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Australia win despite Yuvraj ton

October 06, 2007 00:00:00


HYDERABAD, Oct 5 (BBC): A magnificent 121 from Yuvraj Singh could not prevent Australia taking a 2-0 lead in the series with a 47-run victory over India in Hyderabad.
After three wickets fell in the first five overs, Yuvraj smashed 12 fours and three sixes before he was eighth out.
Earlier Adam Gilchrist and Matt Hayden shared 76 in 13.2 overs as Australia compiled 290-7 after opting to bat.
Andrew Symonds and Michael Clarke shared 123 in 16 overs, Symonds with five sixes in a superb 89 off 67 balls.
Following the no result in the opening match and Australia's crushing victory in the second, India recalled Romit Sharma for Ramesh Powar and the tourists welcomed back skipper Ricky Ponting, with Brad Haddin left out.
Hayden struck successive boundaries in Zaheer Khan's opening over and hit two more in an over from Sree Santh as 61 came from the first 10 overs.
But the scoring slowed after Gilchrist was deceived by a slower ball and was though his swipe across the line by the time the ball reached him and uprooted the middle stump.
Hayden departed when he tried to heave one through point in his typically robust fashion and lost his balance as he toe-ended through to the keeper, before the spinners took a stranglehold.
Sachin Tendulkar was introduced and dropped short to allow Ponting to pull the first boundary for 10 overs but the captain was soon on his way back to the pavilion when he tried to hit over the top and was well caught by Santh on the run.
But that merely brought in Symonds, and he proceeded to rapidly wrestle back the initiative.

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