Although Rohit took strike against Jofra Archer in the first over, he had faced just 5 balls when the 5th over ended. Since Archer and Gus Atkinson were bowling well, he charged the latter in the 6th over and escaped as the edge flew over the slips. Rohit hadn’t been on strike much, and when Josh Tongue arrived to bowl his first, he decided to take him down.
Tongue bowled a half-volley down the leg, and Rohit just guided the ball to the fine leg boundary. Rohit then pulled out his favourite pull shot and took him for a four and a six. He raced to 23 off 17, and India were on track after England had kept things tight as the surface aided the bowlers. Even in-form Shubman Gill had to check himself.
India finished the powerplay 49/0, and Rohit had managed to score a run-a-ball 24. The Men in Blue would’ve probably wanted more runs on the board, but not losing a wicket was essential. Unlike his last two innings, Rohit was showing more intent. Something that wasn’t visible at Edgbaston or Cardiff.
He was willing to take Tongue on and even pulled out the sweep against Sam Curran post the powerplay. The left-arm pacer banged the ball short, and Rohit didn’t need an invitation to pull him. For the next few overs, Gill hogged the strike again, and Rohit kept rotating the strike.
The surface didn’t ease out, and Rohit decided to take chances in the 21st over, taking the best English bowler, Atkinson, on. He paddled and scooped the pacer to register his 63rd ODI half-century in 50 balls. In the next two overs, he upped the ante again. He took Adil Rashid and Jofra Archer on and smashed 3 fours.
A landmark innings from Rohit Sharma! Hitman brings up his fifty and becomes the first overseas batter to reach 1,500 ODI runs in England. Will he take India all the way? #ENGvIND 3rd ODI Streaming LIVE on JioHotstar! pic.twitter.com/ag3c0KEBtY
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