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00:0071st match, 71 matches, incredible.
00:051529 runs, 29 is average, he'd like to get that at over 30.
00:10A strike rate of 83, 12.50s, 12 times he's been past 50, still looking for his first 100.
00:1698, not out his highest score, and he comes in with India 132 for 3.
00:22India 132, India 132, India 132, India 132.
00:53There, this is Bhanukam, and he has gone the distance.
00:59Great use of the feet from Yuvraj Singh.
01:02He's taken the chance, he who doesn't throw the dice will never get the 6.
01:09That's class work.
01:12Minimal fuss, maximum result.
01:15Sweet timing, sweet as candy.
01:19Yes it was, sweet timing indeed.
01:23Doesn't quite love the ball the way Saurav Ganguly does.
01:27Ganguly is down the wicket, giving himself room, beautiful shot.
01:30Come back to that, 162 for 4.
01:37That's a good hit, one bounce over the rope.
01:45Very quick to chip down the track, Yuvraj Singh.
01:48Yuvraj Singh, using his feet, Yuvraj this time.
01:54And hitting it handsomely over the mid-off region for his straight boundary.
01:59Just, Rafiq needs to think a little bit, whether to bowl up to Yuvraj Singh,
02:04because he's a very, very clean hitter of the ball, he has to pitch it a little bit short.
02:11That was why he uses his feet.
02:13Doesn't mind hitting inside or out as well, against the spin.
02:18That will be a wide, you can see what Rafiq is trying now.
02:21He's trying to tuck up the left-hander, concentrate on the leg stump line.
02:26The way he's got to be careful is, he's got to stick to that leg stump line.
02:30If he bowls a little wider, he'll be called for a wide.
02:37That is a lovely shot.
02:39That is a lovely shot.
02:42Again, superb footwork, good placement.
02:48Rafiq made to think.
02:51Again using his feet, and placement is excellent, right between the two fielders.
02:57Picked it very nicely.
02:59Yuvraj Singh looking very dangerous for Bangladesh indeed.
03:04And he's raced away to 48.
03:10And now reaches 50.
03:15His 13th in One Day Internationals.
03:18It's been a fine innings.
03:22It's been a lovely innings from Yuvraj Singh.
03:25Much needed one for Indians.
03:30Yuvraj Singh hasn't played well. 50 of just 60 deliveries.
03:35Two huge sixes and two fours as well.
03:40Yes.
03:45Yes, it's been a well compiled half century.
03:49He's run hard between the wickets, looked to rotate the strike.
03:53But when he's had the opportunity to play the big shots, he's done that.
03:58It's a shot delivery. He's not quite timed it, but he's got it into the gap.
04:02And get four for it.
04:04A huge gap between long on and the backward square leg.
04:14Well, Rafiq, you can't really bowl short to Yuvraj at this stage of the game.
04:19He's got a lot of time.
04:21He's got a lot of time.
04:23He's got a lot of time.
04:24You can't really bowl short to Yuvraj at this stage of the game and on a wicket like this, which is very slow.
04:30Just stood up and just racked it over midway for four runs.
04:35And he's set and you need to bowl up to him and you need to let him think.
04:39If he would have bowled a slower delivery, it would have mattered, but not this way.
04:43Yuvraj taking full strike of that.
04:55So single there, two and the over. Seven overs left.
04:59And yet, 218 for six.
05:0850 runs for Yuvraj Singh and you can see the number of shots he's played on the onside.
05:14But a good thing, always looking to play down the ground.
05:17He's at his best when he does that. Tall man, high back lift.
05:20He's peppered the onside field.
05:21And you see it from a batsman's point of view.
05:25He's hit a lot of shots in that mid-wicket area.
05:28He's cleared the boundary as well on the onside.
05:35He reached his half century with that pull shot between square leg and mid-wicket.
05:48There's one of those big shots.
05:49There's one of those big shots.
05:51He's cleared the boundary comfortably.
05:53This is the great ability Yuvraj Singh has.
05:57He makes it look easy.
05:59Brings up the 50 run partnership as well.
06:03Absolutely brilliant shot.
06:05Again down the track.
06:07What surprises me here is that Rafiq is probably not thinking in the right way.
06:11He should be bowling a bit slower.
06:16Excellent shot again.
06:17Superb placement.
06:20Just get the feeling that there were some mind games being played there between the bowler and the batsman.
06:25Batsman went down the track the previous ball.
06:27Hit him for six.
06:29He would have expected Rafiq to drop it a little shorter.
06:32Yuvraj Singh was there waiting.
06:37Now what does the bowler do?
06:39I think he's got to try and think of bowling over the wicket.
06:43Maybe a little slower and wider.
06:47Try and make Yuvraj Singh hit in a different area.
06:51But he's got to bury his pace.
06:53You mentioned that Atharv, that's extremely important.
06:55The quicker you bowl on the surface, the quicker you'll go off the bat.
06:58And that's something the batsman wants.
07:03He's dominated this partnership, Yuvraj Singh.
07:07Just what India required.
07:0956 from just 33 balls.
07:14Now over the wicket.
07:15And a lot slower.
07:17But it's gone a long, long way.
07:21Once again, magnificent use of the feet.
07:25He's decided to cut loose and he's going to take toll of the left arm spinner.
07:30Isn't that a very good over for India and Yuvraj?
07:34Some woman went down the wicket straight over the mid-off region.
07:38No sweat.
07:40Rafiq has something to think about now.
07:46He's got to try and pitch the ball up.
07:48Try and get it fuller.
07:50Not allow Yuvraj Singh to get the elevation he's looking for.
07:59It's quicker and shorter.
08:02Yuvraj Singh will take that.
08:03A single and keep the strike.
08:0516 off the over.
08:09It's 235 for 6.
08:126 overs remaining.
08:16Yuvraj Singh, 72.
08:19Still to get a 100 in One Day Internationals.
08:22Could this be the day?
08:24Still 6 overs remaining.
08:29Highest score, 98 not out against Sri Lanka.
08:32That was way back in 2001.
08:37He's made a huge impression.
08:39He's made a huge impression ever since he made it to the Indian team.
08:44Very good strike rate, 87.15.
08:52He's going to cut loose here.
08:53That's one that's gone straight to the fielder but it was well timed.
09:00And a slower delivery again but well waited.
09:04That is a fine shot to end the over.
09:08241 for 6.
09:13I mean he's worked hard now.
09:14Isn't there a case perhaps for Yuvraj to go up the order?
09:17I mean he's coming in at, well he's 5 here today.
09:21But when Tendulkar plays he bats at 6.
09:23And I just think possibly there's a case for him to bat at 4.
09:27In this side.
09:28I like your thought.
09:29And I think that there's a better case for him to bat higher than
09:33Mohammed Kaif in my opinion.
09:35Kaif doesn't really rotate the strike as much as he should.
09:38And puts pressure on people.
09:40Gets the ball cleanly.
09:43Cool, that's a double wide.
09:46I think the umpire should have signalled that twice.
09:49I don't know about you but I just get the feeling that there was a time
09:51when the game was poised pretty evenly.
09:54Bangladesh could have got back into the game.
09:57I think they were around about 172 when the last week went down.
10:01And you just sense that at 172 for 6.
10:04We got a 2 then they were in business.
10:05And I'm wondering if all the losses.
10:07The lack of confidence.
10:09They just need to learn how to win.
10:12Get themselves into good position.
10:14And then learn how to take the wicket.
10:17The critical one.
10:18And just got away from them.
10:20And suddenly you find India really rampant now.
10:23The game's gone from Bangladesh basically.
10:27We've put that away.
10:29That is a lusty blow that's going to gain him 4 runs.
10:32Full toss.
10:33On the leg stump.
10:34And it's gone for 4.
10:42Well he hits the ball powerfully.
10:44There's Yuvraj.
10:45He's bowling full tosses on.
10:48That middle stump.
10:50He hit you for 4 or 6 more often than not.
11:00So Yuvraj is up to 81.
11:03And he really is now looking at the first 3 figures.
11:07That he would have gained in one day cricket.
11:0998 is highest.
11:1198 not out against Sri Lanka in Kandy.
11:15That was 2 years ago.
11:19Well that's a muscular blow.
11:22Only a big man with strong arms can gain 4s like that.
11:25And it just stood up and asked to be hit.
11:29Yeah he doesn't take any annoyance from a ball back of a length.
11:33This man.
11:36Very powerful.
11:37High back lift.
11:38Through the ball.
11:39Gets his right foot out the way.
11:40To give himself room.
11:42He doesn't need to run.
11:43He knows that.
11:45Trying to take the pace off the ball.
11:46Little bit of turn.
11:47But length was wrong.
11:52And.
11:54Another single off the last ball of the overs.
11:56So runs coming aplenty here for India in the last couple of overs.
12:004 overs to go.
12:0112 off that.
12:02253.
12:03254 for 6.
12:0986 now then.
12:10Yuvraj.
12:11Here's Thakur Bhoja.
12:15And.
12:164 more for Yuvraj.
12:17Takes him on to 90.
12:2090 in 76 balls.
12:24His teammates enjoying it.
12:26Well he's a special player.
12:28His timing is superb.
12:29He could hit that anywhere.
12:30He knows where the gap is.
12:31Now he's nicely settled.
12:33And he'll be aware of the 100.
12:3598 will be in the back of his mind.
12:37Got to get himself that 100 now.
12:514 balls to go in this over.
12:52Yuvraj is on 94.
12:556 short of what will be the 100.
12:576 short of what will be or could be his first century
13:01in one day international cricket.
13:02He's played well.
13:03He's played beautifully.
13:05He has.
13:06And he's probably thinking now.
13:08I'm going to get a boundary roll there.
13:10Don't want a single stand on the other side.
13:16I've got to get it nice and full.
13:17Give him one.
13:22Struck it well.
13:23Now Harbhajan will want to run back for him.
13:25And he does.
13:26That's good running from Harbhajan Singh.
13:28Very good running.
13:31That ball was hit hard.
13:32And it caused Mohammed Rafiq to take a little extra time.
13:4196 now.
13:43Yuvraj.
13:50And I know he's on the brink of it.
13:52One bad ball can put it away.
13:53Just don't make a mistake.
13:54He'd love to do it.
13:55Wouldn't he?
13:56Yup.
13:57Yuvraj Singh.
13:58On 96.
14:00Here's Kapoor's push up.
14:06Now they might struggle to get two here.
14:08Harbhajan says no to a second this time.
14:11Khaled Mahmood with the last over for the innings.
14:13And Yuvraj Singh is on 97.
14:15Yuvraj has hit the boundary that has gained him his 100.
14:19It is a century.
14:20The first century in one-day international cricket for Yuvraj Singh.
14:2684 balls.
14:27He salutes his team.
14:29And he's got it.
14:31And he's got it.
14:32And he's got it.
14:33And he's got it.
14:34And he's got it.
14:35And he's got it.
14:36And he's got it.
14:37And he's got it.
14:3884 balls.
14:39He salutes his teammates.
14:42Lifts his bat.
14:43Indian players are delighted.
14:45And that is a wonderful 100.
14:46And a great moment for Yuvraj Singh.
14:49Innings of a lifetime.
14:50And what a shot he played to get there.
14:52What a beautiful cover drive.
14:55He just caressed it past the deep mid-off.
14:59And all the fans, they love it.
15:01And so do his teammates.
15:02And so they should.
15:04Because he is a talented man, Yuvraj Singh.
15:06Yuvraj Singh.
15:07Powerful striker.
15:08He's not finished yet.
15:10Wow, that's it hard.
15:11That's going to be four.
15:12No, it won't.
15:18A little bit like Fred Karno's out there at the moment.
15:20Umpire's gone.
15:23Tell you what, Alan.
15:24That could have killed that umpire.
15:27It came back at pace.
15:37Wow.
15:38Tell you what.
15:39You didn't see it, did you?
15:40You did not see it.
15:43Could have taken a couple of ribs out.