India managed to put up a total of 173/8 in the Super Four fixture of the Asia Cup against Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Stadium. Rohit Sharma played a captain’s knock after the top and middle order failed to deliver.
He scored a 41 ball 72 after KL Rahul and Virat Kohli departed for low figures. Unlike in the previous game against Pakistan, Team India made a slow and inferior start the innings this time.
After two quick wickets, SKY (Suryakumar Yadav) and Rohit stabled India’s car after the batting collapse. The duo took India past 100, sharing a 97-run partnership. However, both Rohit (110/3) and SKY (119/4) departed in quick succession.
With this, Rohit now has the joint-most 50+ scores in the format with Virat Kohli (32).
During the innings, Rohit became the first Indian to complete 1,000 runs in the Asia Cup (ODI and T20Is). He also reached the 3,600-run mark in T20I cricket. He now is the leading run-scorer in the format.
Moreover, Kohli failed to open his account against Sri Lanka for the first time in T20I cricket. He departed for 0 after facing four deliveries.
At the current moment, Sri Lanka are 120/4 in 15 overs
