ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - 4th Match
(Pool B: India vs Pakistan at Adelaide)
Kohli ton lifts India to opening win
| India | vs | Pakistan |
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| 300/7 (50) | 224/10 (47) | |
| India won by 76 runs | ||
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If Adelaide had never seen anything quite like it, the noisy hordes of India and Pakistan supporters were well and truly familiar with this tale. A Virat Kohli hundred and supporting hands from Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina lifted India to 300 for 7, and the task of claiming victory proved beyond Pakistan for the sixth time out of six in this most intense of World Cup fixtures.
Just as the "sell-out" crowd of 41,587 fell some 10,000 short of Adelaide Oval's capacity, the contest did not quite reach the heights many had hoped for. Pakistan's chase of 301 was too jittery, and the captain Misbah-ul-Haq was left in the familiar position of keeping his head while all around him were losing theirs. Misbah's innings ran Kohli's close for the best of the match, but it was the collective effort of India's batsmen that made the difference - Dhawan and Raina also contributed substance.
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