India opener Shikhar Dhawan carried on his great run of form in the 4th ODI against South Africa as he struck a masterful 109 off 105 balls at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on Saturday.
With this memorable knock against the Proteas attack, Dhawan has also became the fourth quickest batsman (in terms of innings) to amass 13 ODI hundreds – behind Hashim Amla (83 innings), Quinton de Kock/Virat Kohli (86 innings) and David Warner (91 innings).
After winning the toss and electing to bat, the Men in Blue didn’t experience the best of the start as Rohit Sharma perished for only 5 to Kagiso Rabada.
Dhawan then added a 158-run partnership for the second wicket with skipper Virat Kohli (75 off 83 balls) before India suffered a hiccup in the middle order. The southpaw was dismissed by Morne Morkel on 109 – an innings laced with 11 boundaries and 2 sixes.
MS Dhoni’s 43-ball 42 in the last stage propelled the visitors to a competitive total of 289/7 in their 50 overs.
However, seeing yet another Dhawan special, Twitteratis were in full of praise for the stylish left-hander.
Here are some of the best tweets:
First Indian to score Century in his 100th ODI, Congratulations @SDhawan25 for this wonderful achievement. Time to make it bigger now. #INDvSA
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) February 10, 2018
Balle jatta @SDhawan25 Bhut badiya 100 ..💪🏏🇮🇳⭐️👊.. God bless you #INDvSA
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) February 10, 2018
Gao waalon give it up for Gabbar 👌👏💯 Congratulations on a superb hundred, @Sdhawan25. #PinkODI #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/YSoZIEL6Cd
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) February 10, 2018
And just how good is Dhawan in ODI…rarely looks in trouble in this format. Home-Away alike. #SAvIND
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 10, 2018
Pretty special feeling for Shikhar Dhawan to get a century in his100th game. Is unstoppable when in form
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 10, 2018
Shikhar Dhawan seems to be loving the South African attack. What an Innings, well played Gabbar! Make it large! #Dhawan #SAvIND
— Nish Navalkar (@YUVI_NISH) February 10, 2018
Wonderful 100 from @SDhawan25 played well through the series. Needs to stay till the end. India needs to get 300. #SAvInd #MenInBlue
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) February 10, 2018
A day of 100s for @SDhawan25!
He marks his 100th ODI with his 13th 100 in the format.#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/olBEYTkMNk
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) February 10, 2018
Century in 100th ODI:
Gordon Greenidge
Chris Cairns
Mohammad Yousuf
Kumar Sangakkara
Chris Gayle
Marcus Trescothick
Ramnaresh Sarwan
David Warner
SHIKHAR DHAWAN#SAvInd— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) February 10, 2018
Man for a special occasion.. Congrats @SDhawan25 for scoring a 💯 in your 100th ODI. Brilliant to watch you in full flow 👍 #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/zukVQQg0PK
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) February 10, 2018
Highest score by Indian on 100th ODI
103* SHIKHAR DHAWAN
97 Saurav Ganguly
78* Sunil Gavaskar
59 Kapil Dev
52* Ravindra Jadeja— Merin Kumar (@merin_kumar) February 10, 2018
And just how good is Dhawan in ODI…rarely looks in trouble in this format. Home-Away alike. #SAvIND
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 10, 2018
Shikhar Dhawan's last four 50+ scores vs South Africa before today: 60, 78, 51*, 76. Getting to a 100 had to happen in his 100th ODI… #SAvIND #PinkODI
— Saurabh Somani (@saurabh_42) February 10, 2018
Congratulations @SDhawan25 for the century in your 💯th game 👏👏 Very happy for you bro. God bless you with many more success @BCCI #INDvsSA
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) February 10, 2018
💯 in his 100th.
An ideal way to get there. He's carried his wonderful form to get to his 13th ton.
Hail Gabbar! 🙌#SAvIND#OrangeArmy #LiveOrange @SDhawan25— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) February 10, 2018
Well played @SDhawan25 top 💯 mate!! #SAvIND #OrangeArmy @BCCI
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) February 10, 2018
Feel happy when @SDhawan25 gets big runs ! Shows that you can generally be calm composed zen like but turn aggressive when ball hits the bat ! Well played mate ! #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/Y9nSS6EAHD
— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye) February 10, 2018
100 in the 100th. @SDhawan25 #FirstIndian #WhistlePodu #PinkODI 🦁
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) February 10, 2018
