As action moved to Johannesburg, India’s dominance continued. India after losing Rohit Sharma early yet again was anchored by Kohli and Dhawan. This partnership has been so crucial for India in all the ODIs so far.
Virat Kohli unfortunately missed out on his 35th ODI ton as he got out after playing a brilliant innings of 75. But it was Shikhar Dhawan who joined the party today and he smashed a handsome ton.
There was a very crucial partnership of 158 between Kohli and Dhawan which ensured India stayed in a good position. Shikhar Dhawan, the stunning left handed opener has shown great form in this ODI series. After two handsome half centuries in the series he scored a blistering century of just 99 balls.
On the other hand Rohit Sharma’s form has been an issue for India. After scores of 20,15 and 0 he again fell cheaply. Rohit Sharma now averages 11 in this series which is the worst by an Indian batsman abroad.
Rohit Sharma has been under scrutiny for his poor run. He got just 20 in the first game and that was followed by a low score of 15. Then at Cape Town which actually was a paradise for batsmen, Rohit Sharma got dismissed for a duck.
While Dhawan and Kohli got to good starts yet again, Rohit fell cheaply to Rabada. Rohit got caught and bowled by Kagiso Rabada and Twitter is going infuriated at Rohit Sharma.
Twitter lauds Dhawan
Twitter is heaping praises on Shikhar Dhawan for a glorious century. He’s been in sensational form in this series and now comes a handsome hundred. Shikhar Dhawan is really enjoying playing South African bowlers in South Africa.
Here are the Twitter reactions:
Well played @SDhawan25 .Awesome stuff. Make it a big one buddy. #SAvIND
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) February 10, 2018
Gao waalon give it up for Gabbar ??? Congratulations on a superb hundred, @Sdhawan25. #PinkODI #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/YSoZIEL6Cd
— Suresh Raina?? (@ImRaina) February 10, 2018
SHIKHAR DHAWAN – 99 balls, 10 fours, 2 sixes – ODI Century # 13 in. #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/FjqJ4WSXKg
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) February 10, 2018
Shikhar Dhawan’s last four 50+ scores vs South Africa before today: 60, 78, 51*, 76. Getting to a 100 had to happen in his 100th ODI… #SAvIND #PinkODI
— Saurabh Somani (@saurabh_42) February 10, 2018
Shikhar Dhawan becomes the first Indian player to score a century in career’s 100th ODI match. #SAvIND
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) February 10, 2018
Shikhar Dhawan becomes the 9th batsman and first Indian to score a century in his 100th ODI.
Previous highest by an Indian in 100th ODI was 97 by Ganguly v SA in 1999. #SAvInd
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) February 10, 2018
Wonderful 100 from @SDhawan25 played well through the series. Needs to stay till the end. India needs to get 300. #SAvInd #MenInBlue
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) February 10, 2018
? in his 100th.
An ideal way to get there. He’s carried his wonderful form to get to his 13th ton.
Hail Gabbar! ?#SAvIND#OrangeArmy #LiveOrange @SDhawan25— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) February 10, 2018
Shikhar Dhawan seems to be loving the South African attack. What an Innings, well played Gabbar! Make it large! #Dhawan #SAvIND
— Nish Navalkar (@YUVI_NISH) February 10, 2018
Highest score by Indian on 100th ODI
103* SHIKHAR DHAWAN
97 Saurav Ganguly
78* Sunil Gavaskar
59 Kapil Dev
52* Ravindra Jadeja— Merin Kumar
(@merin_kumar) February 10, 2018
(@merin_kumar) Impressed with Dhawan’s tenacity, has been in and out of the Test side but hasn’t let it impact his flow in ODIs. Match winner on his day and Rohit’s too. #SAvInd
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) February 10, 2018
Most 100s after 100 ODIs:@amlahash – 16@davidwarner31 – 14@QuinnyDeKock69 – 13 (in 90 ODIs)@imVkohli – 13@SDhawan25 – 13#SAvIND
— Arun Gopalakrishnan (@statanalyst) February 10, 2018
Virat got out without scoring a century.
Dhawan scored a century on an overseas tour.
Media hasn’t posted a single photo of Taimur Ali Khan.
A day to remember.#INDvSA
— Young Struggling Man (@1sInto2s) February 10, 2018
Feel happy when @SDhawan25 gets big runs ! Shows that you can generally be calm composed zen like but turn aggressive when ball hits the bat ! Well played mate ! #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/Y9nSS6EAHD
— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye) February 10, 2018
Virat Kohli out without scoring a hundred.
Dhawan scored a hundred.Thunderstorm and rain have started.
Even God not believing on this.#INDvSA— Young Struggling Man (@1sInto2s) February 10, 2018
