The 8th of the ICC Cricket World 2019 saw the clash between South Africa and India at The Rose Bowl, Southampton. The match witnesses a superb knock from Indian opener Rohit Sharma who scored his 23rd ODI century and went on to win the match for his team by scoring 122 runs from 144 balls. The Proteas won the toss and Captain Faf du Plessis opt to Bat first. The first 10 overs saw a great spell from Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and World no. 1 ODI bowler Jasprit Bumrah. After that Hardik Pandya came into the attack along with Kuldeep Yadav. The runs were not scoring at a good run rate. Yuzvendra Chahal bowled fantastic spell and ended up his figure (4/51). The Men in Blue stopped Africans at 227-9 in 50 overs. The batting for Indian team was opened by Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma . Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli depart for few runs but Rohit Sharma was calmed and consistent at the other end. KL Rahul joined him for a decent partnership. But Rohit Sharma form was at the