India Grand victory
India had won all their previous five meetings against Pakistan in the World Cup and it was no different on Sunday as the defending champions defeated their neighbours by 76 runs to take the advantage to a perfect tennis scoreline of 6-0. India once again came out on top in the high-octane clash to defeat Pakistan in their World Cup opener at the picturesque Adelaide Oval.
A special century by vice-captain Kohli (107) guided India to 300/7 which Pakistan failed to chase down, being bowled out for 224 in 47 overs. Statistics showed that Pakistan have never chased more than 262 successfully and India have always defended a total of 300 or more in the quadrennial event. Both teams allowed the records to continue.
Score Board:
India: Rohit Sharma c Misbah b Sohail Khan 15, Dhawan run out 73, Virat Kohli c Akmal b Sohail Khan 107, Suresh Raina c Haris b Sohail Khan 74, Mahendra Singh Dhoni c Misbah b Sohail Khan 18, Ravindra Jadeja b Riaz 3, Rahane b Sohail Khan 0, Ashwin not out 1, Mohammed Shami not out 3;
Extras: (Leg byes-2 Wides-3 No balls-1) 6;
Total: ( For 7 wkts in 50 overs) 300;
Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-163, 3-273, 4-284, 5-296, 6-296, 7-296;
Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad c Jadeja b Yadav 47, Younis Khan c †Dhoni b Mohammed Shami 6, Haris Sohail c Raina b Ashwin 36, Misbah-ul-Haq c Rahane b Mohammed Shami 76, Sohaib Maqsood c Raina b Yadav 0, Umar Akmal† c †Dhoni b Jadeja 0, Shahid Afridi c Kohli b Mohammed Shami 22, Wahab Riaz c †Dhoni b Mohammed Shami 4, Yasir Shah c Yadav b MM Sharma 13, Sohail Khan c Yadav b MM Sharma 7, Mohammad Irfan not out 1;
Extras: (Leg byes-1, Wides-10, No balls-1) 12;
Total: (all out in 47 overs) 224;
Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-79, 3-102, 4-102, 5-103, 6-149, 7-154, 8-203, 9-220, 10-224;
Bowling: UT Yadav 10-0-50-2, Mohammed Shami 9-1-35-4, MM Sharma 9-0-35-2, SK Raina 1-0-6-0, R Ashwin 8-3-41-1, RA Jadeja 10-0-56-1.
Man of the match: Virat Kohli
