India, Nov. 30 -- Ranchi [Jharkhand], November 30 (ANI). Team India scored their second-highest ODI total during the series opener in Ranchi on Sunday. Team India made 349/8 in 50 overs after Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and stand-in captain KL Rahul played fantastic knocks.

401/3 is still the highest ODI total India has scored against South Africa. The Men in Blue achieved this feat in Gwalior in 2010 when legendary Sachin Tendulkar scored a memorable double century. Team India won the game by 153 runs after the Proteas were bundled out for 248 runs.

In the first ODI in Ranchi, Kohli smashed a record-breaking 52nd ODI century. Kohli's brilliant 135 in 120 balls, with 11 fours and seven sixes, led India to a massive score, with Sharma (57 ...