Rohit Sharma's 264 runs in ODI
- 10 years ago
Rohit Sharma made history on Thursday by smashing an incredible 264 for India against Sri Lanka to break the record for the highest individual score in one-day international history.
Sharma, whose previous best was 209, surpassed the previous ODI record of 219 scored by his compatriot Virender Sehwag against West Indies in 2011 and became the first man to register two innings above 200 in the process.
All the more remarkable was the acceleration shown by the Indian batsman, moving from 51 to 250 in 94 balls after taking 72 balls for his first half-century.
The 27-year-old was eventually caught off the final delivery of India's innings with the hosts finishing on 404 for 5. Captain Virat Kohli was the only other batsman to score more than 28 runs before he was run out for 66.
"I was coming off a two-month break so I'm not tired and was ready to bat another 50 overs," said Sharma after his record-breaking feat."Once I got to 50 I knew I had to convert it because it's a good wicket and we know that scores here of 300 and 350 are easily chaseable.
"We wanted to get a big score and that made me stay there as long as possible."
Despite breaking the previous best international score by a whopping 45 runs, Sharma fell marginally short of the record in all limited-overs cricket, which remains Ali Brown's 268 for Surrey against Glamorgan at the Oval in 2002.
All four ODI double-hundreds have been scored by Indian batsmen, with Sachin Tendulkar the first to reach the landmark against South Africa in 2010. Sri Lanka never looked likely to reach India's total in reply, losing their first wicket three balls into their innings and eventually succumbing to just 251 - 13 runs fewer than Sharma scored alone.
"It is embarrassing that we are not even competing," said Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews.
"We lost our way in the last 20 overs. It is not acceptable. Our bowlers didn't have any answers for them. To score 290 in the last 25 is unbelievable. Nothing can be taken away from Rohi
Sharma, whose previous best was 209, surpassed the previous ODI record of 219 scored by his compatriot Virender Sehwag against West Indies in 2011 and became the first man to register two innings above 200 in the process.
All the more remarkable was the acceleration shown by the Indian batsman, moving from 51 to 250 in 94 balls after taking 72 balls for his first half-century.
The 27-year-old was eventually caught off the final delivery of India's innings with the hosts finishing on 404 for 5. Captain Virat Kohli was the only other batsman to score more than 28 runs before he was run out for 66.
"I was coming off a two-month break so I'm not tired and was ready to bat another 50 overs," said Sharma after his record-breaking feat."Once I got to 50 I knew I had to convert it because it's a good wicket and we know that scores here of 300 and 350 are easily chaseable.
"We wanted to get a big score and that made me stay there as long as possible."
Despite breaking the previous best international score by a whopping 45 runs, Sharma fell marginally short of the record in all limited-overs cricket, which remains Ali Brown's 268 for Surrey against Glamorgan at the Oval in 2002.
All four ODI double-hundreds have been scored by Indian batsmen, with Sachin Tendulkar the first to reach the landmark against South Africa in 2010. Sri Lanka never looked likely to reach India's total in reply, losing their first wicket three balls into their innings and eventually succumbing to just 251 - 13 runs fewer than Sharma scored alone.
"It is embarrassing that we are not even competing," said Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews.
"We lost our way in the last 20 overs. It is not acceptable. Our bowlers didn't have any answers for them. To score 290 in the last 25 is unbelievable. Nothing can be taken away from Rohi