Rohit Sharma has a chance to create history in Indore, where the third ODI will be played between India and New Zealand. India won the first ODI in Vadodara and New Zealand won the second ODI played in Rajkot. The series is tied at 1-1 and the third ODI is the series decider, which is on January 18 at Holkar Stadium.
Rohit Sharma’s bat has been silent so far in this series, he flopped in both the ODIs. Rohit scored 26 runs in the first ODI played in Vadodara and 24 runs in the second ODI. It is expected that his bat will work in Indore, where two years ago he had played an inning of 101 runs against New Zealand.
Rohit Sharma can break Afridi’s record
Rohit has a chance to break Shahid Afridi’s record of hitting most sixes in ODIs against New Zealand. Afridi has the most number of sixes in ODI against New Zealand, he has hit 50 sixes.
Rohit has hit 49 sixes so far in ODIs against New Zealand. By hitting 2 sixes in Indore, he will break Shahid Afridi’s record and become the batsman to hit the most sixes in ODI against New Zealand.
How is Rohit’s record in Indore?
Rohit Sharma has played 5 ODI matches in Indore, in which he has scored 205 runs. Here he has scored a century. On this ground, he has hit 10 sixes and 18 fours in ODI cricket. Shubman Gill, who is currently the captain, is second in terms of scoring the most ODI runs on this ground. He has scored 212 runs in 2 ODIs here, he has scored centuries in both the innings.
live broadcast details
India vs New Zealand 3rd ODI will be played on Sunday, January 18 at Holkar Stadium, Indore. The match will start at 1:30 pm, toss will take place at 1 pm. The match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network. Live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.