Virat Kohli’s brilliant ton helped India set 301-run target for Pakistan in the World Cup Pool B match at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday.
Virat Kohli became the first Indian batsman to score a World Cup century against Pakistan when he raced to his 22nd one-day ton..
Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s 98 in 2003 as the highest score by an Indian in World Cup games against their arch-rivals.
Saeed Anwar made 101 for Pakistan in the same match, but India have won all their five games against them in the premier 50-overs competition.
Earlier, India’s captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat.
Veteran Younis Khan was chosen to open the batting for Pakistan in place of the dropped Nasir Jamshed. Umar Akmal was picked to keep wickets after Sarfraz Ahmed was left out.(AFP / PhotoNews)
