After a humiliating collapse against Bangladesh, no one would have imagined India to stage this kind of a comeback... Yes, any Indian would've imagined that we would win this game, and that by a big margin, but little did we know that India would stage the highest ever total in Cricket World Cup history !!
India's 413/5 is the highest ever total in a World Cup game, surpassing Sri Lanka's 398 against Kenya at Kandy in the 1996 World Cup. Also, this is just the fifth instance of a team touching 400 in One Day international cricket ! With Sehwag returning to form, it was always going to be a big total for India - He reached his 100 in 81 balls, to score the third fastest century in WC history. He looked ominous, and his trademark cut shots were back !! He creamed the off-side, and went on to make 114 off just 87 balls... Ganguly provided able support at the other end, and took charge as Sehwag departed. He has been just magical after his comeback to ODIs, and this is his 5th fifty in six innings - With the non-fifty inning fetching him 49 :) Ganguly and Sehwag added 202 runs, which was the eighth highest partnership in World Cups.
Dhoni contributed a bit, before Yuvraj and Sachin let the ball rolling. India were 289/5 in 42 overs, and went on to make 413/5 in 50 !! They just set the ball rolling all over the park ! The last 5 overs saw 9 sixes from the India batsmen, with the last one from Dravid, equalling the 18-sixes-in-a-innings record just created by SA in the World Cup...
Bermuda could only manage 156 in reply, but Hemp played a gutsy knock. Having been reduced to 110/8, they sure did a great job of it !
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