India vs England, 1st T20I, Pune

India have won the toss and elected to field

Teams:
England (Playing XI): Alex Hales, Michael Lumb, Luke Wright, Eoin Morgan(c), Samit Patel, Jos Buttler(w), Tim Bresnan, James Tredwell, Stuart Meaker, Danny Briggs, Jade Dernbach

India (Playing XI): Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Parvinder Awana, Piyush Chawla, Ashok Dinda

England 157/6 (20 overs)
After the end of 10 overs, England were 89/1. In the last 10 overs, England managed only 68/5. Yuvraj Singh was the star as he picked up his best haul in T20Is. Hales scored a magnificent half century but England lost their way in the middle overs. Samit Patel and Jos Buttler struck some lusty blows towards the end as they helped England reach 157/6.

India 158/5 (17.5 overs)
England were never in the game after they lost a flurry of wickets post a strong start. On a batting paradise a score well in excess of 180 runs was required. The fact that India's batsmen came out attacking made things difficult for them as well. Yuvraj Singh dazzled with an all-round performance.

Yuvraj Singh is the Man of the Match

When a player like Michael Lumb is going great guns, having raced to a half-century to help England amass more than 80 runs in the first ten overs, the opposition is under tremendous pressure and making a comeback from that position is tough to say the least. However, Yuvraj Singh came up with a fine spell of bowling to restrict England even when they were looking set to score in excess of 180. Yuvraj picked up three crucial wickets and gave away just 19 runs off his 4 overs, which helped India restrict England to a total of 157/6.