India Hit Record World Cup Total, Yet another record Options

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India hit record World Cup total
World Cup Group B, Trinidad: India v Bermuda
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Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag's 114 came off just 87 balls
Bermuda made an indifferent start in response to India's record World Cup total of 413-5, reaching 9-1 off 3.1 overs before a short rain delay.

Oliver Pitcher's was the Bermuda wicket to fall when he was bowled by Zaheer Khan for a duck in the first over.

A double century stand between Virender Sehwag and Sourav Ganguly proved the bedrock for India's imposing score.

Sehwag hit 17 fours and three sixes in a sparkling return to form before he was caught on 114 off Kevin Hurdle.

Ganguly fell 11 runs short of a World Cup record fifth century, stumped when going down the pitch to Delyone Borden.

Yuvraj Singh then smashed 83 off 46 balls and Sachin Tendulkar an unbeaten 57 off 29 as India raced past the previous World Cup best, Sri Lanka's 398-5 against Kenya in 1996.

It was hard work in the field for Bermuda, though India's Robin Uthappa and Mahendra Dhoni fell to wonderful diving catches by Dwayne Leverock and Janeiro Tucker respectively.

Leverock had little joy bowling as he went for 1-96 off 10 overs.


PREVIOUS WORLD CUP BESTS
Sri Lanka 398-5 v Kenya, 1996
India 373-6 v Sri Lanka, 1999
W Indies 360-4 v S Lanka, '87
Australia 359-2 v India, 2003

India's score was their best one-day total and the fifth best in all one-day internationals.

Bermuda won the toss in Port-of-Spain and decided to field in a match India need to win by a wide margin, perhaps as many as 250 runs, to have a realistic chance of progressing to the Super 8 stage.

Courtsey of BBC

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