New Zealand came to bat first an piled up runs in Indore thanks to the centuries from Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips. To win the match and series India will have to score 338 runs in the second innings. In the meantime time, former India captain Rohit Sharma achieved an incredible feat.
The third and decisive match of the three-match ODI series being played between India and New Zealand is being played at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. In this match, the Kiwi team came out to bat first after losing the toss and they scored a big score of 337 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs.
Rohit Sharma played his 100th ODI match on home soil
At the same time, when Team India’s superstar player Rohit Sharma came on the field in this ODI match, he also completed a special century, with which he became part of an elite list in which a total of 5 players including Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli were part of the past.
Rohit Sharma is considered one of the greatest players in the limited-overs format, although he didn’t perform particularly well with the bat in the three-match ODI series against New Zealand. When Rohit Sharma took the field to play in the Indore ODI, it was his 100th home match. With this, Rohit Sharma became the sixth Indian player to play 100 ODIs at home.
Prior to Rohit, this feat was achieved by Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli. Rohit Sharma’s record in 100 ODIs in India shows that he has scored a total of 5074 runs in 99 innings at an average of 55.75, including 14 centuries and 24 half-centuries.
Rohit Sharma performed brilliantly in the three-match ODI series against South Africa in late 2025, and similar form was expected from him in the series against New Zealand. However, Rohit failed to achieve this, scoring just 61 runs at an average of 20.33 in the three-match ODI series.
Indian players who have played the most ODI matches in India:
Sachin Tendulkar – 164 matches
Virat Kohli – 130 matches
MS Dhoni – 127 matches
Mohammad Azharuddin – 113 matches
Yuvraj Singh – 108 matches
Rohit Sharma – 100 matches
