Ind vs Aus: Rohit Sharma with his outstanding century broke this record of Viv Richards

Indian opener Rohit Sharma with his amazing 133 runs stand broke Viv Richards record of scoring most number of centuries in ODI by any batsman in Australia. Rohit Sharma with three centuries was joint record holder with Viv Richards. Virat Kohli has two centuries in Australia and is joint third on the list along with eight other batsmen.

Australia won the first ODI by 34 runs defeating India in Sydney cricket ground. Australian skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to bat first. Peter Handscomb and Marcus Stoinis helped Australia put up 288 runs on board. India needed 289 runs to win when they came in to bat but was able to make just 254 runs.

Rohit Sharma for India made an amazing century before he got out at Stoinis’s ball giving catch to Maxwell. Rohit made 133 runs with MS Dhoni contributing 51 runs at a crucial moment. Shikhar Dhawan and Ambati Rayudu got out for duck while Virat Kohli made 3 runs before getting out at Richardson’s ball.

Jhye Richardson for Australia proved to be a match winner, taking 4 wickets from the 10 overs he bowled and giving away just 26 runs at an economy of 2.60. Bhuveneshwar Kumar and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets each while Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket.