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Rohit Sharma (97) and Shikhar Dhawan (74) starred with the bat as India crushed Ireland by 76 runs in the 1st T20I. Rohit Sharma missed out on his 3rd T20I century but more importantly he looked in ominous form, which is great news for the Indian team as they head in to the England tour.
But what stole the show was the Indian openers and their partnership of 160 runs. Dhawan and Rohit broke a lot of records with their knock at Dublin and are now in line to break many more records. The duo are now just second to David Warner and Shane Watson in terms of runs as a pair and are the only two pairs to have amassed in excess of 1000 runs in T20Is.
Opening pairs to add 1000-plus runs in T20Is:
David Warner / Shane Watson
SHIKHAR DHAWAN / ROHIT SHARMA*#IREvIND— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) June 27, 2018
Dhawan also became the 6th Indian to score 6000 T20 runs, which is no mean feat.
Indian players to score 6000-plus runs in T20 cricket:
Suresh Raina
Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma
Gautam Gambhir
MS Dhoni
SHIKHAR DHAWAN*#IREvIND— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) June 27, 2018
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan’s pair becomes the first pair to add two 150-plus stands in T20Is.
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan’s pair becomes the first pair to add two 150-plus stands in T20Is.#IREvIND
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) June 27, 2018
Rohit also became the 13th player to score 10,000-plus runs for India in international cricket.
Rohit Sharma becomes the 13th player to score 10,000-plus runs for India in international cricket.#IREvIND
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) June 27, 2018
Dhawan-Rohit’s 160 was also the second highest stand for India in T20Is. KL Rahul-Rohit Sharma’s 165 is the highest.
Highest stands for India in T20Is:
165 – KL Rahul/Rohit Sharma v SL, Indore, 2017
160 – SHIKHAR DHAWAN/ROHIT SHARMA v Ire, Dublin, 2018*
158 – Shikhar Dhawan/Rohit Sharma v NZ, Delhi, 2017 #IREvIND— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) June 27, 2018
India is now joint with Australia in terms of most 200+ totals in T20I cricket with 10. Only South Africa with 11 are ahead of India.
Most 200-plus totals by teams in T20Is:
11 – South Africa
10 – Australia
10 – INDIA*
7 – Sri Lanka .#IREvIND— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) June 27, 2018
With another T20I to go, many more records are in line to be broken.
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