India 370 for 4 (Sehwag 175, Kohli 100*) beat Bangladesh 283 for 9 (Tamim 70, Shakib 55, Munaf 4-48) by 87 runs
Delhi boys heats 2's century as India win 1st match over Bangladesh by 87 run on Saturday.Sehwag ,"Delhi boy",heats 175 on 140 balls and another "Delhi boy" Virat Kholi scored 100* out of 83 ball.
/*The most destructive batsman in the world has never bothered about breaking records. Virender Sehwag just enjoys breaking spirits and damaging pride if you happen to run in with a leather ball at him. Millions back home in India and a few thousand in Mirpur were eagerly waiting for the Delhi bomber to become only the second batsman to crack a double hundred in ODI's but he fell short by 25 runs...*/
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Rotating the strike and clubbing boundaries and sixes between them, Sehwag and Kohli stitched up a 203-run stand for the third wicket, a telling blow on an inept Bangla attack. The senior pro did not forget to underline Kohli's role in the partnership and India's win.
"Kohli played very well. He is a quick learner and has corrected a lot of his faults. He gave his wicket away against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy (in 2010) but has scored six ODI hundreds since then."
Having clobbered Bangladesh in front of their home crowd, Sehwag decided to at least come to Shakib's rescue, defending the skipper's decision to bowl first: "We would have done the same had Dhoni won the toss. Than goodness, we lost it."
Delhi boys heats 2's century as India win 1st match over Bangladesh by 87 run on Saturday.Sehwag ,"Delhi boy",heats 175 on 140 balls and another "Delhi boy" Virat Kholi scored 100* out of 83 ball.
/*The most destructive batsman in the world has never bothered about breaking records. Virender Sehwag just enjoys breaking spirits and damaging pride if you happen to run in with a leather ball at him. Millions back home in India and a few thousand in Mirpur were eagerly waiting for the Delhi bomber to become only the second batsman to crack a double hundred in ODI's but he fell short by 25 runs...*/Some stats from the hit-athon. India's 370 is the highest team total in a World Cup opener, going past England's 334 in the 1975 World Cup.
2. Virender Sehwag's 175 is the highest individual score in the opening game of the World Cup, going past Glenn Turner's 171 in the first World Cup.
3. Sehwag's 175 is the highest score by an Indian batsman against Bangladesh and also the highest score in an ODI in Bangladesh.
4. The 203-run stand between Sehwag and Kohli is the fifth 200-plus partnership for India in World Cups. Sehwag has been involved in two of them
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Rotating the strike and clubbing boundaries and sixes between them, Sehwag and Kohli stitched up a 203-run stand for the third wicket, a telling blow on an inept Bangla attack. The senior pro did not forget to underline Kohli's role in the partnership and India's win.
"Kohli played very well. He is a quick learner and has corrected a lot of his faults. He gave his wicket away against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy (in 2010) but has scored six ODI hundreds since then."
Having clobbered Bangladesh in front of their home crowd, Sehwag decided to at least come to Shakib's rescue, defending the skipper's decision to bowl first: "We would have done the same had Dhoni won the toss. Than goodness, we lost it."
