Yuvraj shines as India down fighting Ireland
Yuvraj Singh put in a superb all-round display as India survived some
anxious moments to post a five-wicket victory over a fighting Ireland in
their World Cup match on Sunday.
The part-time spinner bagged a maiden five-wicket haul to restrict
Ireland to a modest 207 and then hit an unbeaten 50 to help his side
achieve the target with four overs to spare in the day-night match in
Bangalore. India were wobbling at 100-4 before Yuvraj and skipper
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (34) added 67 runs for the fifth wicket.
Yusuf Pathan gave the finishing touches to India痴 second win in
three matches with an attractive 24-ball 30 not out, which included two
sixes and one four in one over from left-arm spinner George Dockrell.
BANGALORE, India, March 6, 2011 AFP
IRELAND
W. Porterfield c Harbhajan b Yuvraj 75
P. Stirling b Zaheer 0
E. Joyce c Dhoni b Zaheer 4
N. O達rien run out 46
A. White c Dhoni b Yuvraj 5
K. O達rien c and b Yuvraj 9
A. Cusack lbw b Yuvraj 24
J. Mooney lbw b Yuvraj 5
T. Johnston lbw b Patel 17
G. Dockrell c Dhoni b Zaheer 3
B. Rankin not out 1
Extras (lb4, nb6, w8) 18
TOTAL (for all out; 47.5 overs) 207
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Stirling), 2-9 (Joyce), 3-122 (N. O達rien), 4-129 (White),
5-147 (K. O達rien), 6-160 (Porterfield), 7-178 (Mooney), 8-184 (Cusack), 9-201 (Dockrell), 10-207 (Johnston).
Bowling: Zaheer 9-1-30-3 (w1), Patel 4.5-0-25-1 (w1), Pathan 7-1-32-0, Harbhajan 9-1-29-0 (w1), Chawla 8-0-56-0 (nb6, w3), Yuvraj 10-0-31-5 (w2).
INDIA
V. Sehwag c and b Johnston 5
S. Tendulkar lbw b Dockrell 38
G. Gambhir c Cusack b Johnston 10
V. Kohli run out 34
Y. Singh not out 50
MS Dhoni lbw b Dockrell 34
Y. Pathan not out 30
Extras (lb4, w5) 9
TOTAL (for five wickets; 46 overs) 210
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Sehwag), 2-24 (Gambhir), 3-87 (Tendulkar), 4-100 (Kohli), 5-167 (Dhoni).
Bowling: Rankin 10-1-34-0 (w2), Johnston 5-1-16-2 (w1), Dockrell 10-0-49-2,
Mooney 2-0-18-0, Stirling 10-0-45-0 (w2), White 5-0-23-0, Kevin O達rien 1-0-3-0, Cusack 3-0-18-0. |
