Shikhar Dhawan (left) and Rohit Sharma shared an unbeaten 114-run partnership against England on Tuesday.© AFP
Indian opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan Completed 5,000 ODI runs as an opening pair on Tuesday. The duo achieved the feat during the first ODI of the three-match series against England at the Kennington Oval on Tuesday, where they took 12 deliveries to reach the milestone. With this record, the pair became the fourth pair in the world to achieve the milestone. is first on the list Sachin Tendulkar And Sourav Ganguly Total 6,609 runs. followed by Australia Adam Gilchrist And Matthew Hayden with 5,372 runs, and the pair of Desmond Haynes and G Greenridge with 5,150 runs. As the opening pair, Rohit and Dhawan have shared a partnership of 5108 runs so far.
Coming into the match, a blistering partnership between Rohit and Shikhar and a six-wicket haul Jasprit Bumrah In the first ODI of the three-match series, Team India won by 10 wickets over England.
Rohit scored 76 runs in 58 balls while Shikhar scored 31 runs in 54 balls to help the Men in Blue chase down the target of 111 runs in just 18.4 overs. Apart from Bumrah, Mohammed Shami took three wickets. famous krishna fixed for one.
Chasing 111 runs, Team India started well and the opening pair of Rohit and Dhawan continued the innings. The duo scored 21 runs in six overs before the game picked up pace and scored 35 runs in the next four overs.
The Men in Blue crossed the 50-run mark in 10 overs and both the batsmen remained unbeaten at the crease. Continuing the proceedings at a steady pace, Rohit completed his fifty in 49 balls and helped Team India reach the 100-run mark in 18 overs.
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With only 11 runs left to win, the pair scored 13 runs in the next four balls to guide Team India to a 10-wicket victory in just 18.4 overs and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series against England. Took.
Both the teams will meet for the second ODI on Thursday at Lord’s in London.
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