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Yuvraj gets 1st competitive game; scores 47 against India colts

Updated on: 01 August,2012 11:09 PM IST  | 
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Playing his first game after 8 months, the all-rounder got 47 of 70 balls and bowled 5 overs.

Yuvraj gets 1st competitive game; scores 47 against India colts

Yuvraj Singh, who is recuperating well from a rare germ cell cancer played a practice match for the first time since his return to field scoring 47 for KSCA XI against India U-19 team which is gearing up for the Youth World Cup.


Although it was "purely a practice match" as termed by one of the KSCA officials, Yuvraj, who is among the 30-member probables for the World Twenty20 scored 47 off 70 balls hitting a couple of boundaries and a six in the process.


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Yuvraj Singh scored 47 off 70 balls against the India u-19. File Pic


The match that was played near Maahadevpura on the outskirts of Bangalore saw Yuvraj bowl five overs of left-arm spin and also fielded for a good 30 overs.

"Finally played my first practice game after 8 months! Got 47 of 70 balls bowled 5 overs fielded 30 overs! Not bad for a start !!," Yuvraj tweeted.u00a0

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