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India defeated South Africa by a huge margin and won their 8th consecutive game on trot in ODI World Cup 2023 with the help of stunning performance from Ravindra Jadeja and a sensational century from Virat Kohli respectively. India winning the toss opted to bat first and posted a huge total of 326/5 on board with the help of a powerful start from Rohit Sharma and a brilliant ton from King Kohli, while Shreyas Iyer also played a beautiful role of scoring a solid fifty (77) for his side.
South Africa got bundled out for just 83 runs as they failed to read the Indian spin bowling attack from Ravindra Jadeja, who ended up picking a five-wicket haul (5/33) in this game and Shami also once again managed to pick two wickets in this game. Among Protea batters, no one even managed to touch 15 runs in the second innings against this deadly bowling attack.
Numbers and Stats from the IND vs SA game:
1 - Team India have confirmed their spot as table toppers in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023.
India have been table toppers for the third consecutive time in the group stage of the ODI World Cup after 2015 & 2019.
3 - Virat Kohli has become the third-highest run-scorer in ODI World Cup history.
Most runs in ODI World Cup:
- Sachin Tendulkar - 2278 (44 inns)
- Ricky Ponting - 1743 (42 inns)
- Virat Kohli - 1573 (34 inns)
- Kumar Sangakkara - 1532 (35 inns)
- David Warner - 1420 (25 inns)
- Rohit Sharma - 1420 (25 inns)
3 - Virat Kohli becomes 3rd batsman to score an ODI century on his birthday for India. Notably, he is also the third batsman to score a century in the ODI World Cup on his birthday.
Batters to score a century on his birthday for India:
- Vinod Kambli - 100* vs England in Jaipur, 1993
- Sachin Tendulkar - 134 vs Australia in Sharjah, 1998
- Virat Kohli - 101* vs South Africa in Kolkata, 2023
Batters to score a century on his birthday in ODI World Cup:
- Ross Taylor - 131* vs Pakistan in Pallekele, 2011
- Mitchell Marsh - 121 vs Pakistan in Bengaluru, 2023
- Virat Kohli - 101* vs South Africa in Kolkata, 2023
5/33 - Ravindra Jadeja recorded his best bowling figures of 5/33 in ODIs.
Ravindra Jadeja's five-wicket haul in ODIs:
- 5/36 vs West Indies in The Oval, 2013 Champions Trophy
- 5/33 vs South Africa in Kolkata, 2023 World Cup
Bowlers to take five-wicket haul for India in World Cup:
- Kapil Dev in 1983
- Robin Singh in 1999
- Venkatesh Prasad in 1999
- Ashish Nehra in 2003
- Yuvraj Singh in 2011
- Mohammed Shami in 2019 & 2023 (Twice)
- Ravindra Jadeja in 2023
5 - Virat Kohli has smashed five centuries against South Africa in ODIs.
Most Centuries against South Africa in ODIs:
- Sachin Tendulkar - 5
- David Warner - 5
- Virat Kohli - 5
6 - Virat Kohli has recorded six fifty-plus scores in the ODI World Cup 2023.
Virat Kohli scores in ODI World Cup 2023:
- 85 vs Australia in Chennai
- 55* vs Afghanistan in Delhi
- 16 vs Pakistan in Ahmedabad
- 103* vs Bangladesh in Pune
- 95 vs New Zealand in Dharamsala
- 0 vs England in Lucknow
- 88 vs Sri Lanka in Mumbai(WS)
- 101* vs South Africa in Kolkata
Most fifty-plus scores in a single ODI World Cup edition:
- Sachin Tendulkar - 7 in 2003
- Shakib Al Hasan - 7 in 2019
- Rohit Sharma - 6 in 2019
- David Warner - 6 in 2019
- Virat Kohli - 6 in 2023
8 - India won 8 consecutive games in the ODI World Cup 2023.
Most games won by a team in the ODI World Cup edition:
- 11 by Australia in 2003
- 11 by Australia in 2007
- 8 by India in 2003
- 8 by New Zealand in 2015
- 8 by India in 2023
49 - Virat Kohli equalled Sachin Tendulkar's record for scoring 49 centuries in ODIs overall.
Read More: Check out the list of Virat Kohli's ODI Centuries here
Most Centuries for India in ODI World Cup:
- Rohit Sharma - 7
- Sachin Tendulkar - 6
- Sourav Ganguly - 4
- Virat Kohli - 4
83 - South Africa registered their lowest-ever total in ODI World Cup history.
The lowest total for South Africa in the ODI World Cup:
- 83 vs India in Kolkata, 2023
- 149 vs Australia in Gros Islet, 2007
- 165 vs England in Chennai, 2011
For the first time, South Africa got bundled out inside 100 runs in an ODI World Cup game.
101 - Virat Kohli (101*) outscored South African team total (83) in this match.
Indian batters to outscore opposition team in ODIs:
- Sachin Tendulkar (152) vs Namibia in Pietermaritzburg, 2003 WC
- Yuvraj Singh (102*) vs Bangladesh in Dhaka, 2003
- Rohit Sharma (264) vs Sri Lanka in Kolkata, 2014
- Rohit Sharma (162) vs West Indies in Mumbai(BS), 2018
- Ishan Kishan (210) vs Bangladesh in Chattogram, 2022
- Shubman Gill (116) & Virat Kohli (166*) vs Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram, 2023
- Shubman Gill (92), Virat Kohli (88) & Shreyas Iyer (82) vs Sri Lanka in Mumbai(WS), 2023 WC
- Virat Kohli (101*) vs South Africa in Kolkata, 2023 WC
Batters to outscore an opposition team total twice in ODI World Cup:
- AB de Villiers:
- 134 vs Netherlands (120) in Mohali, 2011
- 162* vs West Indies (151) in Sydney, 2015
- David Warner:
- 178 vs Afghanistan (142) in Perth, 2015
- 104 vs Netherlands (90) in Delhi, 2023
- Virat Kohli:
- 88 vs Sri Lanka (55) in Mumbai-WS, 2023
- 101* vs South Africa (83) in Kolkata, 2023
243 - India beat South Africa by 243 runs in this game.
Biggest margin of win (by runs) for India in ODI World Cup:
- 302 vs Sri Lanka in Mumbai-WS, 2023
- 257 vs Bermuda in Port of Spain, 2007
- 243 vs South Africa in Kolkata, 2023
Biggest margin of win (by runs) against South Africa in ODIs:
- India by 243 runs in Kolkata, 2023
- Pakistan by 182 runs in St George's Park, 2002
- Sri Lanka by 180 runs in Colombo(RPS), 2013
This has been the biggest margin of loss for South Africa in their ODI history.
6046 - Virat Kohli completes 6000 ODI runs (6046) on his home soil.
Most runs by a batsman in ODIs on home soil:
- Sachin Tendulkar - 6976
- Virat Kohli - 6046
- Ricky Ponting - 5406
