Watch the highlights of Rohit Sharma 118 - India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I 2017 - Sri Lanka tour of India 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 2nd T20I match played between Sri Lanka and India at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore in 22nd December 2017.
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| Rohit Sharma celebrates joint fastest T20I century © BCCI |
Rohit Sharma's record-equal 35-ball fastest century and KL Rahul's quick-fire 89 sets up to India massive 88-run victory over Sri Lanka, despite a Kusal Perera's assault and took an unassailable 2-0 lead to seal the series in the second T20I.
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Match Stats :- Rohit Sharma equalled a 35-ball joint fastest century in T20 international cricket history, jointly with David Miller's 35-ball hundred against Bangladesh at Potchefstroom in this year.
- 165 : Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul set up the record first-wicket partnership for India in T20 international, held by the 158-run stand Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan against New Zealand at Delhi in this year and the third best opening stand in T20Is.
- Rohit Sharma became the first Indian batsman to score two centuries in T20 internationals cricket history and overall the fifth player in T20Is.
- Rohit Sharma plundered 118 - the highest score by an India batsman in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 110* held by KL Rahul against West Indies at Lauderhill in 2016.
- 10 : Rohit Sharma hit the most sixes in an innings by an Indian batsman in T20 international cricket history and the joint fifth in the list of most sixes in an innings in T20Is, jointly with Chris Gayle and Corey Anderson.
- 8 : KL Rahul hit the second most sixes in an innings for India in T20 international and also the second most sixes hit by an Indian batsman against West Indies in an innings in T20Is.
- Rohit Sharma's 118* was the third highest individual score by a captain in T20 internationals.
- Rohit Sharma's strike-rate of 274.41 is the second best among the 29 hundreds in T20 internationals.
- 31 : This was the second most sixes in an match in T20 internationals and most sixes between India and Sri Lanka in T20Is.
- 21 : India registered the joint most sixes in an innings in T20 international cricket history, jointly with West Indies' 21-sixes against India at Lauderhill in 2016.
- India's 260 was their highest score ever in T20 international cricket history and the joint second highest total in T20Is.
- India's 88-run win was their third largest victory by terms of runs in T20 international and their second biggest victory against Sri Lanka in T20Is.
- Sri Lanka's 88-run defeat was their second worst by margin of runs in T20Is.
- 61 : Nuwan Pradeep became the joint seventh most runs conceded bowler in an innings in T20Is.
- Kusal Perera equalled a 26-ball joint fifth fastest fifty for Sri Lankan in T20 international, jointly with Tillakaratne Dilshan and Dilshan Munaweera.
- 7 : Kusal Perera hit the most sixes in an innings for Sri Lanka in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 5-sixes jointly hit by Jehan Mubarak, Tillaknratne Dilshan, Angelo Mathews and Asela Gunaratne.
- Yuzvendra Chahal's 4 for 52 was the third best bowling figures for India against Sri Lanka in T20Is.
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India scored mammoth total of 260-5 in 20 overs with top scorer by
Rohit Sharma 118 - which was his 2nd T20I hundred.
KL Rahul blasted a 89 off 49-balls including 8-sixes and 5-fours with strike rate of 181.63 and MS Dhoni cracked a 28 off 22-balls included 2-fours & 2-sixes.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep both took two-wickets and one for Dushmantha Chameera.
Sri Lanka scored 172 for all-out in 17.2 overs with top scorer by
Kusal Perera blasted a 77 off 37-balls including 7-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 208.10.
Upul Tharanga hammered a 47 off 29-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 162.06 and Niroshan Dickwella 25.
India best bowler by Yuzvendra Chahal claimed 4-wickets for 52-runs in 4-overs, Kuldeep Yadav picked up 3-wickets and one for Jaydev Unadkat - Hardik Pandya.
Rohit Sharma named Player of the match for his sensational batting performance to smashed a record 118-runs knocked off facing 43-balls including 12-fours and 10-sixes with strike rate of 274.41.
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