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Friday, November 14, 2008

Rajkot ODI Live: India vs England - Yuvraj scores Century, India pile up 387/5

Live from Rajkot: The first ODI between India and England, witnessed fireworks, as Indian batsmen lead by Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh led the assault on depleted England bowlers. Virender Sehwag scored 85 off 73 balls with 10 boundaries and 3 sixes. However, it was Yuvraj Singh, who set the stadium on fire.

Yuvraj, who has been under severe criticism for his below-par performance in recent months, went on to score his 9th ODI century. Yuvraj made an unbeaten 138 off 78 balls with 16 boundaries and 6 sixes. Yuvraj's century came in just 64 balls - second fastest century for India in ODI. India piled up 387/5 in 50 overs - India's second highest total in ODI. Gambhir made 51, while Raina contributed 43. Dhoni scored 39. For England, Harmison and Patel took 2 wickets each.
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