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On Tuesday, India beat Sri Lanka by 41 runs in a low-scoring game in the Super Four round of the Asia Cup, thereby sealing a spot in the final of the tournament.
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India batted first and were bowled out for 213, with 20-year-old Dunith Wellalage taking 5 wickets. Indian captain Rohit Sharma top-scored with 53. Wellalage was also Sri Lanka’s main fighter with the bat as he scored 42 not out batting at No 8, but was unable to prevent his side being bowled out for 172.
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Rohit crossed the milestone of 10000 ODI runs during the game, and during the course of his brief 10-run partnership with Virat Kohli, the pair crossed the milestone of 5000 partnership runs in ODIs.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma partnership: Runs scored, records and stats
The overall ODI record of this star-studded partnership is as follows.
| Innings | Runs | Average | 50s | 100s | Highest Partnership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 5008 | 61.8 | 15 | 18 | 246 |
Kohli and Rohit batted together in ODIs for the first time back in 2010, against South Africa in Ahmedabad. Centuries from Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers had powered the visitors to 365/2 in the first innings.
Kohli came to the crease with the score at 22/1, with Rohit joining him at 40/2. The pair put on 95 in 118 balls to keep India afloat in the chase before Rohit hit Johan Botha straight down the throat of Lonwabo Tsotsobe to depart for 48.
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On the list of all-time partnerships in ODI cricket, the pair are ranked 8th, and are the third-highest scoring Indian partnership, as seen in the following list. Their partnership’s average of 61 is also the highest-ever of any pair that has batted together at least 50 times.
| Partners | Country | Innings | Runs | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly & Sachin Tendulkar | India | 176 | 8227 | 47.5 |
| Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 151 |
5992 |
41.6 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan & Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 108 | 5475 | 53.7 |
| Marvan Atapattu & Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 144 | 5462 | 39.3 |
| Adam Gilchrist & Matthew Hayden | Australia | 117 | 5409 | 47.4 |
| Gordon Greenidge & Desmond Haynes | West Indies | 103 | 5206 | 52.6 |
| Shikhar Dhawan & Rohit Sharma | India | 117 | 5193 | 45.2 |
| Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma | India | 86 | 5008 | 61.8 |
| Virender Sehwag & Sachin Tendulkar | India | 114 | 4387 | 39.2 |
| Rahul Dravid & Sourav Ganguly | India | 88 | 4363 | 50.1 |
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