Rohit Sharma Scores 19th ODI Century During India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2018 Super Four Round Match, Shares Record Opening Stand With Shikhar Dhawan
With a century in this match, Rohit Sharma has proved that captaincy only helps his batting and vice versa.
Rohit Sharma brought up his 19th hundred in One-Day International (ODIs) cricket in the Super Four Round match against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2018 and also reached 7,000 runs in the one-day cricket format. Sharma brought up his century in 106 balls with the help of seven fours and three sixes. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan also shared India's highest opening partnership against Pakistan as the duo registered a 210- run opening partnership. India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2018 Live Score: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan Punish PAK.
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan also registered their 13th 100-run partnership and became the fourth pair with highest number of century partnerships in one day cricket. The duo also broke the record for the highest opening stand while chasing in ODIs.
Rohit was at his fluent self in the batting, though he was lucky to get two chances after Pakistani fielders dropped him twice. Shikhar Dhawan Scores Century Against Pakistan in Super Four Match at Asia Cup 2018.
Winning the toss, Pakistan decided to bat first and produced an improved batting performance, led by senior batsman Shoaib Malik, scoring 237 for 7 in a 'Super Four' encounter of the Asia Cup. Veteran Malik scored 78 off 90 balls and added an invaluable 107 runs for the fourth wicket with skipper Sarfraz Ahmed (44 off 66 balls) to enable Pakistan post a fighting total. India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2018: Shoaib Malik Shines as PAK Score 237/7 Against India.
The Pakistan innings could be segregated into three distinct parts. A slow start where India made inroads followed by solid middle-overs batting before failing to utilise the launch pad fully with Jasprit Bumrah (2/29 in 10 overs) being brilliant at the death.
India's stand-in skipper for Asia Cup 2018, Rohit Sharma, had scored 83 not out against Bangladesh in the previous match. With a century in this match, Rohit has proved that captaincy only helps his batting and vice versa. India won the match with 9 wickets in hand and defeated Pakistan for the second time in the series in as many matches in Asia Cup 2018.
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