Rohit Sharma Records alert: The second ODI match between India and South Africa will be played on 3 December in Raipur. Team India won the first match by 17 runs. Rohit Sharma broke the record of sixes. Now there is a chance to make 5 new records in Raipur.
IND vs SA 2nd ODI, Rohit Sharma Records: Rohit Sharma’s bat roared a lot in the Ranchi ODI against South Africa. In the first match, he made a world record by hitting 3 sixes. He became the batsman to hit the most number of sixes in ODI in the world. At the same time, now Hitman has a chance to make new records in the second ODI also. Let us tell you that there is going to be a tough competition between the two teams in Raipur on 3rd December. Rohit had played an inning of 57 runs in JSCA. Now in Raipur he has a great opportunity to make 5 big records. Let’s take a look at them…
Most sixes against SA
Rohit Sharma will have a chance to make the record of hitting most sixes in ODI cricket against South Africa. If he hits 4 sixes in the match to be held in Raipur, then he will become the batsman who hits the most sixes against the Proteas.
Chance to touch the mark of 20 thousand runs
Rohit Sharma will have a chance to touch the figure of 20,000 runs in Raipur ODI against South Africa. Only 41 runs are left to come from his bat, after that he will achieve that big figure. So far, Rohit has scored 19,959 runs in international cricket.
Record of most centuries as an opener
As an opener, Rohit Sharma also has a chance to score the most international centuries. To achieve this big milestone, he needs only 1 century to score. By doing this, he will become the batsman who has scored the most opening centuries in ODIs for India. At present he is standing with Sachin Tendulkar. Both of them together have scored 45-45 centuries.
Most sixes in ODI as an opener
Apart from this, Hitman will have the opportunity to hit the maximum number of sixes in ODI cricket as an opener. If he hits 5 sixes in the second match against South Africa, he will become the first batsman in the world to do so. He has already made the record of hitting most number of sixes in this format and now this is a great opportunity to create history in the opening.
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Asians who scored 5 thousand runs against SENA
Rohit Sharma stands just 19 runs away from touching the 5,000-run mark against SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) teams. By doing this, he will become the second batsman of Asia, while he will become the third for India.
India had a spectacular performance in Ranchi
In the first ODI, Team India defeated South Africa in a thrilling match. Batting first, the Indian team had scored 349 runs in 50 overs, in response to which the South African batsmen could reach 332. Virat Kohli played an inning of 135 runs, due to which he got the Player of the Match award. Kuldeep Yadav took 4 wickets. There was a tough competition between the two teams.
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