2nd ODI: Yuvraj’s ton puts India in command

Shikhar Dhawan is bowled by a Chris Woakes delivery (Photo: AFP)


It was a brilliant comeback by batsman Yuvraj Singh as he hit a scintillating 150 in the second One-Day International (ODI) against England here in Cuttack after a poor start by India.

The crafty left hander hit the English bowlers all over the park as he built a steady partnership with former captain MS Dhoni, who too went on to score a century. However, the special knock came to an end when Yuvraj was caught behind while batting on 150 (127 balls).

Yuvraj, single-handedly put India in the driving seat after after the team lost 3 quick wickets of KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan and skipper Virat Kohli with just 25 runs on the board 

England skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bowl ear;ier in the day.

India have made one change to their side which defeated England in the first ODI on Sunday at Pune. 

Pacer Umesh Yadav was replaced by Bhuvneshwar Kumar while, for the visitors, pacer Liam Plunkett was included in the squad in place of Adil Rashid.

Teams:
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(captain), Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(wicketkeeper), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah.

England: Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (captain), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(wicketkeeper), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jake Ball, David Willey.

(With inputs from agencies)