Team India captain Rohit Sharma played another spectacular knock in the ongoing edition of the ODI World Cup on October 14 (Saturday). After scoring a blistering century against Afghanistan, the 'Hitman' roared at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and destroyed Pakistan's bowling attack with utmost disdain. In his pulverising knock of 86 runs from just 63 balls, the stylish right-handed batter smashed six sixes and as many boundaries before being dismissed by Shaheen Afridi.
It was another record-breaking outing for Rohit as he became the first Indian and third overall batter to smash 300 sixes in ODIs. Talking about sixes, Rohit was spotted flexing his muscles at the on-field umpire Marais Erasmus during the live match when he smacked a gigantic six. After the game, Rohit revealed the reason behind flexing his muscles at the umpire.
"He was asking me 'how are you able to hit such sixes. Is there something in your bat.' I told him, no, it's not the bat. it's all power," Rohit told Hardik in a video shared by the BCCI.
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Coming back to the match, Rohit Sharma's India completely demolished and demoralised Pakistan by winning the one-sided match with seven wickets and 19.3 overs to spare. As a result, the Men in Blue scaled to the summit of the points table after registering three wins in as many matches played in the tournament so far.
Pakistan posted a lowly total of 191 on the board despite Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan's impressive knock. While Babar scored 50 off 58 balls, Rizwan chipped in with a 49-run knock as the duo stitched together a 72-run partnership. The crucial wicket of Azam, taken by Siraj (2/50), shifted the momentum in India's favor. A well-executed slow off-cutter by Bumrah (2/19 in 7 overs) sneaked through Rizwan's bat and pad, marking the conclusion of Pakistan's resistance.
In reply, Rohit Sharma yet again blistering knock of 86 off 63 balls made sure India won the match without breaking a sweat. With this win India became the ODI World Cup 2023's table toppers with three consecutive victories. With this India topped the points table with three back-to-back victories and also extended their 31-year-long dominance against the arch-rivals in the the ODI World Cup. Notably, India have emerged victorious in all the eight ODI World Cup encounters against Pakistan.
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