Australia take 2-0 lead despite Yuvraj heroics

Oct 05, 2007

Matthew Hayden got Australia off to a flier with a 70-ball 60 after Ricky Ponting chose to bat •Getty Images

... and the Indian team gathered to celebrate a crucial breakthrough •AFP

The miss didn't prove costly for India as Hayden was soon dismissed when his attempted slash ended up in Dhoni's gloves•AFP

Symonds was Australia's destroyer-in-chief as he hit a rapid 89 which included five sixes •AFP

Yuvraj Singh walked in to the crease, and put on 95 runs for the fourth wicket with Tendulkar•Getty Images

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian captain, combined with his deputy in a 65-run stand before getting out to Brett Lee while trying to up the scoring•AFP

Yuvraj finally fell for 121•Getty Images

Irfan Pathan ended the 76-run opening stand when he had Adam Gilchrist stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni ...•Getty Images

Ponting, returning from a hamstring strain, could only manage 25 off 43 balls•AFP

Michael Clarke's composed 59 laid the platform for a late Australian charge•Getty Images

Australia set India a target of 291, who got off to a bad start with Gautam Gambhir falling early•Getty Images

Brad Hogg broke the partnership, getting rid of Tendulkar for 43•Getty Images

Rohit Sharma and Irfan Pathan fell cheaply and the onus was on Yuvraj Singh to get the runs•AFP

With his dismissal, it was only a matter of time before Australia completed a 47-run win•AFP

Zaheer Khan made a hash of an easy chance to run out Hayden•Getty Images

Andrew Symonds shared a 123-run stand with Clarke as Australia headed for a huge total for the third straight match in the series•AFP

Mitchell Johnson dismissed Robin Uthappa for a duck soon after, and India were in trouble at 13 for 3, with Rahul Dravid dismissed for 0 as well•Getty Images

Yuvraj Singh was at ease against the Australian bowlers •AFP

Yuvraj got to his 100 off 104 balls, but the asking-rate kept climbing for India•AFP