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India started 2015 Cricket World Cup campaign with a winning note, as they recorded a 76-run victory over arch-rivals Pakistan, which is 6th in the row. Pakistan's jinx against India at cricket World Cup continued today with their heavy defeat in Adelaide, making it 6-0 in favour of India and prompting angry Pakistani fans to take to streets and burn TV sets. Star batsman Virat Kohli's splendid ton that helped them put up a 301-run target for Misbah-ul Haq's men. Kohli put up a 129 run second-wicket partnership with opener Shikhar Dhawan, who scored his individual 73, then went on to put up a third-wicket partnership of 110 runs Suresh Raina, who hit 74 runs off 56 deliveries that included five fours and three sixes.
Indian paceman Mohammad Shami grabbed four wickets as he and Umesh Yadav reduced the Pakistani batting line-up. Mohit Sharma, Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja also picked one wicket each as they helped steer India to a 76-run win with 18 balls remaining. Pakistani batsman continued to struggle on the pitch with Haris Sohail falling prey to Ravichandran Ashwin's delivery at his individual score of 36 and Sohaib Maqsood and wicketkeeper batsman Umar Akmal going for a duck. Skipper Misbah provided some stability with the bat, but he could contribute only 76 runs to the Pakistani score line. The sad thing is that Misbah was never been able to score a century in the international cricket.
Cricket-crazy fans in Pakistan woke up early to watch the eagerly anticipated clash between the arch-rivals in Adelaide hoping that the Misbah-ul-Haq-led side will change history but were left fuming as their team suffered its sixth straight loss to India in ODI World Cups. A Pakistani TV channel showed visuals of people taking to streets with TV sets and smashing them to pieces to show their anger at the Pakistan team's showing. An eerie silence descended on Pakistan's biggest city on Sunday after its national cricket team was annihilated in the much-hyped up World Cup game against India in Adelaide.
By Premji
