• Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Sharma’s record ton helps India clinch T20 series

Rohit Sharma

By: Sarwar Alam

Skipper Rohit Sharma smashed his fourth Twenty20 international century — the most by any batsman in the format — to set up India’s convincing 71-run series-clinching win over West indies on Tuesday (6). Sharma hit an unbeaten 111 off 61 deliveries to power the hosts to 192-2 after being put into bat first in the second T20 at Lucknow’s newly built cricket stadium. India then restricted the tourists to 124-9 and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Fast bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed and Jasprit Bumrah, along with spinner Kuldeep Yadav, took two wickets each. But the day belonged…

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