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Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli added another milestone to their legendary partnership on Sunday, becoming the pair with the second century stands in ODI history during India’s run chase against England in the third and final ODI at Lord’s.Most 100+ partnerships in ODIs26 Tendulkar-Ganguly21 Rohit – Kohli *20 Dilshan – Sangakkara18 Rohit – Shikhar16 Gilchrist-Hayden The experienced duo put together a 113-run stand for the second wicket off just 86 balls, taking their tally of 100-plus partnerships in ODIs to 21. They went past Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan, who had a combined 20-century stand, leaving only the iconic Indian pair Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly ahead with 26. The record partnership came in their landmark 400th international match together, making Rohit and Kohli the first Indian pair to feature back-to-back in 400 international matches. While Kohli played a supporting role, Rohit led India’s reply with a magnificent 138, an innings that broke multiple records. The veteran opener became the first Indian batsman to score an ODI century at Lord’s and, at 39 years and 80 days, the oldest Indian to score an ODI hundred as well as the oldest Indian to score an international century in all formats.Involved in most of the 100+ partnerships in ODIs99 S Tendulkar87V Kohli *73 Rohit Sharma *72 R Ponting67K by Sangakkara Their latest performance also strengthened their individual records as the most prolific partnership in ODI history. Kohli now has 87 century partnerships in the format, second only to Sachin Tendulkar with 99, while Rohit moved to 73, overtaking Ricky Ponting’s 72. Rohit’s memorable innings eventually ended on 138 when he was bowled by Jacob Bethell, ending the knock that kept India in the chase after England set a daunting target of 388. Earlier, England posted 387 for 3, the highest ODI total at Lord’s. Ben Duckett laid the foundation with a brilliant 141 while Jacob Bethell scored 91 for 192 runs in the opening partnership. Joe Root then continued his exceptional form with an unbeaten 74 before Jos Buttler’s explosive 41 not out from just 13 balls took England to an incredible total. Despite the pressure of a huge chase, Rohit and Kohli once again displayed the chemistry that has defined Indian ODI batting for over a decade, adding another historic chapter to one of the format’s greatest partnerships.
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