It was runs galore at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam as India posted mammoth 387 for five in their allotted 50 overs. Opening batsmen Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul laid a solid foundation as India went on to post a massive total. Rohit, who was striking at the rate of 115.22, scored 159 off 138 balls while KL Rahul finished with 102 off 104 balls. Rohit Sharma Records Highest Individual Score by a Batsman for India in ODIs for Seven Consecutive Years.
The duo added 227 runs for the opening wicket and dominated proceedings at Vizag. During the course of first innings, Indian batsmen created and broke many records. Apart from Rohit and Rahul’s impressive knocks, Shreyas Iyer and wicket-keeper batsman chipped in with cameos.
While Iyer scored his forth consecutive ODI half-century, Pant toyed with the Windies attack and scored 39 off just 16 balls. Pant’s cameo provided India the impetus they needed. Check out the records created and broken during India vs Windies 2nd ODI first innings. Rohit Sharma Scores Seventh ODI Hundred in 2019, 28th Overall.
Most Runs off an Over in ODIs for India
Most runs off an over in ODIs for India:
31 - S Iyer/R Pant off R Chase (WI), Vizag, 2019*
28 - S Tendulkar/A Jadeja off C Drum, Hyderabad, 1999
27 - Z Khan/A Agarkar off H Olonga, Jodhpur, 2000#INDvWI
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) December 18, 2019
Highest Partnership for India in ODIs vs West Indies
Highest stands for India v West Indies in ODIs:
246 : Virat Kohli/Rohit Sharma, Guwahati, 2018 (2nd wicket)
227 : KL Rahul/Rohit Sharma, Vizag, 2019 (1st wicket)*
211 : Ambati Rayudu/Rohit Sharma, Mumbai, 2018 (3rd wicket)#INDvWI
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) December 18, 2019
Most Sixes in a Calendar Year
Rohit Sharma now holds the record of hitting most sixes across formats in a calendar year in ODIs, going past his own record of 74 such sixes in 2018.#INDvsWI
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) December 18, 2019
Most Centuries in a Calendar year in ODIs
Most centuries in a calendar year in ODIs:
9 - Sachin Tendulkar, 1998
7 - Sourav Ganguly, 2000
7 - David Warner, 2016
7 - Rohit Sharma, 2019*#INDvWI
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) December 18, 2019
Most Centuries in ODIs
Most ODI 100s:
49 - Tendulkar
43 - Kohli
30 - Ponting
28* - ROHIT
28 - Jayasuriya#IndvWI
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) December 18, 2019
Most Sixes in International Matches in India
Most sixes in international games in India
187* Rohit Sharma in 116 inns
186 MS Dhoni in 208 inns#IndvWI #IndvsWI
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) December 18, 2019
While most of the Indian batsmen had a good day, Indian captain Virat Kohli was out for a golden duck. Meanwhile, West Indies lead the series as they won the first match in Chennai convincingly by eight wickets after chasing 288. Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer scored centuries each to power their side to victory.
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