Yuvraj Singh was unstoppable yesterday in a match between India A and West Indies A. He scored a brutal 89-ball 123 hitting eight fours and seven sixes that took India A to a massive 312 for four in 42 overs after West Indies A decided to field.
Thanks to Yuvraj's explosive knock well supported by Mandeep Singh (67) and Yusuf Pathan unbeaten whirlwind 70 off 32 balls, hitting four fours and six sixes, India A won the first of the three-match unofficial ODI series by 77-run played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.
Earlier in the day, India A lost two wickets for 47 runs with both the openers Unmukt Chand (1) and Robin Uthappa (23) failing to make the most of the opportunity.
Playing in his first competitive game in four months, Yuvraj set the stage on fire with a captain's knock.
Yuvraj and Mandeep then added 100 runs for the third-wicket in what was a pure display of power hitting. Mandeep played the role of second fiddle perfectly while Yuvraj went after the West Indies A bowlers.
Mandeep, who hit seven fours and a six, was well set for a big score but was foxed by a tossed up delivery from Nikita Miller that castled him.
West Indies A might have hoped that wicket would slow down the flow of runs. But to their surprise, Yusuf also joined Yuvraj in power hitting that left the visitors without any hope.
Yuvraj's destructive innings was ended by a full toss delivery from leggie Nkrumah Bonner and Ronford Beaton took a skier at long on. But by then the writing was on the wall for West Indies A.
West Indies A innings folded up for 235 runs in 39.1 overs after Narsingh Deonarine and Andre Russell struck an identical 57 each. It was a clinical show by the India A pacers as Sumit Narwal and R Vinay Kumar picked up two wickets each along with the spin duo of Rahul Sharma and Pathan.
(with inputs from IANS)
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