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The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup is looked back on fondly for multiple reasons. A ten-team tournament, where a star-studded generation of cricketers at the peaks of their prowess took each other on to prove that they have what it takes. The tournament saw records aplenty shattered, and one among those, which stands out for its sheer magnitude, is Rohit Sharma’s five centuries, the most by a batter in a single World Cup.
His fifth century of the tournament came in India’s final group stage match against Sri Lanka at Headingley in Leeds. This was the Men in Blue’s final group stage game, with the result having implications for where they would finish in the points table. They had already qualified for the semi-finals, but needed the win to secure top spot.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, the Lankan Lions put on a total of 264 for 7 in their 50 overs, carried by Angelo Matthews’ well-made 113. For India, Jasprit Bumrah was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with figures of 3 for 37. India started their chase in fine fashion, with an 189-run opening stand between KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma. Rohit scored a magnificent 103 off 94 balls, hitting 14 boundaries and two sixes. India finished the chase with seven wickets in hand and 39 balls to spare, with Rahul top-scoring with a brilliant 111. South Africa’s 10-run win over Australia later on that day saw India finish at the top of the table, with seven wins, a loss, and a no-result in nine matches.
Rohit’s century was his record-breaking fifth of the competition, breaking Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara’s record of four centuries in the 2015 World Cup. It was also Rohit’s third century on the trot, scoring hundreds in the final three of India’s group games. He started the campaign with an unbeaten 122 off 144 balls against South Africa in India’s tournament opener, chasing down a total of 228. He scored a magnificent 140 against arch-rivals Pakistan in a rain-affected contest. Sandwiched between the two innings was a 57 against Australia. A string of low scores followed in the next two games, before he made up scores of 102 in a losing cause against England, 104 against Bangladesh, and the final century against India.
The 2019 World Cup was another significant feather in the cap of what has been an illustrious ODI career for the mercurial Rohit Sharma. Despite India’s semifinal loss to New Zealand, Rohit had a campaign to remember at the top of the order, scoring 648 runs in nine innings, averaging 81 and striking at 98.33. He was India’s rock at the top of the order, holding fort from his end, while also taking down bowlers with the lazy elegance often associated with his batting.
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