World Cup Highlights: Watch India vs Ireland Match Highlights [VIDEO]

Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma shared a record 174-run opening stand, as India registered an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Ireland in the World Cup. Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane remained unbeaten on 44 and 33 respectively to take India to the victory target of 260 in just 36.5 overs.

The openers – Dhawan and Rohit bettered Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja’s 163-run stand against Kenya in 1996 to set India’s highest opening stand in World Cups. Rohit scored 64 and en route his half century the right-hander completed 4,000 runs in ODIs (132nd match). This was Rohit’s 25th ODI fifty.

Shikhar went on to score a hundred – his second in World Cup 2015. The right and left-handed combination of Rohit and Shikhar scored in quick time to pile up 174 runs in 23.2 overs. Also, the duo’s 174-run partnership is the highest at ICC World Cup 2015 so far, surpassing Moeen Ali and Ian Bell’s 172 against Scotland.

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