IND vs WI: Rohit Sharma scores 159 runs in 2nd ODI, Breaks 12 big records together

The Indian team has set a mammoth target of 388 runs against the West Indies in the second ODI in Vizaq. For India, Rohit Sharma scored 159 and KL Rahul played a knock 102 runs and the hosts scored 387 runs for the loss of five wickets in 50 overs.

Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul shared an excellent partnership of 226 runs in 37 overs. He scored his 28th ODI century in 107 balls. Later, Rohit finished his tremendous innings at 159 runs in 138 balls with 17 fours and 5 sixes.

After Rohit's dismissal, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant shared a 73-run partnership for the fourth wicket to take the team beyond 350. Pant scored 39 runs in 16 balls with the help of four sixes and three fours.

Shreyas Iyer played a brilliant innings of 53 runs in 32 balls and scored his fourth consecutive ODI half-century.

Rohit Sharma created 12 big records together, With the knock of 159: 

1. Most sixes in a calendar year in international cricket:

With 5 sixes in today innings of 159, Rohit Sharma (77) broke his own of 74 sixes in case of scoring most international sixes in an calender year.

77 Rohit Sharma (2019)*
74 Rohit Sharma (2018)
65 Rohit Sharma (2017)
63 AB de Villiers (2015)
60 Eoin Morgan (2019)

2. Highest individual scores for India in ODIs:

Rohit Sharma now holds the record of highest individual score for India for 7 straight years.

2013: Rohit Sharma (209)
2014: Rohit Sharma (264)
2015: Rohit Sharma (150)
2016: Rohit Sharma (171*)
2017: Rohit Sharma (208*)
2018: Rohit Sharma (162)
2019: Rohit Sharma (159)

3. Most ODI 100s in a calendar year:

Rohit Sharma (7) equals the record of Ganguly  (7) and Warner (7) in the case of most ODI hundreds in an calender year. He his only behind Sachin Tendulkar (9).

9 Sachin Tendulkar (1998)
7 Rohit Sharma (2019)
7 Sourav Ganguly (2000)
7 David Warner (2016)

4. Most International Runs in 2019:

Rohit Sharma (2379) is currently the leading run scores of 2019, he left Indian captain Virat Kohli (2370).

Rohit Sharma - 2379 in 46 innings
Virat Kohli - 2370 in 45 innings
Babar Azam - 1922 in 39 innings
Ross Taylor - 1820 in 41 innings
Joe Root - 1790 runs in 45 innings

5. Most ODI 100s since the start of 2017:

18 - ROHIT SHARMA
17 - Virat Kohli
9 - Jonny Bairstow
8 - Dhawan/Babar/Finch/Root

6. Most 150+ Score in ODIs:

8 - Rohit Sharma*
6 - David Warner
5 - Sachin Tendulkar
5 - Chris Gayle
4 - Virat Kohli
4 - Jayasuriya
4 - Hasim Amla

7. Most 100s in a Calendar Year as Opener:
Rohit - 10 (2019)*
Sachin - 9 (1998)
G Smith - 9 (2005)
Warner - 9 (2016)

8. Most runs in a Calendar Year by Indian Opener:

2357 ROHIT SHARMA, 2019*
2355 Virender Sehwag, 2008
1887 Shikhar Dhawan, 2018
1868 Virender Sehwag, 2010
1840 Sachin Tendulkar, 1998

9. Most Consecutive Year with 50+ Averages in Odis:

7 - Rohit Sharma (2013-2019)
7 - AB de Villiers (09 - 15)
4 - MS Dhoni (11 - 14)
4 - Virat Kohli (16 - 19)
4 - Joe Root (16 - 19)
3 - Virat Kohli (12 - 14)
3 - Michael Bevan (97 - 99)

10. Rohit Sharma scored his 7th ODI century of the year:

Rohit Sharma becomes first batsman in the odi history to score 7 ODI against 7 different countries in a year..

133 vs AUS
122* vs SA
140 vs PAK
102 vs ENG
104 vs BAN
103 vs SL
102* vs WI

11. Most ODI hundreds in a decade:

Virat Kohli - 42 (2010s).
Rohit Sharma - 27 (2010s).
Sachin Tendulkar - 24 (1990s).
Ricky Ponting - 23 (2000s).
Sanath Jayasuriya - 21(2000s).

•Virat & Rohit two of the best limited overs players playing and dominating together for the same team!

12. Rohit Sharma crosses 11,000 runs in List A:

Rohit Sharma becomes 8th Indian to score 11000 runs in List A cricket