Top 5 ODI knocks by Indian batsmen at Visakhapatnam

#4 Yuvraj Singh (95 off 83 balls vs Sri Lanka, 2007)

Yuvraj Singh’s 95 motored India past Sri Lanka’s score

In the lead-up to the 2007 World Cup, the Indian team underwent a sustained run of form, winning back to back series against Sri Lanka and West Indies. With the first ODI bearing no result and either side winning a match each in the second and third one, the fourth and final match at Vizag turned into a decider against the Lankans.

Batting first, the Lankans scored a competitive 259, largely on the back of Chamara Silva’s century. Virender Sehwag and Sourav Ganguly gave a solid start to the Indian team, with Robin Uthappa following them with a stroke-filled fifty after Ganguly started suffering from cramps. However, they stumbled to 118-3, with the game still in balance.

Yuvraj Singh, who went on to have a superb 2007, then combined with Uthappa, and later Ganguly, to give India a final push. His 95, studded with three sixes, motored the team to a win with 36 balls to spare.