(CNN)India made the perfect start to its defense of cricket's World Cup with an emphatic 76-run victory over arch-rival Pakistan in a Pool B opener in Adelaide Sunday.

Inspired by a century from man-of-the-match Virat Kohli, India piled up 300 for seven wickets in its 50 overs, with Pakistan dismissed for 224 in 47 overs.

The match was played before a sell-out crowd of over 40,000 at the Adelaide Oval, the vast majority supporters of the two powerhouses of Asian cricket.

Pakistan's pursuit of a formidable total on a slow wicket was hampered by indifferent batting against a persistent Indian bowling attack, led by paceman Mohammed Shami, who took four wickets for 35 runs.

Misbah-ul-Haq top-scored for Pakistan with 76 before giving Shami his fourth wicket, but he could find little support from its middle and lower order batsman and the result had an air of inevitably about it as wickets tumbled.

Earlier, Kohli, given two chances when dropped on three and 76, became the first Indian player to score a century against Pakistan in a World Cup match.

He shared century stands with opener Shikhar Dhawan (73) and Suresh Raina, who smashed 74 off 56 balls against a wilting Pakistan bowling attack, with 83 runs coming off the final 10 overs.

Sohail Khan led the Pakistan attack with five wickets for 55 runs, but was expensive in his closing overs.

"It's one of the biggest wins of my career. It's amazing to start like this," said Kohli, who was scoring his 22nd one-day international century.

1. Who is playing for the championship?
2. Who is their rival?
3. Who won?
4. How much did they win by?
5. What group did they play in?
6. When did this game take place?
7. When?
8. Who was the inspirational leader for the Indian team?
9. How many points did he help with?
10. How many people were at the game?
11. Where was the game at?
12. Were there any remaining seats open?
13. Was the game between two american teams?
14. Where are the teams located at?
15. Was there any recognizable players on the Pakistinian team?
16. Is he a defender?
17. How many points did he accrue over the game?
1. India
2. Pakistan
3. India
4. 76-run victory
5. Pool B
6. Adelaide
7. Sunday
8. Virat Kohli
9. 300 for seven wickets
10. over 40,000
11. Adelaide Oval
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15. Misbah-ul-Haq
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17. 76