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India won by 9 wickets in the third ODI played in Chepauk. With this, Team India won the three-match series 3-0. India had a target of 219 runs in the third ODI played in Chepauk. Rohit Sharma, famous as Hitman, made an opening partnership of 170 runs with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Rohit scored a quick 79 runs in 69 balls. India chased the target by losing one wicket in just 28.4 overs.
His innings were very important for Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma. Big innings were expected from both the batsmen in this match, and both of them fulfilled the expectations of the Indian team, selectors and fans. Jaiswal and Rohit added 170 runs for the first wicket. This is the biggest opening partnership for India in ODI against Afghanistan.
Rohit Sharma made many records in his name during his inning of 79 runs studded with 3 sixes and 9 fours in 69 balls. For Rohit, this was the 95th time in ODI cricket when he played an innings of 50 or above. With this innings, Rohit left former Indian captain Rahul Dravid behind. Dravid has scored 50 plus scores 94 times in ODI cricket. For India, Sachin (145 times) and Virat (131 times) have more fifty plus scores in ODIs than Rohit.
This was the 71st time when Rohit Sharma became part of a partnership of 100 or more runs in ODI. Australia’s Ricky Ponting (72 times), Virat Kohli (86 times), and Sachin Tendulkar (99 times) have been part of partnerships of 100 or more runs more times than him. Kumar Sangakkara is in fifth place. He has been a part of 100 or more partnerships in ODIs 67 times.
The partnership of 170 runs made by Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal for the first wicket is the fourth biggest partnership in the ODI format against Afghanistan. Zimbabwe’s Hamilton Maskadza and Sikandar Raza are at number one. Both of them had made a partnership of 224 runs for the first wicket against Afghanistan in Bulawayo in 2014. Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando of Sri Lanka are at second place. In Pallekele in 2024, both of them had added 182 runs for the first wicket against Afghanistan. The same Sri Lankan pair is also at number three. Both of them had made a partnership of 173 runs for the first wicket in another match in 2024.
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India won the third ODI by 9 wickets, wiped out Afghanistan; Rohit and Jaiswal roared in Chepauk