Jadeja, with 19 from his first six balls, thrashes a single to mid-wicket. Dhoni, rather overshadowed by his partner, has donned his helmet again against the quicks. He bisects deep mid-wicket and long-on for a comfortable two.

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Young Taskin to bowl his last over, Jadeja chips to mid-off and more sloppy fielding allows them an overthrow as a shy at the stumps is not backed up. Mortaza looks one of the angrier captains on the circuit.

Jadeja somehow squeezes a yorker off his legs and down to long leg for four, then flicks one off mid-wicket where more comedy fielding earns India a rather undeserved boundary - Imrul Kayes lets the ball through his hands like a bar of soap and it trickles onto the rope. (Soap on a rope, if you like).

New batsman Ravindra Jadeja to face for the first time - and Dame Fortune favours the bearded left-hander as he gets a bottom edge past the keeper which scoots away for four, before powerfully swatting a half-volley through extra cover for four. With eight from two balls, he nicks the strike with a chipped single just past the bowler. Two overs left, what will their target be?

Dhoni removes his helmet to face the wily left-arm spin of Shakib. But the bare-headed Indian captain faces two dot balls before clubbing a single to long-on.

Andrew McDonald
Ex-Australia all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

"It was a superb delivery, full and straight. But what an innings it was. The applause is worthy. It is a big knock and could go a long way to India winning this game."

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That's how to do it - fast, full and straight, and a yorker ends Rohit's innings at 137 from 126 balls. He had almost helped himself to another six when he pulled Taskin over mid-wicket and it bounced just in front of the rope for four.

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Andrew McDonald
Ex-Australia all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

"It made a beautiful sound off the bat. But Sharma's job is not done yet. You feel there will be plenty more where that came from."

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport in Melbourne

"Sharma hits the ball so sweetly off the back foot. Earlier today it was crunching cut shots, now it's brutal pulls. In between was the best of the lot, sitting back, punching slower balls to the fence with nothing but impeccable timing."

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Taskin to Dhoni, he's only operating in singles so far. A rare dot ball as Rohit chops the ball straight to point, it was a back-of-the-hand slower ball from the teenager. A bouncer high over Rohit's head is called wide, and even the vast MCG boundaries look small as Rohit launches his third six over mid-wicket.

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Mahela Jayawardene, who played his last game for Sri Lanka in their nine-wicket loss to South Africa yesterday, writes on Twitter:, external "On a personal note, thank you all so much for the support all these years. It's been an absolute honour & privilege playing for my country."

A single brings skipper Dhoni the chance to join in the fun. Rubel bangs in a bouncer which the India captain hooks to long leg for a single. And Rohit ends a prolific over for India by whacking another four through extra cover - 16 from it. Who'd be a bowler?

Andrew McDonald
Ex-Australia all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

"An attempted yorker and he got the length wrong. But Rohit was equal to the task."

With Mortaza's spell exhausted, he throws the ball to Rubel Hossain. With three of the four boundary fielders deployed on the leg side, Rohit goes the other way and smacks a six over long-off into the crowd, before a powerful pull brings him four wide of mid-wicket.

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Rohit, on 109, pulls a bouncer towards cow corner for a well-run two to take him to 111. But Nelson has no chance to strike as he guides his next ball for a single - his 112 has come from 116 balls. Dhoni flashes and misses at the last ball of the over.

OptaJim:, external India have won four of the six ODIs when Rohit Sharma has hit a century; losing v Australia in January (MCG) & Zimbabwe in 2010.

Teenager Taskin Ahmed returns - Dhoni to face his first ball, which hits him on the pad as he tries to force it through the leg side. Next ball, a flashing cut shot just chops the ball into the wicket. Finally he's off the mark with a clip off his legs for one.

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Harsha Bhogle
BBC Test Match Special

"I have seen many fine Rohit Sharma innings. This is up with the best because of the composure. He will be proud of this. And with good reason."

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The Indian captain walks to the middle. One ball remaining of his fellow skipper's 10-over spell. But it's Rohit facing as they crossed on the catch - and he punishes Mortaza's final delivery, through the covers for Rohit's 11th four.

Andrew McDonald
Ex-Australia all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

"It's not a good wicket to get at this time as MS Dhoni walks to the crease. It went a long way up, but a safe catch. MS Dhoni is one of the best finishers of all time."