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After Afghanistan reduced India to 22/4 in the fifth over, the batting pair of the captain Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh shared an unbeaten stand of 190 runs for the fifth wicket. During this epic partnership, Rohit Sharma became the first batter to score five hundreds in T20Is, which sent the social media platform X into a celebratory mood.
For the unversed, the Indian captain Rohit Sharma had won the toss and decided to bat first in the third and final T20I after securing an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. His decision didn’t prove to be right in the powerplay stage with the hosts losing four quick wickets, including the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, and Sanju Samson going back to the pavilion cheaply.
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Following an impressive opening spell from Afghanistan's fast bowlers, which saw Fareed Ahmad pick three out of four wickets, Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh rebuilt the Indian innings with calculated aggression. Although the score read just 61/4 after 10 overs, the next half of the Indian batting effort was exemplary, to say the least, which saw Sharma and Singh score 151 runs.
The insane boundary hitting from both Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh fired up the fans on X, who were over the moon with the sudden change of fortunes for the Indian cricket team.
Here are some of the posts from fans, hailing the batting exploits of Sharma and Singh during their epic partnership:
Apart from the unbeaten fifth T20I hundred for Rohit Sharma, scoring 121 off 69 with 11 fours and eight maximums, Rinku Singh notched up yet another fifty in his young T20I career. The left-handed middle-order batter finished up not out on 69 off 39 with two fours and six maximums.