The first match of the ODI series between India and South Africa was played on November 30 (Sunday). In this encounter, Indian cricket legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli delivered stellar performances with the bat. Together, they forged a spectacular partnership for the second wicket, scoring a century partnership. This marked the 20th occasion where they achieved a century stand in ODI Internationals.
Rohit Sharma achieved a monumental record in this match. He has now become the leading six-hitter in ODI history. Before this match, Rohit needed to hit three sixes to surpass the record held by Pakistan's former captain Shahid Afridi. He eclipsed Afridi in the 20th over of the Indian innings with a six off Marco Jansen. Afridi's record stood at 351 sixes in 398 ODI matches, and Rohit has now surpassed that with 352 sixes in 277 ODIs.
Most Sixes in One Day Internationals
352* - Rohit Sharma (India) 351 - Shahid Afridi (Asia/Pakistan/ICC) 331 - Chris Gayle (West Indies/ICC) 270 - Sanath Jayasuriya (Asia/Sri Lanka) 229 - MS Dhoni (Asia/India)
In this match, Rohit Sharma scored 57 runs off 51 balls with the help of 5 fours and 3 sixes. He and Virat Kohli shared a 136-run partnership for the second wicket. Rohit was trapped lbw by Marco Jansen. This was Rohit's third consecutive fifty-plus score in ODIs.
The 38-year-old Rohit Sharma is on the verge of yet another historic achievement in international cricket. The 'Hitman' could become the world’s first batsman to reach 650 international sixes, with 645 under his belt so far, needing just 5 more sixes to reach this landmark. Remarkably, no other batsman in history has even reached the 600-sixes mark, with the legendary Chris Gayle trailing behind at 553 sixes.
South Africa's Playing XI
: Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Aiden Markram (captain), Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Prenelan Subrayen, Nandre Burger, and Ottniel Baartman.
India's Playing XI
: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper/captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, and Prasidh Krishna.
