Rohit Sharma in motion towards Sri Lanka© AFP
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma continued his dominant run in ODI cricket with one more half-century through the second sport towards Sri Lanka, overtaking Rahul Dravid to grow to be the nation’s fourth-highest run-getter within the format. After a half-century within the first ODI, Rohit continued firing all cylinders within the second ODI, scoring 66 in simply 44 balls, with 5 fours and 4 sixes. His runs got here at a strike price of over 145. Now in 264 matches, Rohit has scored 10,831 runs at a median of 49.23, with a strike price of 92.29, with 31 centuries and 57 fifties. His finest rating is 264. Additionally, as an opener, Rohit has overtaken Sachin Tendulkar to register probably the most fifty-plus scores for India in worldwide cricket. With 43 centuries and 78 fifties, he has bought 121 fifty-plus scores as an opener in all of cricket, only one greater than Sachin’s 120, who had 45 centuries and 75 fifties as an opener.
This was Rohit’s fourth fifty in ODIs throughout the first 10 overs of a match. He’s chasing the document of legendary opener Virender Sehwag, who had seven fifties throughout the first 10 overs of ODI matches.
Rohit has been a six-hitting machine as of late, having smashed 54 sixes within the first 10 overs of an ODI since January 2023, with Australia’s David Warner being a distant rival with 24 sixes. On this time-frame, he has scored 1,377 runs in 28 innings at a median of 52.96, with two centuries and 11 fifties. His finest rating is 131.
Coming to the match, SL gained the toss and elected to bat first. Knocks from Avishka Fernando (40 in 62 balls, with 5 fours), Kamindu Mendis (40 in 44 balls, with 4 boundaries) and Dunith Wellalage (39 in 35 balls, with a 4 and two sixes) performed an important position in taking SL to 240/9 of their 50 overs.
Washington Sundar (3/30), and Kuldeep (2/33) have been the highest bowlers for India. Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel additionally bought a wicket.
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