Rohit Sharma turned solely the third batter in males’s T20Is to attain 3,000 runs.© AFP
Helping India seal a snug win towards Namibia of their Super 12 match on the T20 World Cup on Monday, Rohit Sharma turned the third batter in males’s T20Is to attain 3,000 runs on Monday. The swashbuckling opener smashed 56 runs in his facet’s final T20 World Cup fixture as India grabbed a comfort win. The ‘Men in Blue’ did not qualify for the semi-finals and completed behind Pakistan and New Zealand in Group 2. The India opener joined Virat Kohli and Martin Guptill within the 3,000 membership. The New Zealander had additionally achieved the feat through the ongoing match.
Kohli is at present on the prime of the pack with 3,227 runs in 94 T20Is. The 33-year-old is stepping down from his India’s T20I captaincy however will stay as skipper in different codecs.
New Zealand star Guptill has scored 3,115 runs in 107 T20Is.
Rohit entered the listing in his 116th look and has 3,038 T20I runs to his identify.
Chasing a goal of 133 runs, India cruised to 136 for one in 15.2 overs. Openers KL Rahul and Rohit had been in good kind, taking part in knocks of 54 and 56, respectively. Rahul remained unbeaten and wrapped up the win with Suryakumar Yadav (25 not out).
Rohit was dismissed by Jan Frylinck.
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Earlier, Namibia posted 132 for eight in 20 overs. David Wiese top-scored for the facet with a knock of 26 off 25 balls. For India, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin had been in wonderful kind, taking three wickets every.
With India exiting from the match, England, Pakistan, New Zealand and Australia are the 4 groups that progressed to the semi-finals.
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