India vs Pakistan Live scores: Rohit Sharma smashes his second century in the ICC World Cup 2019

Indian opener, Rohit Sharma scores his second hundred in the ICC World Cup 2019 in just 85 deliveries

Updated on Jun 16, 2019  |  05:16 PM IST |  1.8M
India vs Pakistan Live scores: Rohit Sharma smashes his second century in the ICC World Cup 2019
India vs Pakistan Live scores: Rohit Sharma smashes his second century in the ICC World Cup 2019

The Indian cricket team is off to a great start with just one wicket down in the first innings of the match. Rohit Sharma smashed a brilliant century in just 85 balls with a strike rate of 117.85. This is his second ton in the tournament in just three matches played so far.

Skipper, Virat Kohli came in to bat after KL Rahul who scored a brilliant 57 off 78 deliveries before giving away his to wicket Wahab Riaz. The Indian team will look forward to out across as many runs possible on the board in this big clash and defend the total. Their bowling line-up is one of the best in the tournament with exceptional talents that includes the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Rohit Sharma has been in a tremendous form throughout the tournament. The Indian stalwart scored his second century in this World Cup and has been extremely consistent with the bat. In the team’s first match of the tournament against the Proteas, this Indian opener managed to put across 122 runs of 144 deliveries and was named the Player of the match award. Against the Aussies, he again managed to score a solid half century of 57 runs in 70 balls and provided the team much need stability in the top order. His form is extremely crucial for the team and the Men in Blue will forward to move ahead in the tournament with the same balance and positivity in their batting line-up.

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