November 1, 2009 9:25 AM

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Cricket: India beat Australia to go up 2-1

India beat Australia by six wickets in the third One Day International Cricket at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi last night. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh struck magnificent half-centuries to give India a thumping win. India now lead the seven match series 2-1.Chasing a target of 230, the duo added 148 runs for the fourth wicket to spark an Indian victory with 10 balls to spare. Yuvraj changed gears remarkably well to score his 96-ball 78, while Dhoni continued his magnificent form with an unbeaten 71 off 95 balls, which had six boundaries.Earlier, Australia made 229 for five wickets in 50 overs. For India Ravindra Jadeja grabbed two wickets, while Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh shared one each.Yuvraj Singh was declared Man of the match. The fourth One Dayer will be played at Mohali tomorrow.

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