Record-breaking Rohit pulverises SL

Nov 13, 2014

Angelo Mathews and Virat Kohli cut Eden Gardens' 150-years celebration cake but no one had planned a party•BCCI

Mathews dismissed Ajinkya Rahane in the eighth over. Ambati Rayudu could add only 8 before being bowled, and it slowed the Indian innings down•BCCI

The next fifty took only 28 balls to come. It was Rohit's fifth ODI century•BCCI

The records kept tumbling as Rohit went past his 209 and Virender Sehwag's 219 to make a world-record score of 264. India had amassed 404•BCCI

Sri Lanka also lost Mahela Jayawardene cheaply when he was trapped lbw by Umesh•BCCI

He put on 118 for the fifth wicket with Lahiru Thirimanne and took the score past 150•BCCI

Rohit Sharma was on 4 when he was dropped by Thisara Perera at third man•BCCI

Virat Kohli's arrival brought urgency to the innings, with Rohit too picking up pace•BCCI

Together with Kohli, Rohit added 202 for the third wicket. Kohli scored only 66•BCCI

Umesh Yadav removed Kusal Perera cheaply again, dismissing him for a duck•BCCI

Suresh Raina hurt them further by taking two catches at short cover, to remove Dilshan and Dinesh Chandimal and Sri Lanka were 48 for 4•BCCI

But Akshar Patel had Mathews stumped for 75 in the 29th over•BCCI

Rohit reached 50 off 72 balls and that proved to be an ideal warm-up for what was in store•BCCI

Rohit kept increasing the scoring rate, reaching his second double-century off 151 deliveries•BCCI

Tillakaratne Dilshan started well at the other end, hitting six fours for his 33-ball 34•BCCI

Mathews, however, rescued his team again with a fifty•BCCI

Thirimanne scored 59 before Dhawal Kulkarni removed him and eventually finished with 4 for 34. And Sri Lanka were wrapped up for 251 to concede a 4-0 lead•BCCI