India overpowered Bangladesh by 87 runs Saturday in the opening match of the 2011 cricket World Cup. India was awarded two points with the victory.
Virender Sehwag led the way for India with a career-best one-day innings of 175 and India's score of 370-4 marked the fifth-highest total in tournament history, per CNN. The match took place at the Shere-e-Bangla National Stadium in Bangladesh.
