Visakhapatnam, Dec. 6 -- Rohit Sharma brought up his 61st fifty in the One-Day Internationals (ODIs) during the third India vs South Africa match in Visakhapatnam. He formed a century stand with Yashasvi Jaiswal for the first wicket, marking it the 35th time that he has been involved in an opening partnership of 100 runs or more.

Opening the batting along with Jaiswal, the former India captain scored 75 off 73 balls. He and Jaiswal stitched together a run-a-ball 155-run stand in India's chase of 271.

Having now been part of his 35th-century opening stand in ODIs, Rohit Sharma moves to second on the all-time list, trailing only Sachin Tendulkar, who leads with 40.

Notably, the 155-run stand between Rohit and Jaiswal is now India's secon...