India’s Rohit Sharma
Player Country Time span Matches Innings Runs Best score 100s 50s 4s 6s Rohit Sharma India 2009-2026 36 34 1157 147 2 6 104 51* Shahid Afridi Pakistan 1996-2015 38 35 1078 108* 1 9 103 50 Chris Gayle West Indies 2002-2019 30 28 1026 135 2 5 102 45 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 1991-2009 47 45 1519 140 5 8 154 41 Jos Buttler England 2013-2025 28 25 832 129 1 4 75 29 Virat Kohli India 2010-2026 38 38 1978 154* 7 11 182 29 Rohit’s milestone came in a rain-affected contest that saw India take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match series. India were chasing a modest target of 135 in a match reduced to 47 overs per side but found themselves in a difficult position at 113/7 after 26 overs when rain brought the contest to a halt. With India needing another 23 runs and only three wickets remaining, New Zealand appeared to have a chance of pulling off a comeback. India subsequently lost Naman Dhir and Anshul Kamboj in quick succession after reaching 86/5, leaving the lower order with a challenging task. However, the rain ended New Zealand’s hopes of defending the total, with the match eventually called off amid a heavy shower at around 11 pm local time.
However, India were four runs ahead of the required score under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method when play was abandoned, handing them a four-run victory.