India Champions Start World Champions League with a Win
India champion team has given a winning start to the World Champions League tournament. India beat England by 3 wickets in the opening match. England champions challenged India champions by 166 runs for victory. India completed this challenge with 6 balls to spare at the cost of 7 wickets. Birthday boy Harbhajan Singh hit a six when Team India needed 6 runs to win. Harbhajan also gave a birthday gift to Team India in the form of victory. England has faced defeat. Opener Robin Uthappa scored the highest 50 runs for Team India.
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Key Performances: Batting and Bowling Highlights
Robin Uthappa scored 50 runs in 32 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes for India champions. Gurukirat Singh Mann contributed 33 runs. Naman Ojha added 25 runs. Suresh Raina got out after scoring 16 runs. A big innings was expected from captain Yuvraj Singh. But Yuvraj could score only 2 runs. Irfan Pathan added 22 runs. R Vinay Kumar went to zero as soon as he came. The duo of Yusuf Pathan and Harbhajan Singh led to victory. Yusuf scored 5 runs and Harbhajan scored 6 runs. Chris Schofield took the most 4 wickets from England. Ravi Bopara took 2 wickets.
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England’s Innings
England champions win the toss. Captain Kevin Pietersen elected to bat. England scored 165 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Iain Bain scored 59 not out for England. Samit Patel contributed 51 runs. Owas Shah returned unbeaten on 23 runs. Phil Mustard contributed 13 runs and Ravi Bopara contributed 10 runs. Birthday boy Harbhajan Singh took 2 wickets for India champions. While Dhawal Kulkarni and R Vinay Kumar both got 1 wicket each.
Harbhajan Singh’s Match-Winning Six
With India needing 6 runs to win, Harbhajan Singh sealed the victory by hitting a six. His all-around performance, including taking 2 wickets, made his birthday even more special.
England Champions Squad: Kevin Pietersen (captain), Ian Bell, Kevin O’Brien, Phil Mustard (wicketkeeper), Ravi Bopara, Samit Patel, Owas Shah, Ryan J Sidebottom, Ajmal Shahzad, Chris Schofield, Darren Maddy, Stuart Meeker.
India Champions Squad: Yuvraj Singh (captain), Robin Uthappa, Naman Ojha (wicketkeeper), Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Pawan Negi, Harbhajan Singh, Dhawal Kulkarni, Rahul Shukla, RP Singh, Vinay Kumar, Gurkeerat Singh Mann.
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