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Rohit Sharma broke the record for the most sixes hit in men’s one-day internationals as India edged South Africa by 17 runs in the opening game of their series in Ranchi.<\/b><\/p>\n
After being asked to bat, India posted 349-8 with Virat Kohli hitting a record-extending 52nd ODI century with a brilliantly paced 135 off 120 balls. <\/p>\n
He shared 136 with Rohit, who made 57 off 51 balls, for the second wicket.<\/p>\n
Rohit, who already held the record for the most sixes across formats in international cricket (now 642), hit three sixes to overtake Shahid Afridi’s 15-year record of 351 ODI maximums. <\/p>\n
India were 161-2 in the 22nd over when the former captain was dismissed and run-scoring became more difficult in the middle overs but the hosts were superbly marshalled by Kohli.<\/p>\n
He also shared 76 with stand-in captain KL Rahul, who then took over when Kohli was dismissed, to hit 60 off 56 balls. <\/p>\n
South Africa slipped to 11-3 in reply and 130-5 but Matthew Breetzke (72 off 80) and Marco Jansen (70 off 39) gave them hope with a 97-run stand. <\/p>\n
Both were dismissed in the 34th over by Kuldeep Yadav and South Africa’s hopes seemed over at 228-7. <\/p>\n
However, Corbin Bosch (67 off 51) put on partnerships with Prenelan Subrayen and Nandre Burger, who both made 17, to leave the Proteas needing 37 from 18 balls.<\/p>\n
Bosch was farming the strike and turning down singles and left 18 from the final over, but he skied the second ball from Prasidh Krishna to cover. <\/p>\n
The second game in the three-match series takes place on Wednesday (08:00 GMT). <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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