Rohit Sharma's sparkling 140 from 113 balls helped India maintain their stranglehold over Pakistan in the World Cup in front of a global television audience of around one billion viewers.
One day after Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur challenged his players to "do something incredible (and) be remembered forever", it was Rohit who rose to the occasion in a highly-charged environment at a packed out Old Trafford.
The opener's century, containing 14 fours and three sixes, plus fifties from KL Rahul and Virat Kohli instigated an 89-run rain-affected victory, India's seventh win in seven World Cup matches against their arch rivals.
Pakistan had squandered two opportunities to run out Rohit early into his innings but the in-form right-hander was not so generous as he underpinned India's 336 for five – the highest one-day international total at this ground.
Pakistan therefore needed to set a new tournament record for a successful chase, an assignment that was beyond them long before rain intervened and brought down the target to 302 in 40 overs as they finished on 212 for six.
Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam had given Pakistan a flicker of hope with a century stand but a mini-collapse halted them in their tracks, with Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya and part-timer Vijay Shankar claiming two wickets apiece.
