Rohit Sharma ended a three-year look forward to a century in a One-Day International throughout India’s third ODI in opposition to New Zealand on the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Tuesday.
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The Indian captain had final scored a century within the ODI format in opposition to Australia on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on nineteenth January 2020.
Rohit scored his thirtieth ODI century equalling Ricky Ponting’s tally of third most centuries within the format. He reached the century mark in simply 83 balls making this his second quickest century in ODI cricket.
The 35-year-old prolonged his spectacular file on the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, snapping a 1,101-day drought for the reason that final ODI century. In December 2017, he additionally recorded his quickest T20I century in simply 35 deliveries in opposition to Sri Lanka at this venue.
Rohit additionally equalled Sanath Jayasuriya (28 hundred) to hit the second most centuries in ODI cricket as an opener.
Invited to bat first by Tom Latham, Rohit scored 212 runs with Shubman Gill for the opening partnership, making it the fifth largest opening partnership for India in a single dayers.
Gill additionally scored a century, marking the tenth time in India’s historical past that each openers have scored tons of. The most up-to-date was in opposition to the West Indies in Vishakhapatnam in 2019, when Rohit and KL Rahul each scored tons of.
Rohit was lastly dismissed for 101 within the twenty seventh over as Michael Bracewell claimed his wicket with low-kept supply that crashed onto the stumps.
MOST CENTURIES IN ODI CRICKET
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Sachin Tendulkar – 49 centuries in 452 innings - ⦿
Virat Kohli – 46 centuries in 261 innings - ⦿Rohit Sharma – 30 centuries – 234 innings
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Ricky Ponting 30 centuries in 365 innings - ⦿
Sanath Jayasuriya – 28 centuries in 433 innings