World Cup 2019: Rohit presents autographed hat to fan who was hit by his six

Meena was hit by the ball when Sharma smashed a six during the match. Sharma played a knock of 104 runs and hammered five sixes during his inning

India opening batsman Rohit Sharma presented an autographed hat to a fan named Meena, who was hit by the ball during team's match against Bangladesh in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup at Edgbaston here on Tuesday. Meena was hit by the ball when Sharma smashed a six during the match. Sharma played a knock of 104 runs and hammered five sixes during his inning.

She got hit by a @ImRo45 maximum and the opener was kind enough to check on her and give her a signed hat.#CWC19 pic.twitter.com/KqFqrpC7dS

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 2, 2019

Sharma's ton helped India post a target of 315 runs for the Bangladeshi side. India then easily defended the target as all the Bangladesh batsmen were sent back to the pavilion by India bowlers when they had just 286 runs on the board. Player-of-the-match Rohit Sharma said he had positive feelings before going on to bat but was also lucky to have got a reprieve when he was on nine. He got a reprieve when he was dropped by Tamim Iqbal at deep mid-wicket off Mustafizur Rahman early on in his innings. “I was lucky (early on)...fortune favours the brave. I never think about the shorter boundaries when I bat because my game is all about piercing the field. Once you are set, the idea is to put pressure on the bowlers,” Rohit said. Jasprit Bumrah took four wickets while Hardik Pandya took three wickets in the match. With the victory, India have sealed their semi-final spot as they have now 13 points and consolidated their second position on the points table.