Watch the highlights of Rohit Sharma 264 - India vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI - 2014 Sri Lanka tour of India 5-match ODI series - The fourth One-Day International cricket match between India and Sri Lanka played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on November 13, 2014.
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| Rohit Sharma celebrates his second double-hundred © BCCI |
Match Overview:
Majestic Rohit Sharma's world record-breaking 264 sets up to India thumping 153-run victory over Sri Lanka and go up 4-0 lead in a historic, one-sided fourth ODI.
Match Stats:
- India's 404 was their fifth 400-plus score in ODIs. No other team has made more than two such scores.
- India's 404 was their fourth highest score in One-day international and it is their second highest total against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
- Rohit Sharma become the first player to score 250-plus runs in One-day international cricket history.
- Rohit Sharma plundered 264 - the highest score in One-day international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 219 held by Virender Sehwag against West Indies at Indore in 2011.
- Rohit Sharma became the first player to score two double-centuries in One-day international cricket history.
- 33 : Rohit Sharma hit the most fours in an innings in One-day international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 25-fours hit by Sachin Tendulkar against South Africa at Gwalior in 2010.
- 202 : Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli set up the seventh highest third-wicket partnership for India in One-day international and India's third best third-wicket stand against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
- 202 The third-wicket partnership between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, which contributed exactly half of India's team total. This is India's eighth 200-plus third wicket partnership in One-day international, Virat Kohli have been involved in five 200-plus partnership and their ninth 200-plus partnership against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
- 400 Number of innings that Mahela Jayawardene has played in ODIs. The only other players to have batted in 400 ODI innings are Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar.
- 128 : Rohit Sharma and Robin Uthappa set up the sixth highest fifth-wicket partnership for India against Sri Lanka in One-day internationals.
- 118 : Angelo Mathews and Lahiru Thirimanne set up the joint fifth highest fifth-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka against India in One-day internationals, jointly 118 stand between Mahela Jayawardene and Russel Arnold at Colombo (RPS) in 2002.
- India's 153-run win was their fourth largest victory by terms of runs against Sri Lanka in One-day internationals.
- 153 India's margin of victory in this game. They win by the same margin when Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag scored their double-centuries.
- India's 47-fours was the their second most fours in an innings in One-day internationals.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
India scored mammoth total of 404-5 in 50 overs with top scorer by Rohit Sharma 264 - who blasted his 2nd double-hundred in ODIs.
Virat Kohli struck 66 off 64-balls including 6-fours, Ajinkya Rahane scored 28 off 24-balls included 4-fours and Robin Uthappa 16 not out.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Angelo Mathews took 2-wickets and one for Nuwan Kulasekara.
Sri Lanka scored 251 for all-out in 43.1 overs with top scorer by Angelo Mathews struck 75 off 68-balls including 9-fours & a six, Lahiru Thirimanne cracked a 59 off 69-balls included nine-fours and a six.
Tillakaratne Dilshan hit 34 off 33-balls including 6-fours and Thisara Perera scored a run-a-ball 29-runs included 3-fours & a six.
India best bowler by Dhawal Kulkarni claimed a career-best 4-wickets for 34-runs in 10-overs, Umesh Yadav, Axar Patel and Stuart Binny each took 2-wickets.
Rohit Sharma named Player of the match for his sensational batting performance to smashed a world record-breaking career-best 264-runs knocked off facing 173-balls including 33-fours and 9-sixes with strike rate of 152.60.
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