Fiery Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh struck a match winning 123 runs to help India A win the 1st unofficial One Day International against the West Indies A team which was played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Sunday.
The India A team is now up 1-0 in the 3-ODI series. The Indian team led by Yuvraj singh was always a favorite to win the three ODI series which they started with a bang. Follow the Ind A vs WI A 2nd and 3rd ODI live on Cricinfo here.
Since the national Indian team is taking rest until October 2013. The back bench players and other who are eying to make a comeback to the national squad are busy playing the India A vs West Indies series.
Another destructive player Yousuf Pathan who made a tremendous mark in the IPL 2nd and 3rd edition also stuck 70 runs of just 39 ball hitting six sixes in his brutal innings which took India past 300 runs in the 1st ODI.
For the first two of the four-day matches, India former openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir and pacer Zaheer Khan who all were dropped from the Indian side are included so that they prove their form and make a comeback to the Indian team.
Since the matches are being played early morning at 9:00 a.m., the toss plays a important factor with the 1st ODI reduced to 42 overs due to wet outfield and overnight rain.
Star Sports Tv channel will be broadcasting the matches live in India while the live streaming can be watched at the official website of Ten Cricket. Watch live streaming of the Ind A vs WI A 3rd ODI here.