Rohit Sharma slams his 60th ODI half-century: Key stats
What's the story
Indian opener Rohit Sharma played a solid knock in the 1st ODI against South Africa at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi. Despite struggling initially, Rohit hammered a 51-ball 57 to power India past 150. He added a 136-run stand with Virat Kohli after Yashasvi Jaiswal departed in the fourth over. Notably, Rohit has 50-plus scores in his last three ODIs.
Knock
Rohit powers India with brisk half-century
Unlike the recent trend, Rohit rotated the strike initially after SA elected to field. His first boundary came in the seventh over, bowled by Marco Jansen, which gave him the required rhythm. In the 15th over, he smashed spinner Prenelan Subrayen for back-to-back sixes, before bringing up his half-century. However, Jansen trapped Rohit in front. The latter scored 5 fours and 3 sixes.
Milestone
Most sixes in ODI cricket
The third and final six from Rohit's blade helped him break another record. He now has the most sixes in ODI history. Rohit went past Shahid Afridi, who hammered 351 sixes, representing Pakistan, Asia, and the ICC. West Indies' Chris Gayle remains the only other player to have slammed 300-plus sixes in the format (331). Among Indians, MS Dhoni follows Rohit with 229 sixes.
Stats
A look at his stats
According to ESPNcricinfo, Rohit raced to his 60th half-century in ODI cricket. The Hitman, who also owns 33 tons, has racked up 11,427 runs from 277 ODIs at an average of 49.25. His tally includes a strike rate of 92.74. Apart from 352 maximums, the former Indian captain also has 1,071 fours. Notably, Rohit slammed his third ODI half-century against South Africa.
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Successive fifty-plus scores in ODIs
Rohit was coming off a match-winning century against Australia in Sydney. He also scored a half-century in the Adelaide ODI before that. Notably, Rohit now has four 50-plus scores in his last five ODI innings.