Last Update on: September 27th, 2023 at 11:37 pm
England star Ben Stokes’ 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup moment was recreated during the third and final ODI of the series between the Rohit Sharma-led India National Cricket Team and Pat Cummins-led Australia National Cricket Team at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday, September 27.
During the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 final in England, a controversial moment happened that played a crucial role in the scheme of the contest. With three balls left in the match, the fielder’s throw deflected off Ben Stokes’ bat while he dived for a second run and the ball raced away to the boundary for four overthrows.
Meanwhile, a similar kind of incident happened in the third ODI between India and Australia that involved Rohit Sharma. However, unlike Stokes, Rohit’s team weren’t able to win the match.
The incident happened on the third ball of the 18th over, which was bowled by the left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc. Indian captain Rohit casually played a delivery from Starc towards square leg and ran for a single.
The Aussie all-rounder Glenn Maxwell quickly collected the ball and tried to aim it at stumps, which he missed, and the ball hit Rohit’s bat, who was completing a single and deflected for a four, leaving the Aussies disappointed.
Watch: Ball Ricochets Off Rohit Sharma Bat And Goes For Four
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Talking about the match, Australia defeated India by 66 runs to avoid the whitewash. India won the series 2-1, having won the first ODI by 5 wickets in Mohali and the second ODI by 99 runs in Indore.
Speaking after the match, Rohit Sharma, who hit a sensational 81 runs off 57 balls, with 5 fours and 6 sixes, said that he is quite happy with his batting form. Rohit Sharma also said that they have played really well in the last 7-8 ODIs but were disappointed to lose the third ODI against Australia. Rohit Sharma said:
“I’m pretty happy, of course, I would like to go all the way along but if I’m hitting like that I’m happy. The last 7-8 ODIs we have played really well, we have been challenged under different conditions and different teams, I thought we responded to that challenge pretty well. Unfortunately not the result we wanted today.”
