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As It Happened - India vs Pakistan, 4th World Cup Match in Adelaide
Live cricket score and ball-by-ball commentary from the 4th World Cup match between India vs Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on Sunday.
Kohli wishes Dhawan after he scored a fifty.© Getty Images
Virat Kohli scored an imperious century as India opened their World Cup defence in convincing fashion with a 76-run victory over Pakistan in a frenzied atmosphere at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday. Catch all the highlights of the match here: (SCORECARD | SCHEDULE)
The much-anticipated Pool B grudge match, the latest chapter in one of the great rivalries in sport, attracted a passionate crowd of 41,587 to the revamped ground with up to a billion more tuning in on the sub-continent and around the world.
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Live Score - India vs Pakistan
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Man of the Match - Virat Kohli. Says it's probably the biggest one of his career so far (award). Adds it was a high pressure game and feels good to get this win under the belt. (On being compared to Tendulkar) Says it's a big compliment and expectations will be high. He hates losing and loves winning. He likes the expectations. Admits it's tough to keep the focus. He stays in his space and tries things out within himself. He is glad to get this win. Says his role in the team is to bat through and the power hitters will play the big shots. Credits Raina's and Dhawan's knock. Thanks to the fans for coming out in numbers here in Adelaide. Says it was too loud for Dhoni to grab the players' attention.
India got an early breakthrough with the ball but Sohail and Shehzad showed some promise. They were batting to their plan but the Indian bowlers came back hard. There was a collapse and then Pakistan simply lost the plot. It was Misbah once again who showed lone fight. He ran out of partners for the umpteenth time in his career. India bowled well. Shami was the pick as he grabbed four wickets.
6-0. India maintain their cent percent record against Pakistan in World Cups! Once again it was the Pakistani collapse which let them down. India posted a good total first up, thanks to Kohli's ton and Dhawan and Raina's fifties.
OUT! INDIA WIN BY 76 RUNS! Fuller length ball around off, Sohail goes for the big shot and tries to hit it towards the long on region. Mistimes it in the air and Umesh Yadav gets under the ball near mid on. He takes a safe catch and India beat Pakistan once again!
Full on off, Irfan drives it through the mid on region for a single.
Short and wide outside off, Irfan leaves it alone.
Fullish outside off, Irfan pushes it to the cover region.
Fuller length ball on off, Sohail drives it through mid on for a single.
Full on the pads, Sohail works it to backward square leg. Two runs taken.