Rohit Sharma notches up 14th ODI hundred against New Zealand

Kanpur: Indian vice-captain Rohit Sharma notched up his 14^th ODI hundred in the third and final One Day International against New Zealand at Green Park stadium here on Sunday.

Being on a rampage mode with the bat, Rohit scored 147 runs off only 138 balls with 18 fours and two sixes.

Rohit has completed his 14th hundred in his 171^st ODI. He last scored two back to back hundreds against Sri Lanka in the five-match overseas ODI series.

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Sharma, who has been in explosive form recently, had scored 104 runs off 88 balls with 11 fours and 3 sixes in the fourth match against Sri Lanka which India won by a massive 168 runs. In the third ODI, he had scored 124* runs off 145 deliveries with 16 fours and 2 sixes at Pallekele.

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Before today’s match, Rohit had scored 6,060 runs at a healthy average of 43.59 in 170 matches. He has also smashed 34 half-centuries and holds a world record 264 as his highest individual score.

With the centuries by Kohli (113 off 106, 9 fours, 1 sixes) and Rohit Sharma (147 off 138, 18 fours, 2 sixes), India amassed 337 runs for the loss of 6 wickets.