Manchester: India defeated Pakistan by 89 runs on Sunday at Old Trafford stadium here in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, and as a result, the Men in Blue maintain their unbeaten record against the arch-rivals in the World Cup.
The Men in Blue displayed a clinical performance against Pakistan. Batting first, India posted 336 runs on the board, owing to Rohit Sharma's 24th ODI ton.
Virat Kohli and KL Rahul registered fifty-plus scores and India had no problem in defending the total as Pakistan, in reply, lost quick wickets in the middle and reached 166/6 in 35 overs before rain caused a temporary halt to the proceedings.
The match resumed after almost 50 mins and the revised target for the Green Shirts was 302 on the basis of Duckworth-Lewis and they had to chase it down in 40 overs. Only managing to reach 212/6, Pakistan fell to their third defeat of the tournament.
