Eden Gardens and Rohit Sharma is a different love story. This stadium can bring out the best in him, especially in One Day cricket. Rohit is a great batter of this format. He has numerous numbers of records in this format. In 2014, Rohit registered his highest ODI runs of 264 against Sri Lanka in this ground. On November 5, India is locking horns with South Africa at the Eden Gardens. In this match, Rohit made another record.
Hitman’s Record:
This is an interesting clash of the tournament. India is in excellent form. They played seven matches and won all of them. They are the only unbeaten team in the tournament. On the other hand, South Africa also shows their character. They lost only one match against the Netherlands. They are fighting hard to stop India’s unbeaten steak.
In this match, Rohit set another record. He hit 58 sixes in a calendar year. He equals the record with AB de Villiers. De Villers hit 58 sixes in 2015. There are other two members on this list. The Universe Boss, Chris Gayle hit 56 sixes in 2019. Shahis Afridi is standing behind him. He hit 48 sixes in 2002.
Rohit was outstanding in this match. He gave an excellent start to the innings. He hit two 6’s in the match. He hit both of them against Lungi Ngidi. The first six Rohit hit were over the long leg. And the second six was on a short ball.
Match Tour:
This was an exciting fixture. Initially, India won the toss and decided to bat first. India had a great start. Rohit again shined at the Eden Gardens. He missed a well-deserved half-century. He got out on 40 runs by hitting 6 boundaries and 2 over-boundaries. Shubman Gill tried well. When he was batting on 23, he got bowled in a delivery of Keshav Maharaj.
Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer are doing well. Virat is batting on 42 runs in 55 balls with 5 boundaries. Shreyas Iyer is on 23 in 45 balls with 2 boundaries. This duo has made a 50-run partnership. After 25 overs, India is on 143/2
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