Yuvraj Singh slammed a swashbuckling unbeaten 138 as India recorded its biggest victory by runs against England by spanking the visitors by 158 runs in the series-opening cricket one-dayer at Rajkot today.
After rattling up a record total of 387 for five at home the hosts then bundled out England for 229 in 37.4 overs in a lop-sided contest to take a 1-0 lead in the seven-match series.
India`s previous best victory margin by runs against England was 86 at Sydney in 1985 and their biggest margin is 257 runs against Bermuda at Port of Spain in 2007.
Yuvraj`s ninth ODI hundred spurred India to post its second-highest ODI total ever -- well behind their 413-5 against Bermuda in the 2007 World Cup but ahead of its previous home record of 376-2 against New Zealand in 1999.