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IOCians partner for brilliant 149 runs in first one-day match at Kanpur
New Delhi   12-Oct-2015


Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane


A brilliant century (150) off just 133 balls by Rohit Sharma and his 149 run second wicket partnership with fellow IOCian and Mumbai mate, Ajinkya Rahane (60), was in vain as India went down to South Africa by a mere five runs in a high scoring thriller in the first of five one day internationals at the packed Green Park stadium in Kanpur on Sunday.

Rohit Sharma, the only batsman in the world to have hit two double centuries in one-day cricket, stroked 13 fours and 6 sixes during his dazzling innings while Ajinkya Rahane played the supporting role to perfection with 5 boundaries in his sedate knock.