India vs New Zealand 2017, 1st T20I: 5 things we learnt from the match

#4 Rohit Sharma sizzling with a quickfire knock

Sharma blasted his way to a superb half-century

Content to playing second fiddle to a rampant Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma started getting into his groove after the partnership started blossoming beyond 100. He was on 46 off 40 balls before going bonkers against Mitchell Santner in the fifteenth over.

No opening pair had batted together for as long and Sharma made his stay at the crease count. He had been used to batting in the middle order for Mumbai Indians but switched to his familiar role at the top for India seamlessly. During the course of his 55-ball 80, Rohit smashed four sixes and overtook Suresh Raina as India's most prolific six-hitter in the format.

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