Rohit Sharma broke the file for probably the most sixes hit in males’s one-day internationals as India edged South Africa by 17 runs within the opening sport of their collection in Ranchi.
After being requested to bat, India posted 349-8 with Virat Kohli hitting a record-extending 52nd ODI century with a brilliantly paced 135 off 120 balls.
He shared 136 with Rohit, who made 57 off 51 balls, for the second wicket.
Rohit, who already held the file for probably the most sixes throughout codecs in worldwide cricket (now 642), hit three sixes to overhaul Shahid Afridi’s 15-year file of 351 ODI maximums.
India had been 161-2 within the twenty second over when the previous captain was dismissed and run-scoring grew to become tougher within the center overs however the hosts had been beautifully marshalled by Kohli.
He additionally shared 76 with stand-in captain KL Rahul, who then took over when Kohli was dismissed, to hit 60 off 56 balls.
South Africa slipped to 11-3 in reply and 130-5 however Matthew Breetzke (72 off 80) and Marco Jansen (70 off 39) gave them hope with a 97-run stand.
Each had been dismissed within the thirty fourth over by Kuldeep Yadav and South Africa’s hopes appeared over at 228-7.
Nevertheless, Corbin Bosch (67 off 51) placed on partnerships with Prenelan Subrayen and Nandre Burger, who each made 17, to go away the Proteas needing 37 from 18 balls.
Bosch was farming the strike and turning down singles and left 18 from the ultimate over, however he skied the second ball from Prasidh Krishna to cowl.
The second sport within the three-match collection takes place on Wednesday (08:00 GMT).
