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'MI management crying in corner' - Fans react as Rohit Sharma blasts record breaking hundred against Afghanistan in third T20I

Cricket News: Rohit Sharma scored a fabulous hundred in the third T20I against Afghanistan. India ended up scoring 212 runs after being reduced to 22/4 at one point in the match.

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Rohit Sharma scored a sensational hundred in the 3rd T20I against Afghanistan. After scoring back-to-back ducks in the first 2 T20Is, the Indian captain roared back in style as he scored 5th T20I hundred of his career, which is now the new record for a batter in the format. Rohit scored the hundred when India was in a miserable situation at one point in the match.

India won the toss and elected to bat first. Afghanistan bowlers were on fire early in the innings. The visiting side soon had India to 22/4 in no time. Fareed Ahmad bowled very well with the new ball and tamed the Indian batters for fun. Yashasvi Jaiswal perished for just 4 runs. Virat Kohli was dismissed for a golden duck by Fareed. 

M Chinnaswamy Stadium witnessed a pin drop silence with that. If it was not enough, Shivam Dube was dismissed for a solitary run, who was dismissed by Azmatullah Omarzai. At the same time, Sanju Samson was dismissed for a golden duck. It was the worst possible situation India could have got themselves into. At that point, India needed stability in the middle. 

Rohit Sharma notches up 5th T20I hundred

Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh provided exactly that. The duo batted out the tough phase by anchoring the innings. Later on, after getting set, they slowly started to take down the bolwers. In the first 15 overs, India managed to score only 109 runs. The last 5 overs of the match witnessed an insane carnage. The fans were waiting exactly for that. The duo provided what the fans wanted. It was a treat to watch.

The last 5 overs yielded 103 runs. The last 2 overs saw 58 runs being scored. Rohit and Rinku smashed the bowlers for fun. Rohit in particular set a new record as he became the only batter to date to have scored 5 hundreds in T20Is. In his stay in the middle, Rohit scored 121 runs in 69 balls, which included 11 fours and 8 sixes.

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