India beats Netherlands by five wickets

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By Amlan Chakraborty

NEW DELHI, March 9 (Reuters) - India overcame mid-innings hiccups to beat the Netherlands by five wickets in a Group B match on Wednesday to maintain their unbeaten run in the World Cup.

Chasing 190, Sachin Tendulkar (27) and Virender Sehwag (39)

provided a brisk start before India lost five wickets and it took Yuvraj Singh's mature 51 not out to steer them home in 36.3 overs.

Opting to bat first, the Netherlands had earlier put 189

runs on boards before losing all their wickets in 46.4 overs at the near-capacity Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.

Eric Szwarczynski (28) and Wesley Barresi (26) provided a

sedate 56-run opening stand and down the order, captain Peter Borren (38 off 36 balls) came up with a desperate knock to push the score but the 200-mark eventually eluded them.

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