Rohit scored 92 Vs AUS [AP]
Rohit Sharma wreaked havoc in St Lucia with his 92 off 41 against Australia in their final Super Eight match of Group 1 in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024. During the knock, he also became the highest run-scorer in T20I cricket, moving from number 3 to number 1.
Batting first against Australia in the Daren Sammy Stadium on Monday, June 24, the Indian skipper grabbed the game with the scruff of the neck as he went hammer and tongs in a must-win game for Australia. He reached his fifty in just 19 balls while also taking on Mitchell Starc in the 3rd over and scoring 29 runs off it.
With these 92 runs, Rohit goes past his opening partner, Virat Kohli's 4103, and Pakistan skipper, Babar Azam's 4145 runs to find himself with 4165 runs at the top of the highest run-getters chart in the shortest format.
Most runs in T20I Cricket:
Player | Runs | Innings |
---|---|---|
Rohit Sharma | 4165 | 149 |
Babar Azam | 4145 | 116 |
Virat Kohli | 4103 | 115 |
Paul Stirling | 3601 | 144 |
Martin Guptill | 3531 | 118 |
With this Player Of The Match winning performance, Rohit Sharma booked India's spot in the semi-final which India will be playing against England on June 27 in Providence Stadium, Guyana where he will also be eyeing to equal Babar Azam's record of most T20I wins as a captain.