On This Day in 2018: Rohit Sharma’s Brilliant Century Helps India Win Maiden ODI Series in South Africa

On This Day in 2018: It was the fifth ODI between India and South Africa in Port Elizabeth in 2018. India were 3-1 up in the six-match series. South Africa won the toss and elected to put India in. The great opening pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma got the visitors off to a flyer putting 48 in just over 7 overs before the left-hander fell to Rabada for 34 off just 23 deliveries. Rohit, who was playing second-fiddle till now, then came into his own. He put together 105 for the second-wicket with Virat Kohli dominating the Indian captain – not many batsmen at the opposite end outscore Kohli in a partnership in ODI cricket!

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Rohit contributed 62 off just 55 deliveries while Kohli chipped in with 36 off 54 deliveries before the latter was dismissed. Even as wickets fell from the other end Rohit was unaffected at the other and did what he knew best in limited overs cricket – score big runs at a high strike rate. He soon registered a fine hundred off 107 balls hitting as many as 10 fours and 4 sixes. By the time he was dismissed in the 43rd over India had scored 236.