Rohit Sharma cricket record |
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma made it a memorable 100th T20 International blending grace with brutality in his 85 off 43 balls as India jogged to a series levelling eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Thursday. Put into bat, Bangladesh could not capitalize on a good start as Chahal`s (2-28) double breakthrough in the 13th over pegged the visitors back. A quick-fire 30 off 21 balls by skipper Mahmudullah Riyad helped them cross the 150-mark. Indian bowlers led by Yuzvendra Chahal made an impressive comeback to restrict Bangladesh to a sub-par 153 for 6 and then the dew also played its part on a good track where the ball was coming onto the bat. Chasing an easy target of 154 in Rajkot, Rohit showed the gulf in class between him and the others on the park, hitting six fours and as many sixes as India chased the target in 15.4 overs. Rohit teed off in the fourth over of the innings when he hit an off-drive, followed by a cover drive and then a straight six off Mustafizur Rahman. It was difficult to come back from that point for Bangladesh as the Indian captain got boundaries and sixes at will. When off-spinner Mosaddek Hossain tried to come round the wicket to try a negative line, Rohit hammered him for three sixes in the arc between long-on and mid-wicket. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul then completed the formalities with 26 balls to spare.
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