Indian men’s cricket team captain Rohit Sharma scored 35 runs from 20 balls in the third ODI against Sri Lanka on Wednesday (August 7), which was played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. During his stay at the crease, 37-year-old Rohit hammered six fours and one six. The one maximum that he hit on the second ball of the fourth over of Indian innings bowled by Maheesh Theekshana helped him equal Chris Gayle’s record of 331 sixes and become the second highest six-hitter in the history of ODI cricket.
Rohit, who made his ODI debut for India on June 23, 2007, against Ireland in Belfast, has 331 sixes to his name in 265 50-over matches played so far, whereas Gayle finished his career with 331 sixes in 301 ODIs. Former Pakistani captain and legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi tops the list of batters with the most sixes in ODI cricket. During his 19-year-old career, Afridi played 398 ODIs and scored 351 sixes.
Most sixes in ODIs
- Shahid Afridi – 351
- Rohit Sharma – 331
- Chris Gayle – 331
- Sanath Jayasuriya – 270
- MS Dhoni – 229
The 35-run knock in the third and final ODI of the series also helped Rohit become the fourth Indian cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and MS Dhoni to score more than 2000 runs against Sri Lanka in ODIs. Tendulkar finished his career with 3113 runs in 84 ODIs against Sri Lanka, whereas Kohli has 2652 runs in 56 ODIs played so far.
Former India captain MS Dhoni scored 2383 runs in 67 matches against Sri Lanka during his 15-year-long ODI career. Rohit, who has scored two double centuries against the Islanders in ODIs, has 2021 runs to his name in 55 India-Sri Lanka matches.
Most runs for India against Sri Lanka in ODIs
- Sachin Tendulkar – 3113
- Virat Kohli – 2652
- MS Dhoni – 2383
- Rohit Sharma – 2021
- Mohammad Azharuddin – 1834
Despite Rohit’s impactful knock at the top on Wednesday, India failed to chase down the target of 249 runs in the final match of the tour and went on to lose the encounter by 110 runs. The 110-run win in the third ODI helped Charith Asalanka create history and become the first Sri Lankan captain in 27 years to win a bilateral ODI series against India.
Before securing a famous series win in front of home fans on Wednesday, Sri Lanka last defeated India in a bilateral series during the India tour of Sri Lanka in 1997 under Sachin Tendulkar’s leadership.
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