Indian captain Rohit Sharma smashed an 87-run knock against England which not only helped the Men in Blue reach a fight-worthy total of 229/9, but he also kept himself in the race for the ODI World Cup golden bat. Rohit is currently fourth in the golden bat list with South Africa’s Quinton de Kock leading the tally for most runs scored in the tournament. Virat Kohli is close behind on sixth, although he failed to open his account against the defending champions in Lucknow.
Jasprit Bumrah meanwhile edged closer to Australia’s Adam Zampa who is leading the race for the golden ball with 16 wickets, while Bumrah’s three-wicket haul at Ekana Stadium helped him to 14 wickets.
Rohit and Co. dished out a clinical performance against the 2019 World Cup champions, winning by a comprehensive margin of 100 runs. The Hitman played a captain’s knock on a tricky surface, helping India to a par total as England folded for 129.
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While Proteas star De Kock remains at the top of the ODI World Cup 2023 golden bat race with 431 runs from six matches, Rohit inched closer to the top three despite narrowly missing a century. David Warner of Australia is in second place, having 413 runs under his belt, whereas Rachin Ravindra of New Zealand is in third place with 406 runs to show.
After Rohit, South Africa’s Aiden Markram is in fifth place having scored 356 runs, while Kohli is narrowly behind in sixth place with 354 runs from six outings after recording his first-ever World Cup duck on Sunday.
Pakistan’s leading run-scorer Mohammad Rizwan is seventh with 333 runs to his name, followed by Daryl Mitchell of New Zealand who has scored 322 runs. Heinrich Klaasen has scored 300 and he is ninth in the tally while Sadeera Samarawickrama rounds off the top ten.
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Elsewhere, Zampa continues to lead the charts for the golden ball standings, with 16 wickets, whereas Bumrah drew level with Mitchell Santner as the duo have 14 scalps each. Pakistan’s pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi is fourth with 13 wickets, while Marco Jansen is fifth who is level with Shaheen at 13 dismissals.
Gerald Coetzee is in sixth place with 12 wickets, followed by New Zealand’s Matt Henry who has slipped to seventh with 11 successes.
Netherlands all-rounder Bas de Leede is next on the list with 11 wickets, alongside Sri Lanka’s Dilshan Madushanka. Paul van Meekeren rounds off the top ten with his 10 wickets in the World Cup so far.
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