IND vs PAK LIVE: India vs Pakistan – Indian openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul created history on Sunday after they got India off to a flyer. Playing against Pakistan in Dubai, Rohit-KL put on fifty for the first wicket, now have the most fifty-plus run stands in T20I cricket history. Follow India vs Pakistan and Asia Cup 2022 Highlights on Insidesport.IN
IND vs PAK LIVE: Rohit Sharma-KL Rahul slam BIG record vs Pakistan as openers hammer Naseem Shah and Co in powerplay – Check out
KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma got India off to a stunning start putting on a show in the powerplay. India reverted to their all-out attacking approach and the openers delivered on the promise, taking the attack to Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah with the field restrictions.
The Indian opening duo accomplished this landmark during the high-octane Super Four clash against Pakistan at the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday. The duo added 54-runs in 31 balls before Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 28 off 16 balls by Haris Rauf. Now they have a total of 14 fifty-plus stands in T20I cricket, most in the history of the shortest of format. Nine of these stands are fifty-run stands while five are hundred-run stands.
Most 50+ partnerships by Indian pairs in men’s T20Is:-
12* – Rohit Sharma & KL Rahul
11 – Rohit Sharma & Shikhar Dhawan
7 – Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli#INDvNZ— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) November 17, 2021
They are followed by the Irish duo of Kevin O’Brien and Paul Stirling, who have a total of 13 such partnerships, with three being 100-run stands and 10 ten being fifty-run stands. New Zealand duo of Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson comes next with 12 fifty-plus stands, with four of them being hundred run stands. The Pakistan duo of Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan is at the fourth place with 11 fifty-plus stands, with six of them being hundred run stands.
