Hiccups apart, India manages victory

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After initial hiccups, India manages to beat spirited Netherland team in the group ‘B’ match here at the Ferozshah Kotla ground. Yuvraj Singh (51)and Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (19) played sensibly after India lost 5 wickets. They insured the India’s team victory. For India Sehwag scored (37), Sachin Tendulkar (27), Yusuf Pathan (11), Virat Kohli (12) and Gautam Gambhir contributed 28 runs in the Indian total.

While the visitors bowled tightly in which Pieter Seelaar took 3 wickets, Peter Borren and Mudassar Bukhari shared one wicket each.Earlier, Captain Peter Borren provided the late sparks with some lusty hitting as The Netherlands lost their way after a steady start to be skittled out for 189 in 46.4 overs in their cricket World Cup match against India. Three Dutch batsmen -- Eric Szwarczynski (28), Wesley Barresi (26) and Tom Cooper (29) got the starts but could not translate it into big knocks as the minnows lost wickets at regular intervals on a placid Ferozeshah Kotla track. The opening pair put on 56 runs but the other batsmen succumbed rather tamely against a disciplined Indian bowling attack which exploited the conditions well. The visitors could have been in bigger trouble had it not been for Borren's 36-ball 38 and Muddasar Bukhari's (21) late onslaught.