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Rohit, Jaiswal go steady

December 06, 2025

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Ottneil Baartman comes into the attack. Jaiswal attempts the pull but mishits to mid-wicket. The batters cross over. 

A wide and a dot follows. 

Four! Full delivery outside off and Rohit moves across and slams it behind backward point for a boundary. 

Three dots to end the over. Six runs come off it. 


Keshav Maharaj continues. Rohit and Jaiswal rotate the strike with three singles off the first three deliveries. 

A dot later, Rohit clips one to deep mid-wicket and scampers for a single. 

Jaiswal then hits one uppishly but is safe. The batters cross over for a single. 

Five runs come off the over.


Ottneil Baartman with his second over and beats Jaiswal on the outside edge with a length delivery. 

Fuller delivery and Jaiswal is beaten again. 

Jaiswal retains strike with a single off the final delivery through backward square leg. 


Maharaj continues and starts off with a flighted delivery which Jaiswal taps back to the bowler. 

A single through long-on follows. 

A dot later, Rohit picks up a single by working one down to long-off and completes 20,000 runs in international cricket.

A single and a dot to end the 3-run over. 


Baartman with a fresh over and Jaiswal is on strike. A slip in place for him. 

He gets off the strike with a single through mid-wicket. 

Rohit then picks a couple by dabbing one behind square. 

Four! Rohit is lucky there. He gets a thick inside edge but the ball goes through his legs and hits the fine leg fence. 

Two dots and a single to finish the over. Eight runs come off it.