What is Rohit Sharma's record against South Africa in the T20 World Cup?
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma will look to lead from the front when the Men in Blue take on South Africa in the 2024 T20 World Cup final at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday, June 29. The 37-year-old is the team's leading run-getter in the tournament heading into the final. In seven innings, he has 248 runs at a strike rate of 155.97, with three half-centuries.
Rohit was Player of the Match for his scintillating 92 off 41 balls in India's last Super 8 match against Australia in St Lucia. The opener struck seven fours and eight sixes in his knock. The right-handed batter continued his good form and contributed 57 off 39 in the semifinal against England in Guyana.
Looking at Rohit's record against South Africa in the T20 World Cup, he has played five matches and has scored 143 runs at an average of 35.75. In the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, a young Rohit was Player of the Match for his 50* off 40 against the Proteas in Durban in the Super 8 stage. His impressive knock featured seven fours and two sixes as India won the game by 37 runs.
Rohit scored 29 of 28 in Nottingham during the 2009 edition, 25 off 27 in Colombo in 2012, and 24 off 13 in Mirpur in the second semifinal in 2014. Leading the team during the 2022 edition, the right-handed batter was dismissed for 15 off 14 in Perth. He attempted a pull off pacer Lungi Ngidi but ended up giving a return catch to the bowler.
What is Rohit’s record against South Africa in T20Is?
If we take a closer look at the current Indian captain's overall record against South Africa in the T20I format, he has played 17 matches [16 innings] and has scored 420 runs at a strike rate of 129.23, with one hundred and two fifties.
Rohit was named Player of the Match for his 53 off 34 against South Africa in Durban in January 2011, a one-off T20I the Men in Blue won by 21 runs. He hammered 106 off 66 balls in Dharamsala in October 2015, a brilliant knock punctuated with 12 fours and five sixes.
Thanks to the opener's heroics, India put up 199-5 batting first in the game. His knock, however, went in vain as South Africa chased down the target in 19.4 overs courtesy of Jean-Paul Duminy's 68* off only 34 balls. Rohit also contributed 43 off 37 in the second T20I in Guwahati to October 2022.