Team India skipper Rohit Sharma scripted history at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Thursday, January 11 as the team defeated Afghanistan in the first T20I. India won the match by six wickets, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.
With this win, Rohit Sharma became the first Men’s cricketer win to be a part of 100 T20I wins. Shoaib Malik is the second on the list with 86 T20I wins, Virat Kohli with 73 wins. Overall, Rohit Sharma is the fourth cricketer in the world. Danni Wyatt tops the list with the Most T20I wins as a player with 111 wins. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma is equalled with Alyssa Healy and Elysse Perry (100) in terms of T20I wins.
Players to be part of most wins in T20I history:
1) Rohit Sharma – 100*
2) Shoaib Malik – 86Hitman created history in Mohali. pic.twitter.com/x7UkiRwMUv
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Rohit Sharma couldn’t make much of an impact in the first T20I as he was dismissed for a duck in the innings. He was run out on the second delivery of the Indian innings owing to a mix-up with Shubman Gill. This was Rohit Sharma’s first match post his return to the Indian T20I setup. Before the Mohali T20I, he last played a T20I game in the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final.
India takes 1-0 lead in three-match T20I series against Afghanistan
Team India defeated Afghanistan by six wickets to go one up in the T20I series. They chased down 159 runs in the match, on the back of a good performance from the batting unit. Shivam Dube won the Player of the Match award for scoring 60 runs and taking a wicket in the match. Earlier, Mohammad Nabi and Najibullah Zadran played fine knocks for Afghanistan. Nabi scored 42 runs with two boundaries and three sixes, while Zadran slammed 11-ball 19. Axar Patel was the pick of the bowlers taking two wickets at an economy rate of 5.8. Mukesh Kumar also took two wickets in the innings.
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