Rohit and Dhawan found it difficult to pierce the field with the ODI World Champions not saving a few boundaries within the first ten overs. Rohit and Dhawan only found the fence 8 times in their 64-run partnership. Rohit looking flay away a wide one only managed to edge it Jos Buttler for 28 at the start of the 16th over.
Joined by Virat Kohli after that, Dhawan continued to chip away at his end while the captain started to bring out a few glorious drives, upping the scoring rate slowly but surely.
Almost midway through the innings, 24th over, India reached the 100-run mark when Dhawan slog swept Adil Rashid for a six to bring up his half century as well. Off the next over, Kohli picked Moeen Ali off through backward point for a boundary to bring up a half-century partnership with Dhawan.
Kohli, who came out and took on the aggressor’s role in the partnership, smashed 6 boundaries on his way to a half century. Kohli brought up his fifty in the 30th over. At the other end meanwhile,…