Rohit Sharma smashes fifty in successive ODIs, attains these feats
Indian captain Rohit Sharma played another resounding knock, this time in the 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Rohit got India off to a flier as they attempted to chase 241. He shared a 97-run opening stand with his opening partner Shubman Gill. During the match, Rohit also became India's fourth-highest run-getter in the 50-over format.
A 29-ball fifty from Rohit
As was the case in the series opener, Rohit came out all guns blazing. He attacked the Lankan bowlers from the outset. While Gill took time to settle, Rohit added a flurry of fours and sixes in the first powerplay. He raced to a 29-ball half-century in the 10th over. Rohit brought up his half-century with a maximum off Kamindu Mendis.
Rohit departs for 44-ball 64
India were 76/0 at the end of 10 overs as a result of Rohit's exploits. Jeffrey Vandersay eventually dismissed Rohit in the 14th over. The Indian captain scored a 44-ball 64, a knock laced with 5 fours and 4 sixes.
Fourth fifty inside first 10 overs of an ODI
As mentioned, Rohit brought up his half-century in the 10th over. He now owns four fifties inside the first 10 overs of an ODI, the second-most by an Indian batter, as per Cricbuzz. Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag leads this list with seven fifties. Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, and Robin Uthappa has one such half-century each.
53 sixes in first 10 overs since January 2023
Rohit has slammed as many as 53 sixes in the first 10 overs in ODIs since January 2023, the most by a batter. David Warner follows the Indian skipper with 24 maximums.
Ninth ODI fifty against SL
Rohit smacked a fifty in his second back-to-back ODI. He slammed 58 in the series opener against Sri Lanka. Rohit recorded his ninth half-century against Sri Lanka in the format. He owns 1,986 runs from 54 matches against this opposition.
Fourth-most ODI runs for India
As mentioned, Rohit also became India's fourth-highest run-getter in ODI cricket, during the match. He surpassed Rahul Dravid, who bid adieu to the format with 10,768 runs. Rohit went past Dravid with his second run in the match. The latter is only behind Tendulkar (18,426), Virat Kohli (13,872), and Sourav Ganguly (11,221) in terms of ODI runs among Indians.
