In a high-scoring thriller helped by short limits at the pressed Green Park stadium, India made a lively pursue of the Proteas' testing 303-5 preceding being ceased simply short on 298-7.
Sharma about upstaged South African commander AB de Villiers' 104 off 73 balls before the vacationers' bowlers battled back before 40,000 home fans.
Leg-spinner Imran Tahir uprooted Sharma and Suresh Raina in the space of five conveyances in the 47th over, before 20-year-old quick bowler Kagiso Rabada nailed his side's triumph in the last over.
With India requiring 11 keeps running off six balls, Rabada surrendered only five runs and asserted two wickets, including the imperative one of captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for 31, to dash India's trusts.
The triumph put South Africa ahead in the five-match arrangement, which takes after their 2-0 achievement in the first Twenty20 recreations.
Sharma put on 149 for the second wicket with Mumbai partner Ajinkya Rahane (60) after opener Shikhar Dhawan was leg-before to Morne Morkel for 23 in the eighth over.
Sharma, the main batsman on the planet to have hit two twofold centuries in one-day cricket, stroked 13 limits and six sixes preceding he offered a manageable return catch to Tahir.
Prior, the Proteas had put on a stunning batting presentation after de Villiers won the hurl and chose to bat.
De Villiers came to his century off the last chunk of the innings, hitting Umesh Yadav for a six. He completed with six sixes and five limits.
Farhaan Behardien was unbeaten on a 19-ball 35 as the Proteas ravaged 86 keeps running in the last six overs - which turned out to be the way to accomplishment at last.
"It was a stunning round of cricket," said an unmistakably drained and assuaged de Villiers, who was named man of the match. "It is close diversions like these that acquire the fans.
"The energy pivoted a few times, yet I thought Tahir turned the amusement on its head. Rabada, obviously, ended up being a modest bunch with his pace. He has a splendid future."
India were managed a blow when bleeding edge spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, playing his 100th one-dayer, endured a side strain while astonishing his fourth and left the field.
Ashwin came back to bowl one and only more over before going off once more. Individual off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has been drafted into the squad as an insurance.
Dhoni said he was disillusioned by the thin misfortune which he faulted for his bowlers spilling keeps running in the last overs.
"The result was not awesome for us," he said. "Plenty turned out badly, yet we demonstrated character to draw near. To be honest, we ought to have won this diversion.
"We missed the six overs from Ash (Ashwin) which was critical in light of the fact that he is our best spinner. In any case, the bowlers ought to have improved.
"The association in the middle of Rohit and Rahane was radiant. This was an incredible innings from Rohit. It wasn't a simple wicket to bat on yet he made it look so natural."
The second one-dayer will be played in Indore on Wednesday.
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