India, Nov. 30 -- Harshit Rana has been spitting fire with the ball in Ranchi against South Africa in the first ODI. His fiery bowling has lit up the stadium almost as much as Virat Kohli's record-breaking hundred. India had piled up 349/8 after Rohit Sharma's brisk fifty and Kohli's 135 off 120 balls, a knock studded with 11 fours and seven sixes that took him to a staggering 52 ODI centuries, the most by any batter in a single international format.

South Africa's chase of 350 began in a haze of swing and blue shirts. With the new ball, Rana ripped out Ryan Rickelton with his first delivery, a good-length ball that crashed into the middle stump, before drawing Quinton de Kock into a loose drive for a thick edge to KL Rahul two balls lat...