India have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match home ODI series against Afghanistan, where the former Indian captain Rohit Sharma created history on Friday night (13 June).
Due to the rain interruptions at Dharamsala, the match was reduced to a game of 25 overs per side. After the Indian captain Shubman Gill won the toss, he chose to field first. While Afghanistan scored 194 all out in 24.5 overs, India chased down the target in 22.5 overs after losing three wickets.
Afghan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz smashed a brilliant century, as he scored 102 off just 51 balls with the help of eight fours and eight sixes. While the visitors were once struggling at 26/3, captain Hashmatullah Shahidi (27) and Azmatullah Omarzai (26) were the only other Afghan batters to manage double-digit scores. Among the Indian bowlers, debutants Gurnoor Brar (3/27) and Harsh Dubey (3/47) both picked up three wickets each, while Arshdeep Singh (2/27) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (2/31) also got two wickets each.
In reply, opener Rohit Sharma was run out for 16 runs after a 46-run opening partnership with the captain Shubman Gill in 5.4 overs. While Ishan Kishan scored 34 runs, Gill continued his innings calmly to secure a comfortable win. KL Rahul remained not out for 39 off 19 balls with four fours and three sixes, while Gill scored 84 not out off 66 balls with 11 fours and two sixes.
Now, here we will check the records that Rohit Sharma achieved during the Dharamsala ODI against Afghanistan.
Rohit Sharma: Oldest Indian to play ODI
Rohit Sharma played the match at the age of 39 years and 44 days.
Rohit Sharma became the oldest Indian to play an ODI match. The previous record holder was Mohinder Amarnath, playing his last ODI in October 1989 at the age of 39 years and 36 days.
Rohit Sharma: 2nd Indian opener to score 16,000 international runs
Rohit Sharma has scored 16,010 international runs as an opener.
After Virender Sehwag, Rohit became the second Indian to score 16,000+ international runs as an opener. Although Sehwag scored 15,758 international runs as an opener for India, he added further international runs as an opener for Asia XI and ICC World XI, ending his international career with 16,119 runs as an opener.
