New Delhi: Rohit Sharma set a new benchmark in ODI batting on this day (November 13) a decade ago, hitting the highest individual score in the 50-over format. His 264-run knock remains the highest score by any batter in the 50-over format.
The India skipper clubbed 33 boundaries and nine sixes during his 173-ball knock, striking at a rate of 152.60. He single-handedly led India to a 153-run win the fourth ODI at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
After India won the toss and elected to bat, it became a one-man show as Rohit lifted India to a mammoth 404/5, leaving Sri Lanka in a daze as they folded for 251 in 43/1 overs.
2⃣6⃣4⃣ Runs
1⃣7⃣3⃣ Balls
3⃣3⃣ Fours
9⃣ Sixes#OnThisDay in 2014, @ImRo45 set the stage on fire 🔥 🔥 & registered the highest individual score in the ODIs. 🔝 👏 #TeamIndia
Let’s revisit that sensational knock 🎥 🔽
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 13, 2021
It was Rohit’s second double century in ODIs, having scored 209 against Australia in 2013.
Rohit surpasses Virender Sehwag’s 219 against the West Indies in 2011, after Sachin Tendulkar became the first batter to score a double hundred in ODIs (200 not out off 147 balls) against South Africa in 2010.
🗓️ #OnThisDay in 2014#TeamIndia Captain @ImRo45 put on a stunning show with the bat ⚡️ ⚡️ & registered the highest individual score in the ODIs, hammering 2⃣6⃣4⃣ off 1⃣7⃣3⃣ balls, smashing 3⃣3⃣ fours & 9⃣ sixes 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/nMDrTiPI21
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 13, 2024
Sri Lanka paid heavily for dropped catch
Rohit made full use of a dropped catch when he was on four by Thisara Perera. Having opened India’s innings with Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit capitalised on the early life as he completed his century in 100 balls in the 32nd over and then accelerated.
He took only 25 balls more to reach 150 and reached his 200 off 151 balls with a boundary in the 46th over. In the next 22 balls till he got dismissed in the last deliver of India’s innings, he blasted nine boundaries and three sixes in a classic example of brutal hitting.
Happy birthday, Hitman 🎂
As our champion @ImRo45 turns 32 today, we pull out his epic knock of 264, the highest individual ODI score ever. #HappyBirthdayRohit
Full video – https://t.co/upXYoN02fe pic.twitter.com/9tb1ykHq2u
— BCCI (@BCCI) April 30, 2019
Rohit has since scored 208 not out against Sri Lanka in Mohali in December 2017, making him the only batter to have scored three centuries in ODI cricket.
Rohit Sharma’s 264-run knock against Sri Lanka on November 13, 2014, remains the highest score by any batter in ODI cricket. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
