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Rohit hits 50; India in cruise control

December 06, 2025

India 102-0 (20 Ovs) vs SA 270 | Scorecard

Maharaj with his fourth over and Rohit plays out the first two ball before picking up a single sweeper cover. 

Jaiswal then pushes one to deep mid-wicket and gets off the strike. 

Four! Rohit dances down the track and jabs it over midwicket for a one-bounce boundary. Lovely timing! 

A single to end the over. Seven runs come off it. 


Baartman continues and Rohit works one to fine leg for a single. 

A wide and a single follow. 

Two dots later, Rohit edges one and the ball races away to the fence. 

A dot to finish the seven-run over. 

India need 186 off 33 overs. 


Jansen continues. Jaiswal and Rohit pick up singles off the first two deliveries. 

Another single through deep square leg follows. 

A dot later, Rohit comes out of the crease and clips one over mid-wicket and picks up couple. 

A dot to end the five-run over. 


Corbin Bosch comes into the attack and he starts off with a dot. 

Four! Jaiswal goes on the backfoot and slams the short delivery on stumps through backward square leg for a boundary. 

A dot later, he picks up a single through third man. 

Two more singles to finish the over. Seven runs come off it. 


Maharaj with a fresh over and Jaiswal after defending the first delivery cuts one to sweeper cover for a single. 

Rohit then brings up his fifty off 54 balls with a nudge to square leg for a single. His second fifty-plus score in the series. 

Jaiswal then plays one down to long-on for a single to complete the 100-run partnership. 

A single to end the over. Five runs come off it.