Ind vs Pak: Rohit gets his second century of 2019 World Cup

Delhi | Sunday | 16th June, 2019

Summary:

India were off to a fine start, with the openers putting up 136 runs in just under 24 overs, with KL Rahul also chipping in with a fifty.

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Rohit Sharma smashed his second century of the tournament, in the key clash against arch-rivals Pakistan at Old Trafford at Manchester on Sunday.

This was Rohit Sharma`s second century in World Cup 2019, after the 122 not out that he scored against South Africa in India`s opener in the tournament.

This was the star batsman`s 24th One-day International (ODI) century.

India were off to a fine start, with the openers putting up 136 runs in just under 24 overs, with KL Rahul also chipping in with a fifty.

Rohit is now third in the list of Indian batsmen with the most number of centuries in the tournament.

The list is headed by Sachin Tendulkar who scored six World Cup hundreds while the second position belongs to Sourav Ganguly with four.

Rohit brought up his century in 85 balls with the help of nine fours and three massive sixes.

He became the 5th Indian to score 2 or more centuries in a single edition.

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