When India tried to chase 241, Rohit got them off to a flyer. He and opening partner Shubman Gill shared a 97-run opening stand.
In the course of the game, Rohit also rose to the rank of fourth-best run scorer in India for 50 overs.
A 29-ball fifty from Rohit
Similar to the case in the series opener, Rohit came out all weapons blasting. He went after the Lankan bowlers all along.
While Gill got some margin to settle, Rohit added a whirlwind of fours and sixes in the first powerplay. He hustled to a 29-ball 50 years in the tenth over.
Rohit raised his 50 years with a greatest off Kamindu Mendis.
Rohit withdraws for 44-ball 64
India were 76/0 toward the finish of 10 overs because of Rohit’s adventures. Jeffrey Vandersay in the long run excused Rohit in the fourteenth over. The Indian commander scored a 44-ball 64, a thump bound with 5 fours and 4 sixes.
Fourth fifty inside initial 10 overs of an ODI
As referenced, Rohit raised his 50 years in the tenth over.
He currently claims four fifties inside the initial 10 overs of an ODI, the second-most by an Indian hitter, according to Cricbuzz.
Previous Indian opener Virender Sehwag drives this rundown with seven fifties.
Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, and Robin Uthappa has one such 50 years each.
53 sixes in initial 10 overs since January 2023
Rohit has banged upwards of 53 sixes in the initial 10 overs in ODIs since January 2023, the most by a hitter. David Warner follows the Indian captain with 24 maximums.
10th ODI fifty against SL
Rohit smacked a fifty in his second consecutive ODI. He hammered 58 in the series opener against Sri Lanka. Rohit kept his 10th 50 years against Sri Lanka in the organization. He claims 1,986 runs from 54 matches against this resistance.