KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Hard-hitting opening batsman Virender Sehwag scored 119 runs off 95 balls Thursday as India defeated injury-hit Pakistan by six wickets in a high-scoring Asia Cup Group B match.

Sehwag hit 12 fours and five sixes in his ninth limited-overs century to help India make 301-4 in 42.1 overs. Sehwag's hundred overshadowed Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik's 125-run effort off 119 balls in Pakistan's total of 299-4 off its 50 overs.

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (26 not out) hoisted Younis Khan for a big six to give India the victory, with Yuvraj Singh also getting48 off 47 balls.

Pakistan's bowling suffered when Malik developed cramps in his legs while scoring his first one-day century in two years, and paceman Umar Gul limped off the field with a side strain in the third over.

Misbah-ul-Haq took a stunning one handed catch in gully to dismiss Gautam Gambhir (12) off medium fast Rao Iftikhar (2-61) before Pakistan bowlers faced the onslaught of Sehwag and in-form Suresh Raina.

Both batsmen shared a match-winning 198-run second wicket stand off 149 balls as none of the second-string Pakistan bowlers could stop the flurry of boundaries.

Raina departed after playing a casual drive straight to covers to give Iftikhar his second wicket while Sehwag lofted Shahid Afridi (1-64) to deep long on after an explosive innings.

S. Butt c Raina b Chawla 35

S. Malik retired hurt 125

Y. Khan c Raina b Pathan 59

M. Yousuf run out 30

Misbah-ul-Haq not out 31

S. Afridi c Dhoni b Singh 9

S. Tanvir not out 3

Extras: (1b, 1lb, 5w) 7

Overs: 50

Fall of wickets: 1-90, 2-223, 3-261, 4-290.

Did not bat: F. Alam, S. Ahmed, U. Gul, R. Iftikhar.

Bowling: Kumar 10-0-56-0 (1w), R.P. Singh 10-2-44-1 (1w), Sharma 10-0-69-0 (3w), Chawla 7-0-52-1, Pathan 9-0-52-1, Yuvraj Singh 4-0-24-0.

India innings

G. Gambhir c Misbah b Iftikhar 9

V. Sehwag c Younis b Afridi 119

S. Raina c Alam b Iftikhar 84

Y. Singh c Butt b Tanvir 48

M. S. Dhoni not out 26

R. Sharma not out 0

Extras:(1b, 6lb, 7w, 1nb) 15

TOTAL (For 4 wickets) 301

Overs: 42.1

Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-210, 3-231, 4-294.

Did not bat: Y. Pahan, P. Chawla, P. Kumar, R.P. Singh, I. Sharma.

Bowling: Gul 1.2-0-6-0 (1w), Tanvir 9-0-55-1 (1w), Iftikhar 9.4-0-61-2 (2w), Afridi 10-0-64-1 (1nb 2w), Alam 7-0-64-0 (1w), Butt 1-0-13-0, Khan 4.1-0-31-0.

Toss: Pakistan.

Result: India won by six wickets.

Umpires: T. Hill (NZ) and B. Jerling (SA)

Match Referee: A. Hurst (Aus)