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Yuvraj scripts India win vs England
Indore, Nov 17: Riding on a scintillating performance by Yuvraj Singh India thrashed England by 54 runs in the second cricket one-dayer here on Monday.
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Yuvraj Singh continued his domination of the one-day series against England by delivering a match-winning display with bat and ball to seal another emphatic victory for India.
The talented left-hander claimed his second century in as many matches to power India to a commanding 292 for nine despite a shaky start when they slipped to 29 for three after deciding to bat first at Nehru Park.
But Yuvraj also claimed a superb four for 28 with his part-time spin to help secure a 54-run victory by dismissing England for 238 after they lost their last seven wickets for 55 runs in 10 overs.
Yuvi stitched 134 runs for the fourth wicket with Gautam Gambhir (70) while the lanky Yousuf Pathan provided the late sparks to the innings with an savage unbeaten 50 off just 29 balls.
The England innings never really got the momentum to overhaul India's target with none of the batsmen really getting a big knock to keep them in the hunt. Owais Shah (58), Andrew Flintoff (43), Matt Prior (38) and Kevin Pietersen (33) got the starts but could not hang around long enough.
The two teams will now travel to Kanpur for the third game to be played at the Green Park stadium on Thursday.
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