Yuvraj took 5-94 in 26.5 overs to enable India 'A' to bowl out England, who resumed at 286 for 4, 20 minutes after lunch. (PTI Photo)
For the record, the game ended in a draw with India 'A' scoring 124 for 4 in the second innings to back up their first innings total of 369 after England were bowled out for 426.
Yuvraj took 5-94 in 26.5 overs to enable India 'A' to bowl out England, who resumed at 286 for 4, 20 minutes after lunch. England had a lead of 57. What will interest Dhoni, who questioned his ability to field for two days, is the fact that Yuvraj was on the field for the entire 119.5 overs of the England innings in hot, humid conditions. Yuvraj's figures were his best in first class cricket beating the 3/25 in 2001-02 against Jammu and Kashmir.
The 30-year-old's effort though didn't stop Samit Patel, who was batting on 82 overnight, to complete a well-deserved century. Patel 104 (173 balls, 14x4) also shared an effective stand of 65 with Matthew Prior, who played a breezy knock of 51 (52 balls, 9x4). It's a credit to Yuvraj that he produced deliveries that could dismiss both well set players in the span of five deliveries. Prior's dismissal was off a classical left-arm-spinner's delivery that pitched and straightened and the batsman edged it to Suresh Raina at first slip. Patel, after registering his 14th first class ton, was deceived in flight while trying an inside out cover drive. He couldn't beat Murali Vijay at cover though.
Those dismissals were after Ashok Dinda (mighty impressive again with his attitude and energy) removed big fish Alastair Cook for a patient 119 which he scored in 269 balls. Cook couldn't keep out a good delivery that pitched and left the skipper and edged it to wicket-keeper Saha.
England managed to grab a lead of 57 and also dented the pride of openers Abhinav Mukund and Murali Vijay by getting them out for 3 and 32 respectively. Vijay would have been dismissed earlier thanks to umpire Shavir Tarapore's inability to spot a bump ball. Vijay's flick off Swann landed in the hands of Alastair Cook at mid-wicket and despite the England skipper's insistence that the catch wasn't keen, Tarapore raised his finger, before better sense prevailed. They dismissed Yuvraj (14) cheaply too, but Rahane 54 (98 balls, 6x4), used the time and opportunity to score a good looking half century. How he would have wished for those runs to come in the first innings though.
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