Bangalore: In India, Vs Afghanistan 3rd T20Is were held at Bangalore leading to a thrilling double super over match. India defeated Afghanistan in 2nd Super Over.
Rohit Sharma scored a majestic 121 runs from 69 balls (11 4’s & 8 6’s) at a strike rate of 175.36, with the support of Rinku Singh 69 from 39 balls. India scored 212/4 in 20 overs, while Afghanistan also had 212 runs leading it to a Super Over match. In Super Over Afghanistan and India equalled their scores 16/1. This leads to 2nd Super Over, where Afghanistan lost two leading India’s win.
Rohit Sharma’s Day
Jan 17, 2024, was Rohit Sharma’s day at Bangalore, creating history in T20I Career. Rohit Sharma led India to win against Afghanistan by 6wickets
Records of Rohit Sharma today:
Most hundreds in T20I.
Rohit has written history with most centuries in the T20I with 5nos.
List of Most Hundreds in T20I
- Rohit Sharma (India) – 5
- Suryakumar Yadav (India) – 4
- Glenn Maxwell (Australia) – 4
Most sixes as a Captain in T20I.
Rohit also passed former England captain Eoin Morgan to smash the most sixes by a skipper in T20Is. The Indian opener now has 87 sixes in T20Is, while Morgan retired with 86.
Highest score by Indian Captain in T20I.
Rohit 121 notout, is also the 4th highest by an Indian Batsman in a single T20I innings.
Most runs by an Indian Captain in T20I.
Rohit Sharma now holds the record for most runs by an Indian captain in T20Is. He overtook former captain Virat Kohli (1570) with 1647 runs.
List of Indian Captains with most runs in T20I
- Rohit Sharma – 1647 runs
- Virat Kohli – 1570 runs
- MS Dhoni – 1112 runs
Fifth Wicket Patnership in T20Is
- Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh set a new world record for the highest partnership for the fifth wicket or below in T20 Internationals.
- The duo shared a remarkable 190-run stand in just 95 balls.
- The previous record was held by Deependra Airee and Kushal Malla, who scored 145 runs for Nepal against Hong Kong in 2023.
- This partnership also stands as the highest for any wicket for India in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 176 set by Sanju Samson and Deepak Hooda against Ireland in Dublin in 2022.
KL Rahul's Instagram story for captain Rohit Sharma. pic.twitter.com/mg4PBc3suO
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 17, 2024
HUNDRED BY ROHIT SHARMA…!!!
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 17, 2024
India 22 for 4, team under huge pressure and then Rohit Sharma smashed one of the finest hundred ever in T20I history – What a player, a comeback to remember forever 👌🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/WdzNeJ6PsA
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