Rohit Sharma enters record books with historic feat in rain-hit Wellington ODI
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Rohit Sharma surpassed Shahid Afridi's long-standing benchmark to become the player with the highest number of sixes against New Zealand in one-day internationals. The Indian opener reached the 51-mark during the second match of the series in Wellington, hitting two boundaries off Kyle Jamieson to extend his lead over the former Pakistani all-rounder, who had accumulated 50 such hits between 1996 and 2015.
The contest was disrupted by rain, forcing a reduction to 47 overs per side, yet India secured a four-run victory under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method to take a 2-0 series lead. Despite a wicket-heavy spell from Jamieson and Jacob Duffy, who shared six dismissals, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul provided stability before the weather called off play.
Chris Gayle, Sanath Jayasuriya, Jos Buttler, and Virat Kohli currently trail Sharma in the all-time rankings for this specific statistical category.