Yuvraj show takes India to 54-run win

Nov 17, 2008

Having lost the toss, England were given an early lift by Stuart Broad•Getty Images

Broad then dismissed Suresh Raina cheaply•Getty Images

Yuvraj was soon into his groove, playing some trademark shots•Getty Images

After a blitzkrieg in Rajkot, this was a measured, responsible hundred on a tricky pitch•AFP

Owais Shah batted with application as England began forming a platform•AFP

But Yuvraj struck twice in consecutive overs to remove Shah and Prior with the score reading 109 for 3•Getty Images

The two batsman looked to get England back on track as 59 runs were scored in the third Powerplay•Getty Images

The last three wickets added 51 futile runs•Getty Images

Virender Sehwag was the first to go, early into a loose shot against Broad•Getty Images

Yuvraj Singh came in at No. 4 and began to smooth over India's bad start•Getty Images

Mahendra Singh Dhoni added 43 with Yuvraj•Getty Images

Yusuf Pathan shifted gears excellently, slamming a maiden fifty from just 29 balls•AFP

Matt Prior provided able support at the other end as they put on 96 for the second wicket•Getty Images

Kevin Pietersen looked to prevent a collapse•Getty Images

But it was Yuvraj who came to the party again, removing Flintoff and Pietersen in one magical over •AFP

India won by 54 runs and Yuvraj was the Man of the Match for the second game in a row•AFP

Gautam Gambhir batted purposefully and raised another fifty against England•AFP

Yuvraj blows a kiss to the pavilion after hitting his second ton in two games•Getty Images

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Shah brought up his fifty off 66 balls•Getty Images

Andrew Flintoff lent a helping hand to his captain•Getty Images

Paul Collingwood was caught and bowled by Harbhajan Singh as England clearly lost their way at 187 for 6 •Getty Images

Dhoni took him for a ride around the ground on the motorbike Yuvraj won as the Man of the Match•AFP