Yuvraj Singh proved the difference as India defeated England by five wickets in the first Twenty20 international in Pune on Friday.
Singh took 3 for 19 off four overs to help restrict England to 6 for 157.
The classy left-hander then top-scored in the Indian innings with 38 off 21 balls to give the home side victory with 13 balls remaining.
England went into the game still glowing from a 2-1 Test series win over India.
The tourists made a strong start with 1 for 51 off the opening powerplay, but Yuvraj took the key wickets of Luke Wright (34), Alex Hales for 56 and Eoin Morgan for 5 the runs slowed.
India was in early trouble after Gautam Gambhir (16) and Ajinkya Rahane (19) were dismissed by Tim Bresnan.
But Yuvraj's two fours and three sixes got India back on track and the home side spread the runs around before sealing victory with plenty of time to spare.
Tags: sport, cricket, twenty20, india, united-kingdom, england First posted December 22, 2012 16:16:44
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