Yuvraj stars but India fall

Yuvraj, one of the stars of India's win at the recent World Twenty20 in South Africa, smashed 121 from 115 balls but it proved to be in vain as world champions Australia moved 2-0 ahead in the seven-match series with a 47-run triumph.

The Aussies made 290 from their 50 overs - Andrew Symonds top-scoring with a rapid 89 - and then dismissed the hosts for 243.

India's reply got off to a woeful start and, at 13 for three, it looked as though they were heading for a heavy defeat but Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj stabilised the innings and paved the way for the latter to up the tempo.

Tendulkar eventually departed for 43, bowled by spinner Brad Hogg, but Yuvraj continued his onslaught alongside new skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Dhoni's wicket effectively ended the contest, however, the wicketkeeper edging a Brett Lee delivery to his Australia counterpart Adam Gilchrist having made 33.

Earlier, Matthew Hayden made a half-century at the top of the Australian order but it was the fourth-wicket partnership of 123 between Symonds and Michael Clarke which gave the innings real impetus.

Symonds and Clarke took the attack to the Indians with their century partnership coming up off just 93 balls.

Clarke departed in the 45th over, chipping a straight drive to Pathan off the bowling of Zaheer Khan for 59, but Symonds remained, continuing his onslaught until the penultimate ball of the innings when he holed out to Uthappa on the boundary off Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.

His 89 came off just 67 balls and contained five fours and five sixes.