WC 2015: Virat Kohli becomes 1st Indian to score a ton against Pak in WC

Adelaide, Feb 15: Virat Kohli set up a new record as he scored the first century for India against Pakistan in a World Cup match. He bettered former batsman Sachin Tendulkar's score of 98 posted at Centurion in South Africa in 2003.

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Virat Kohli also eclipsed Pakistan's Saeed Anwar (101) as the highest individual run scorer in a India-Pakistan match in the World Cup. Anwar had scored the century against India at Centurion in 2003 though it went into vain. Kohli was dismissed for 107 off 126 balls when he nicked one to wicket-keeper Umar Akmal off fast bowler Sohail Khan.

Here is a list of India's top 10 individual scores against Pakistan in a World Cup match:

Feb 15, 2015: Virat Kohli 107 off 126 balls (8 boundaries) at Adelaide Oval

Mar 1, 2003: Sachin Tendulkar 98 off 75 balls (12 boundaries, 1 over-boundary) at Centurion

Mar 9, 1996: Navjot Singh Sidhu 93 off 115 balls (11 over-boundaries) at Bangalore

Mar 30, 2011: Sachin Tendulkar 85 off 115 balls (11 boundaries) at Mohali

Feb 15, 2015: Suresh Raina 74 off 56 balls (5 boundaries, 3 over-boundaries) at Adelaide Oval

Feb 15, 2015: Shikhar Dhawan 73 0ff 76 balls (7 boundaries, 1 over-boundary) at Adelaide Oval

June 8, 1999: Rahul Dravid 61 off 89 balls (four boundaries) at Manchester

June 8, 1999: Mohammad Azharuddin 59 off 77 balls (3 boundaries, 1 over-boundary) at Mancehster

March 4, 1992: Sachin Tendulkar 54 not out off 62 balls (3 boundaries) at Sydney

March 1, 2003: Yuvaraj Singh 50 not out off balls (6 boundaries) at Centurion

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