3 records Rohit Sharma made during his 86-run knock vs Pakistan at the 2023 ODI World Cup
Indian captain Rohit Sharma continued his ominous form with the bat as he struck a wonderful 86 in India's dominating win over Pakistan in Match 12 of the ongoing ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023.
In front of a brimming Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Rohit dished out another batting masterclass as his half-century helped India pocket the win by a margin of seven wickets and 117 balls in hand.
A collective bowling performance did half of the job for India as they bundled out Pakistan for a low score of 191. Despite Pakistan looking set for a big total with their score reading at 155/2 one time, the visitors endured a collapse and lost eight of their last wickets in just 36 runs.
In reply, Rohit's innings made a mockery of the target as he plundered 86 runs off just 63 balls. He took on the Pakistani pace attack of Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, and Haris Rauf and smashed them with utter disdain.
Despite losing Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli inside the first ten overs, Rohit charged his way to a 36-ball 50 before unsettling the spin duo of Shadab Khan and Mohammed Nawaz with timely boundaries.
The Indian skipper's innings came to an end when he mistimed an off-cutter from Shaheen and was holed out at short mid-wicket. While he missed out on a much-deserving century, his knock was worth its weight in gold.
En route to his knock, Rohit Sharma made a handful of records as well. Here is a compilation of three of them:
#1 Highest score by an Indian captain vs Pakistan in an ODI World Cup match
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Rohit Sharma had a golden opportunity to become the first Indian to hit an ODI World Cup hundred against Pakistan as a captain.
However, his 86-run knock on Saturday has now become the highest individual score by an Indian skipper against Pakistan in an ODI World Cup match. He surpassed Virat Kohli's score of 77, which he made at the 2019 ODI World Cup in Manchester.
Overall, Rohit's 86-run knock is now the third-highest individual score by a captain against Pakistan in the showpiece event after William Porterfield's 107 and Martin Crowe's 91.
#2 First Indian to hit 300+ ODI sixes
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A hard-hitting player, Rohit Sharma is probably the greatest Indian batter with the natural ability to smash sixes at will. His range of strokes and habit of picking up lengths immediately has made it easier for him to clobber lusty blows with such ease.
In Ahmedabad, Rohit became the first Indian batter to smash 300 sixes in one-day internationals. So far, he has smacked 303 maximums just across 246 innings.
Overall, he has hit the third-most ODI sixes after Shahid Afridi (351) and Chris Gayle (331).
#3 Rohit has hit 5 or more sixes in an ODI World Cup innings the joint-most times
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Setting the stage on fire, Rohit Sharma tormented the Pakistani bowling attack and smashed a total of six sixes on Saturday.
In doing so, he became the Indian to hit five or more sixes in an ODI World Cup innings the most times. He has achieved the feat thrice, while Sachin Tendulkar did it twice.
Overall, he has tied with Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers, who also hit five or more sixes in an ODI World Cup game thrice.