Rohit Sharma Scores 264 from 173 Balls: ODI Record Highlights, Twitter, Stats

Rohit Sharma made history in the fourth one-day international between India and Sri Lanka when he became the first player in cricket history to score 200 or more twice in ODIs, then setting the highest score of all time by an astonishing 45 runs. 

The Indian right-hander piled on 264 runs from 173 balls at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, with a dazzling array of strokes, power and placement.

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Rohit Sharma breaks the ODI top score record! Previous mark 219 from Virender Sehwag. Still going. #IndvsSL #Rohit pic.twitter.com/9rvHl9Mx3w

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) November 13, 2014"

Little over 12 months ago, he managed 209 from 158 balls against Australia.

Only three players have ever reached 200—Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar the others—and only Rohit has managed the feat twice.

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Rohit Sharma breaks the ODI World record! https://t.co/mKyOi9fFUG

— Amit Dattani (@dattaniamit) November 13, 2014"

His acceleration stood out, crunching boundaries left, right and centre once he'd settled in to his innings.

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Rohit from 79 (91) to 192 (148): 4,0,6,4,4,0,1,1,1,0,6,4,0,1,4,1,0,1,4,4,0,6,4,0,1,1,1,1,1,4,1,0,1,1,1,6,1,0,1,0,2,1,0,0,6,1,1,4,4,4,1,4,1

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) November 13, 2014"

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Rohit Sharma has 250 now. 0 to 50 - 72 balls 51 to 250 - 94 balls. Super Fabulous Stuff. #IndvSL

— Jila Watan (@Cric_Pak) November 13, 2014"

His regular captain, MS Dhoni, injured and sitting out the match, was straight on Twitter to praise the knock:

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Very well batted Rohit.thats Rohit for everyone,sheer talent.Enjoy and Witness the class in action.

— Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@msdhoni) November 13, 2014"

By the end of the knock, as he swatted one record after another, the stats defied logic. In partnership with Robin Uthappa, he raised a century stand in 48 balls. Uthappa managed just 12 of those runs. By that point, the shots had gone from convention to all-conquering, this flick over long on from well outside the line just one further example of his prowess:

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Whattey a SHOT ! #Hitman Rohit Sharma https://t.co/tXq1iaHobS

— M J (@Jai_Shankarr) November 13, 2014"

His 250 came from his 166th delivery, a quite astonishing return.

With 10 balls in the innings remaining, there was still time to top up the score, ending on 264 as the Sri Lankans deflatedly finished their innings.

Ali Brown's record 268, the highest score in List A domestic cricket, was to elude Sharma, as he was caught out from the last ball of the innings:

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268 A. D. Brown .. Highest List A individual score.

— Ammar Ashraf (@AmmarAshraf) November 13, 2014"

India finished on 404-5.

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Rohit Sharma is out. 264 off 172 balls. What a surreal session of hitting that was! #IndvSL pic.twitter.com/CgzV9CAS7f

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) November 13, 2014"

It was hard to remember that he had been dropped with just four runs to his name.