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New Delhi: Rohit Sharma was visibly upset as he halted Prasidh Krishna at his mark summoned Harshit Rana and delivered an intense on-field lecture to both young pacers on how to prevent the South African batters from scoring easy boundaries during the second ODI at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Wednesday. The incident took place in the 37th over of South Africas chase. After conceding a boundary Prasidh Krishna bowled a dot ball to Matthew Breetzke. As he walked back to his mark to deliver the last two balls of the over former captain Rohit Sharma stopped him. Rohit was frustrated with Prasidhs pace and line Rohit was frustrated with Prasidhs pace and line. Harshit Rana also joined the discussion after a moment. Using animated gestures and hand movements Rohit gave both pacers a stern lecture especially Prasidh for the lengths and lines they were bowling to Breetzke and Dewald Brevis. https://twitter.com/Ravikant2703/status/1996300287632691364 Following Rohit’s animated talk Krishna bowled the final two deliveries of the over effectively giving away only one run. However the entire over went for 16 runs. At that point Prasidh had conceded 64 runs in his six overs while claiming just one wicket. He also bowled a beamer after the dew-soaked ball slipped out of his hand. Aiden Markram smashed a brilliant century While chasing 359 to level the series Aiden Markram smashed a brilliant century (110). After his dismissal Breetzke and Dewald Brevis took charge as they scored 68 and 54 respectively. Brevis dominated the Indian bowlers as he smashed five sixes in his 54-run knock off 34 balls. Corbin Bosch contributed with a solid cameo towards the end as South Africa successfully completed their highest-ever chase on foreign soil to level the series. Earlier India posted a massive total of 358 for five thanks to Virat Kohlis back-to-back hundred Ruturaj Gaikwads maiden ODI century (105) and a quickfire 66* from skipper KL Rahul. Kohli scored 102 off 93 balls which included seven boundaries and two towering sixes while Gaikwad smashed 105 off 83 balls including 12 fours and two sixes. Their 195-run partnership for the third wicket set a new record for India against South Africa in ODIs and laid a solid foundation for the team’s big total. Rahuls unbeaten 66 off 43 balls included six fours and two sixes it also marked his second consecutive fifty even as the team continued to shuffle their batting order with the stand-in skipper coming in at No. 5 ahead of Washington Sundar who once again struggled.