IND vs AFG: 'Hitman' Rohit Sharma hammers 5th T20 century, becomes first player to do so globally
ALSO READ: India vs Afghanistan Live Score Updates, 3rd T20 In just 64 balls, Rohit hammered his 5th T20 century and became the first and only player to have this number in international T20 cricket. He is now followed by Suryakumar Yadav, Australia's Glenn Maxwell, and Pakistan's Babar Azam.
Meanwhile, his partner in crime Rinku Singh too played an explosive innings and scored his second half-century in just 36 balls. Both the players completed a fifth wicket partnership of 150 runs in 88 balls.
By the end of 20 overs, India set a mountainous score of 212 runs, all thanks to 'HITMAN' Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 121 runs in 69 deliveries, while Rinku Singh scored an unbeaten 69 runs in 39 balls. In his innings of 121 runs, Rohit Sharma hammered 8 sixes and 11 fours.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan have scored 45/0 in 5 overs, as Ibrahim Zadran (23*) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (19*) are on the crease. Before this T20I match, India and Afghanistan faced each other three times in the T20 World Cups once in the Asia Cup and twice in the previous bilateral series.
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