England suffered an alarming collapse as they lost the second ODI by 54 runs to go 2-0 down in the series to India.

A winning target of 293 looked to be within their grasp with Andrew Flintoff (43) and Kevin Pietersen (33) going well, but the last seven wickets fell for just 55 runs in Indore.

Yuvraj Singh took 4-28 and hit a second successive century (118) as India posted 292-9 after winning the toss.

Yuvraj: Hard work key

Man of the match Yuvraj Singh admitted he had to work hard for his second successive hundred as he saw India to a 54-run win against England in Indore.

Yuvraj followed up his 78-ball 138 in Rajkot with a more carefully crafted 118 to guide his team to 292-9 before adding 4-28 in England's 238 all out.

He said: "Coming in at 29-3 I needed to spend some time at the wicket. I had to work hard for my runs."

Dhoni hails team unit

Captain MS Dhoni believes India's talented individuals are becoming a formidable team unit after their second successive win over England.

Yuvraj Singh has taken the plaudits with back-to-back hundreds but Dhoni believes the collective spirit is key.

He said: "If I get a 50 obviously I will enjoy it, but when my team-mates start enjoying my 50s, that's when you know you have a team coming together."

Pietersen salutes Yuvraj

Kevin Pietersen paid tribute to Yuvraj Singh after his second successive century gave India a 2-0 lead in the seven-match ODI series.

Yuvraj followed his 138 at Rajkot with 118 and figures of 4-28 as England were beaten by 54 runs in Indore.

Pietersen said: "Yuvraj Singh's played another fantastic game. To score a hundred and take four for nothing - the boy is playing good cricket."