Indian batsman Rohit Sharma’s whirlwind 264 against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday weighed in as the highest score in the history of ODI cricket, but how have South Africans fared among this format of the game?

1. Gary Kirsten
Score: 188 not out
Opposition: United Arab Emirates
Venue: Rawalpindi
Year: 1996

2. Herschelle Gibbs
Score: 175
Opposition: Australia
Venue: Johannesburg
Year: 2006

3. Dave Callaghan
Score: 169 not out
Opposition: New Zealand
Venue: Centurion
Year: 1994

4. Andrew Hudson
Score: 161
Opposition: Netherlands
Venue: Rawalpindi
Year: 1996

5. Herschelle Gibbs
Score: 153
Opposition: Bangladesh
Venue: Potchefstroom
Year: 2002

6. JP Duminy
Score: 150 not out
Opposition: Netherlands
Venue: Amstelveen
Year: 2013

7. Hashim Amla
Score: 150
Opposition: England
Venue: Southampton
Year: 2012

8. Mark Boucher
Score: 147 not out
Opposition: Zimbabwe
Venue: Potchefstroom
Year: 2006

9. AB de Villiers
Score: 146
Opposition: West Indies
Venue: St George’s
Year: 2007

10. Herschelle Gibbs
Score: 143
Opposition: New Zealand
Venue: Johannesburg
Year: 2003

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