Cup 2015.
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If emphatic starts are half the battle won, Indian cricketers have definitely taken a giant leap towards yet another World Cup title. In the process, Men in Blue have now become the joint second-most successful ODI teams- with Pakistan. Their massive nine-wicket triumph against UAE on Saturday in Perth was their 440th ODI win - 83 fewer than Australia.
On Saturday in Perth, the Men in Blue played dominant cricket - much on expected lines. Asked to field first, pace and spin combined seamlessly to reduce UAE to 102 - the lowest total by any team against India in a World Cup match. (Also read: Dhoni hails his bowlers | Ashwin says hard-work paying off )
The reply was led by Rohit Sharma (57*) who eased his side to a 9-wicket win - India's first World Cup triumph at the WACA. The team had lost the only game previously played by them at this venue - by 9 runs to England on February 22, 1992.
While their latest win helped India further consolidate their position at the top of Pool B, it was also their third win in as many matches against UAE.
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* India have convincingly won all three World Cup games played by them in the present edition - by 76 runs vs Pakistan at Adelaide on Feb.15, by 130 runs vs South Africa at Melbourne on Feb.22 and by 9 wickets vs UAE at Perth on Feb.28.
* UAE's 102 is the tenth lowest total by any team against India in ODIs.
* Ravichandran Ashwin (4/25) has produced his career-best bowling performance in ODIs, outstripping the 3 for 24 vs New Zealand at Chennai on December 10, 2010.
* Ashwin's figures are the third best by an Indian bowler in ODIs at Perth - the two best being Ravi Shastri's five for 15 vs Australia on December 8, 1991 and 4 for 24 by Irfan Pathan vs Zimbabwe on February 3, 2004.
* Ashwin's excellent figures are the third best by an Indian spinner in World Cups.� Yuvraj Singh is the only Indian spinner to bag five wickets in an innings� - 5 for 31 vs Ireland at Bangalore on March 6, 2011.� He also recorded the second best - 4 for six vs Namibia at Pietermaritzburg on February 23, 2003.
* Ashwin has set a bowling record for most wickets in an ODI for India vs UAE, obliterating Sachin Tendulkar's figures of three for 21 at Dambulla on July 16, 2004.
* Ashwin has been adjudged the Man of the Match for the first time in World Cups.� His first MOM award vs UAE is his third in ODIs.
* Shaiman Anwar (35) has top scored in UAE's innings, taking his tally to 208 at an average of 69.33, including a century and a fifty, in three innings - the highest by a UAE batsman in World Cups.
* Ravindra Jadeja (2/23) has produced his best bowling figures in World Cup.
* Umesh Yadav (2/15) has also registered his best bowling performance in World Cup, surpassing the 2 for 50 vs Pakistan at Adelaide on Feb.15, 2015.
* Nine times, the last-wicket pair has registered the highest partnership� � in an ODI innings against India - the most by any team. (Shaiman Anwar and Manjula Guruge had registered a 31-run stand for the tenth wicket).
(Stats by Rajesh Kumar)
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