Team India led by Rohit Sharma beat England by 68 runs in the second semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup. Team India will now face South Africa for the title. Batting first after losing the toss in a rain-interrupted match in Guyana, the Indian team scored 171 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs on the back of Rohit Sharma’s half-century and set India a target of 172 runs. Run to win. In reply, the English team was bundled out for just 103 runs. Akshar and Kuldeep made the British dance with their spin and took India to the T20 World Cup final after 10 years. Not only did the Indian team make it to the finals of the T20 World Cup for the third time, Rohit Sharma also made a big record in his name with the victory of Team India.
Rohit Sharma broke Babar Azam’s reign
Pakistan captain Babar Azam, until the India-England semi-final, was the most successful captain in T20 Internationals. As soon as Team India registered a win against England, this tag got in the name of Rohit Sharma. Let us tell you that under the leadership of Babar Azam, Pakistan has played 85 matches, in which the team has won 48 matches and faced defeat in 30 matches. While there is no result from seven matches. If we talk about Rohit’s record, the Indian team has played 61 matches under his leadership. Meanwhile, Team India has managed to win 49 matches while they have faced defeat in 12 matches. Let us tell you that in the list of captains who have led the team in at least 50 T20 international matches, Rohit Sharma is the highest in terms of win percentage. Rohit’s winning percentage in T20 Internationals as captain is 80.33.
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This big record of Virat is on target
Rohit Sharma is the second highest run-scorer in the history of ICC T20 World Cup. He has scored 1211 runs in 46 matches at an average of 35.61. Topping the list is Virat Kohli, who has flopped miserably in the ongoing tournament. Virat Kohli is the highest run-scorer in the history of T20 World Cup. He has scored 1216 runs in 34 matches at an average of 57.90. Rohit Sharma is in great form in the ongoing tournament. So far he has scored 248 runs in 7 matches at an average of 41.33 and an average of 155.97. Rohit is the third highest run-scorer in T20 World Cup 2024. In such a situation, when the Indian team enters the field in the final match against South Africa, Rohit will have his eye on breaking this big record of Virat Kohli in his name.
Wants to distance himself from Babur
Rohit Sharma is the highest run-scorer in T20 Internationals, scoring 57 runs off 39 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes in the semi-final match against England. He has scored 4222 runs in 150 innings of 158 matches at an average of 32.22 and a strike rate of 140.82. Rohit has scored 5 centuries and 32 fifties during this time. After Rohit in this list is Babar Azam who has scored 4145 runs in 116 innings of 123 matches at an average of 41.03. Babur has 3 centuries and 36 half centuries to his name. Rohit Sharma will look to consolidate his lead at the top and increase this run gap.
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