Mumbai lad Rohit Sharma has finally found his touch in the ongoing New Zealand tour as he hit a fiery half-century and won the match in the super over for India. With this, Sharma has managed to register his 19th half-century in T20Is.
During the innings, the ODI vice-captain also found a landmark for himself as he scored 10,000 international runs as an opener across all the three formats. With this, he became the fourth Indian to have achieved the feat and the Mumbai-born batsman is the only player on the list to average over 50.
In 219 innings, Rohit has scored 10,117 runs at an average of 50.33.
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Owing to Rohit's innings, India were able to score 179 against New Zealand in the 3rd T20I at Seddon Park, Hamilton. However, the Indian side were forced to play a super over after Kiwi captain Kane Williamson scored a brave 95 against the Indian bowling attack.
Chasing a target of 18 in six deliveries, India required 10 runs off the last two balls. Just when the situation looked dire, Sharma helped himself to two sixes and led India to an emphatic win.
As he helped Indian seal the series, he also passed the 50-run mark in T20 internationals 24 times and became the joint record-holder for batsmen with most 50-plus scores in T20Is along side Indian captain Virat Kohli.
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