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Rohit Sharma Equals Babar Azam’s T20 Captaincy Record

Indian captain Rohit Sharma has equaled the record for the most T20 International wins as India defeated Afghanistan in a thrilling match last night.

For the first time in the history of men’s T20Is, the match ended in a second super over. Both teams scored 212 runs in their 20 overs, leading to the first super-over, where they again tied with 16 runs each. In the second super-over, Afghanistan managed only one run while India set a target of 12 runs, securing a dramatic victory.

With this dramatic win, Rohit Sharma has now won 42 T20I matches as India’s captain in 54 games, matching the record of Babar Azam, who also has 42 wins but in 71 matches, along with Eoin Morgan and Ashgar Afghan.

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Rohit Sharma has achieved 42 victories as the captain of the Indian T20I team, placing him among a group of captains from full-member nations with the most wins in the shorter format.

Most wins as a captain in T20Is

Player Matches Wins
Eoin Morgan 72 42
Babar Azam 71 42
Rohit Sharma 54 42
Asghar Afghan 52 42

Earlier, Rohit Sharma made history by becoming the first player to score five centuries in men’s T20Is. Even when his team faced a tough situation with several wickets falling quickly during the third t20I match against Afghanistan, Rohit showed great determination.

He not only stayed strong but also aggressively went after his century in the T20 format. Before this match, both Glenn Maxwell and Suryakumar Yadav had managed to score four centuries each in T20 Internationals.

Most T20I centuries for batters

Player Matches Strike Rate Average 100s
Rohit Sharma 151 139.98 31.29 5
Suryakumar Yadav 60 171.55 45.55 4
Glenn Maxwell 100 153.1 29.55 4

 

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Muhammad Abbas Azad