Another sunny afternoon in Delhi for day 19 of the World Cup as mighty India take on minnows the Netherlands, who adopt the bold approach and choose to bat after winning the toss
Australian umpire Steve Davis (left) is given a special trophy to commemorate his 100th one-day international
Openers Wesley Barresi and Eric Szwarczynski (right) start solidly as the 50 comes up for the Netherlands from 82 balls
Unlikely to be acceptable at Royal Ascot but an Indian fan finds a novel way of showing support
Two wickets fall for eight runs in three overs as the India spinners take control
Skipper Peter Borren makes an unorthodox and highly effective 38 but the final two wickets fall within four balls as the Netherlands are all out for 189
A member of the groundstaff fumigates for mosquitoes between innings in Delhi
Virender Sehwag gives India a typically explosive start at the top of the order with some pulsating shots
Sehwag delights the crowd in a thrilling opening stand of 69 in seven-and-a-half overs with Sachin Tendulkar
But Sehwag is caught for 39 from 26 balls, and having become the first batsman to score 2,000 World Cup runs, Tendulkar slices a lofted drive to long-off and is dismissed for 27
Left-arm spinner Pieter Seelaar adds the wicket of Yusuf Pathan to claim his third scalp in nine balls as India are reduced to 82-3 in the 10th over
The Dutch cannot stop Yuvraj Singh, however, as the all-rounder calms the nerves with some assured strokes
Yuvraj hits the winning runs to pass fifty and shares an unbroken partnership of 52 with captain Mahedra Dhoni, who finishes unbeaten on 19 in a five-wicket victory
Yuvraj adds another Man-of-the-Match award to his collection after completing the only fifty of the match, the 48th of his one-day international career
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