Rohit Sharma was the top-scorer for India as he made 62 off 77 balls during the visitors’ successful 244-run chase against the hosts New Zealand in the 3rd ODI of♓ the five-match series aꦬt the Bay Oval on Monday.
Rohit’s innings was laced with three fours and two sixes. The right-handed opener combined with Shikhar Dhawan (28) to get India off to a decent start posting a 39-run stand for the 1st wicket. He then partnered captain Kohli (60) ﷽to add another 139 runs for the second wicket and put India on the course oꦫf a memorable series win in New Zealand.
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Rohit was looking solid to register his 23rd ODI hundred but got stumped off the bowling of left-arm 𒁃spinner Mitchell Santner. He even dived backward to save his wicket but failed badly.
It was the first time since 2012 that Rohit got stumped a⛄nd the last time he got out in the same manner was against the same bowler during the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka that year.