The boys finally returned home for ODI cricket… and boy did they throw a party! 😎

Nine months. India waited nine whole months to watch ODI cricket at home again. The hype was real, the build-up was loud… And Ranchi said, “Say no more.” 💙

What followed? A thriller that had the crowd jumping, gasping, and losing their voices till the final over. Exactly how we like it. 🤌

Ro-Ko Show: Ranchi’s blockbuster matinee 🎥

Some things never disappoint. Some things only get better with time.

After being put in to bat first, India opened with purpose. Hitman walked out… full swagger… full intent. A brisk 57, loaded with trademark punches and pull shots, and a record to go with it!
📌 Rohit Sharma now holds the MOST ODI SIXES in history: 352* 🚀

Then came the calm. The anchor. Virat Kohli’s masterful 135. Calculated, ice-cold, never rushed. That one knock had aura written all over it.

And when the stage was set, Rahul and Jadeja walked in like two expert bakers adding final glaze on a cake. Perfect finishing touches that pushed India to a mammoth 349/8.

Arsh + Harshit’s 🔥 start

If India’s batting was the fireworks show, the bowling was the mic drop. Arshdeep and Harshit started like two hunters who smelled victory early. South Africa 11/3 in no time.

But the Proteas didn’t go away.They kept ticking… a boundary here, a cheeky two there. India, though? Wickets on regular intervals.

Jansen–Breetzke scare… then Kuldeep said “Bas.”

Jansen and Breetzke tried to flip the script. One launched sixes for fun, the other cut, drove, and deflected every plan India threw at him.

Just when nerves started twisting… Kuldeep Yadav decided to speak. Two wickets in three balls. Both set batters gone.

Momentum? Snatched back… India? Walking towards the victory rope.

Bosch the Brave💪… but India the Inevitable 🇮🇳

Bosch fought. A gritty, stubborn, “I won’t go down easy” fifty.

But in the end, INDIA WON BY 17 RUNS and Ranchi got the drama worth their penny.

Brief Scores: India 349/8 (Virat Kohli 135, Ottniel Baartman 2/60) beat South Africa 332/10 (Matthew Breetzke 72, Kuldeep Yadav 4/68) by 17 runs.