India Vs England - T20 Match in Pune Thursday Dec 20,2012

Indian skipper M S Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl against England

Indian Team
M S Dhoni(Captain);R Aswin;Parvinder Awana;Piyush Chawla;Ashok Dinda;Gautam Gambhir;Virat Kohli;Ravindra Jadeja;Bhuvaneshwar Kumar;Abhimanyu Mithun;Ajinkya Rahane;Suresh Raina;Ambati Rayadu;Rohit Sharma and Yuvaraj Singh

England Team

Eoin Morgan(Captain);Jonny Bairstow;Tim Bresnan;Danny Briggs;Jos Butler;Jade Dernbach;Alex Hales;
James Harris;Michael Lumb;James Tredwell;Luke Wright;Stuart Meaker;Samit Patel;Joe Root and Stuart Broad

T20I Debuts Stuart Meaker and James Tredwell (England); Parvinder Awana (India)


Yuvaraj Singh's All-round Display Powers India to Victory

In the first international match at the Subrata Roy Stadium in Pune,Yuvaraj Singh showed why he is indispensable in limited-overs formats. First, his spell of left-arm spin upended England's innings and then his burst of hitting smoothened India's path to a comprehensive victory.
Scorecard
England Scored 157/6 in 20 Overs
Alex Hales              56(35 Balls with 4x7 and 6x2)
Luke Wright            34(21 Balls with 4x3 and 6x1)
Samit Patel              24(22 Balls with 1x4 and 6x1)
Jos Butler                33*(21 Balls with 6x3)

Wicket Takers(India)
Yuvaraj Singh 3-19(4 Overs)
Ashok Dina    2-18(3 Overs)
R Aswin         1-33(4 Overs)

India Scored 158/5 in 17.5 Overs
Gautam Gambhir                16(16 Balls with 4x3)
Ajinkya Rahane                  19(13 Balls with 6x2)
Virat Kohli                          21(17 Balls with 4x2)
Yuvaraj Singh                      38(21 Balls with 4x2 and 6x3)
Suresh Raina                      26(19 Balls with 4x1 and 6x1)
M S Dhoni                         24*(21 Balls with 4x2)
Wicket Takers(England)
Tim Bresnan       2-26(3 Overs)
Luke Wright       1-24(3 Overs)
Stuart Meaker    1-28(3.5 Overs)

India Won the T20 Match by 5 Wickets(with 13 balls remaining)

Player of the Match -  Yuvraj Singh (India)