Watch: Rohit Sharma Becomes First Indian To Hit 300 Sixes In ODIs With Stellar Show In India vs Pakistan Cricket World Cup 2023 Clash

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Team India captain Rohit Sharma left the Pakistan bowlers clueless on Saturday (October 14) in match no. 12 of the Cricket World Cup 2023 between India and Pakistan. Rohit Sharma became the first Indian to complete 300 sixes in ODI cricket. He is already the leading six hitter in international cricket after surpassing West Indies legend Chris Gayle after a century against Afghanistan in which he smashed 131 runs off 84 balls with 16 fours and 5 maximum finishing his innings with a staggering strike-rater of 155.95.

Rohit left nothing in the tank as he answered to all the pundits who believed he was struggling against Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and more. He even smashed Mohammad Nawaz for a maximum over mid-wicket which was effortless by the looks of it but it went over 80 meters as well.

Watch the video of Rohit Sharma smashing sixes against Pakistan here:

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Earlier, Indian bowlers completely shattered Pakistan's batting lineup as Bumrah, Siraj, Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja bagged two wickets each to bundle out their traditional rival for 191 runs in just 42.5 overs. Captain Babar Azam scored the highest for Pakistan with 50 off 58 while Mohammad Rizwan scored 49.
Indian fans painted the Narendra Modi Stadium painted blue and supported the home team as the 12th man. This is the eighth Cricket World Cup clash between the arch-rivals.

India has won all the previous seven encounters between the two sides. Put to bat first, Pakistan openers Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq started in a positive fashion While playing cautiously against the disciplined Jasprit Bumrah as the duo took their chances against any loose delivery from Mohammed Siraj.

Rohit, however, persisted with his pacers, and the move bore fruits as 'Miya Magic' Siraj struck in the eighth over and got one to jag in, trapping Abdullah Shafique's leg before.
Imam and captain Babar Azam tried to ensure that Pakistan went ahead at a healthy scoring rate.

Babar got off to a fine start pretty quickly, hitting three fours off Hardik Pandya in his first 10 balls. Just when Pakistan was closing into a run rate close to six, Imam went for an expansive drive and ended up edging a Pandya delivery to wicket-keeper KL Rahul.

Ravindra Jadeja provided India with a chance for another wicket, however, Mohammad Rizwan reviewed and survived the call after it turned out that the ball was straying down the leg side. (Anushka Sharma, Ritika Sajdeh Spotted In Ahmedabad For India vs Pakistan Clash In Cricket World Cup 2023)

It hit the pads of Mohammad Rizwan, and the umpire raised his finger. However, Rizwan reviewed and survived the call after it turned out that the ball was straying down the leg side. Rizwan then joined forces with Babar to keep Pakistan close to five at the 20-over mark.

Over the following few overs, India's spinners consistently controlled the game, with Kuldeep Yadav in particular displaying excellent control. When the Pakistani duo scored 13 runs against Siraj in the 28th over, they were freed from their chains. Babar's magnificent four through the point against India helped him to his ODI half-century. But in the 30th over, Siraj beat Babar's outside edge and his delivery slammed into his off-stump.

India's star spinner Kuldeep then gave Pakistan two big blows as he removed Saud Shakeel for 6 and Iftikhar Ahmed (4) in the 33rd over. (Did Jasprit Bumrah Troll Shoaib Akhtar With Iconic Wing Celebration? Watch Viral Video)

In the 34th over, Jasprit Bumrah completely bamboozled Rizwan with a beauty and removed the Pakistan batter. Rizwan failed to get to his first ODI fifty against India and went back to Pavellion just one run shy away from fifty. Bumrah castled another wicket in quick succession as he sent Shadab Khan packing after scoring just 2 runs.

Hardik then delivered a superb ball to dismiss Mohammad Nawaz for 4 in the 40th over while in the next over Ravindra Jadeja sent Hasan Ali packing for 12, leaving Pakistan tottering at 187/9. Jadeja then dismissed Pakistan's last batter Haris Rauf, bundling out arch-rival for 191 in 42.5 overs. (With ANI inputs)