NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma played a stunning innings of 155 as Mumbai opened their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign with a comfortable win over Sikkim at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur where Mumbai chased down the target with ease to win by eight wickets.Sikkim won the toss and elected to bat first. They put together 236 for 7 from their 50 overs.
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Ashish Thapa was the top scorer for the Sikkim team. The wicketkeeper-batsman played a steady knock of 79 runs off 87 balls and held the innings together. K Sai Satwik and Kranthi Kumar also contributed 34 runs while Robin Limboo was not out on 31. The Mumbai bowlers kept things under control with Shardul Thakur leading the charge by taking two wickets and conceding very few runs. Musheer Khan and Shams Mulani also chipped in with one wicket each.While Sikkim’s total looked competitive, it was never going to be enough once Rohit Sharma got going.Mumbai’s chase got off to a quiet start with Angkrish Raghuvanshi playing a patient knock of 38 at 65.52. From the other end, Rohit Sharma slowly settled in and then completely took charge of the match. The senior batsman was in complete control and punished anything that came loose.Rohit smashed 155 runs off just 94 balls as his innings included 18 fours and nine sixes. The quick pace of the punches made the chase look effortless. Rohit completed his 100 in 62 balls to get the fastest century of his List A career.Once Rohit found his rhythm, the Sikkim bowlers had no answers. Musheer was not out on 27 and played his part well.On the other hand, Sarfaraz Khan ended the match with a quick eight-run cameo. Mumbai reached the target in just 30.3 overs to win the match by eight wickets.With both bat and ball clicking, Mumbai started their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign in perfect style. They will believe in each other for the next matches.
