Yuvraj's All-Round Show Helps India Win By 5 Wickets
Bangalore, Mar 6 : Yuvraj Singh produced an impressive all-round performance as title contenders India really toiled hard in order to pull-off a five-wicket win over a spirited Ireland side in a group B encounter of the cricket World Cup, here today. Yuvraj became the first player in the history of World Cup to take five wickets and score a half century (5/31 in 10 overs and 50 not out) as India huffed and puffed on their way to a modest victory target of 208 in 46 overs. After restricting Ireland to a modest 207, courtesy his five-for, the southpaw batted sensibly on a slow track for his half century as it came in 75 balls and had only three fours in it. India now have five points from three matches having notched up their second win. Put into bat after Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss,Ireland lost two early wickets before rival captain William Porterfield capitalised on an early reprieve to rescue his team. But Yuvraj triggered a collapse that saw Ireland lose their last eight wick