Picture Credit: Twitter
Team India defeated South Africa by 7 wickets in 2nd ODI to level the three-match series 1-1. South Africa winning the toss opted to bat first and posted a challenging total of 278/7 with the help of brilliant partnership from Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram, while Mohammed Siraj's impressive bowling figures (3/38) helped India to restrict South Africa to a total of below 300 runs.
India in reply chased down 279 runs with the help of solid third-wicket partnership between Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas Iyer smashed a sensational hundred to help his team bounce back in this ODI series and along with a powerful knock of 93 from Ishan Kishan to put India on front foot initially after the setback of two openers being dismissed inside the powerplay.
Numbers and stats from IND vs SA 2nd ODI:
3 - Shreyas Iyer became third Indian batsman to smash ODI century in 2022. Also, Shreyas Iyer recorded his highest score (113*) in ODIs as well.
Indian batsman to smash ODI century in 2022:
Rishabh Pant vs ENG in Manchester
Shubman Gill vs ZIM in Harare
Shreyas Iyer vs SA in Ranchi
Shreyas Iyer highest score in ODIs:
113*(111) vs SA in Ranchi, 2022
103(107) vs NZ in Hamilton, 2020
88(70) vs SL in Mohali, 2017
Shreyas Iyer has smashed five fifty-plus scores in his last six ODI innings.
6 - Shahbaz Ahmed became 6th Indian player to make his men's ODI debut in 2022.
7 - Ishan Kishan smashed 7 sixes in his innings of 93 from 84 balls.
Most sixes in a men's ODI innings for India vs South Africa:
Yusuf Pathan - 8
Ishan Kishan - 7
Sourav Ganguly / Rohit Sharna - 6
37 - Indian men's team have won 37 international matches in 2022.
Most matches won by Indian men's team in a calendar year in international cricket:
37 in 2017
37 in 2022
35 in 2018
35 in 2019
31 in 2016
79 - Aiden Markram smashed 79 runs in this match.
Highest score for Aiden Markram in ODIs:
96 vs SL in Colombo (RPS), 2021
79 vs IND in Ranchi, 2022
77 vs ENG in Chester-le-Street, 2022
93 - Ishan Kishan recorded his highest score (93) in ODIs.
Highest score for Ishan Kishan in ODIs:
93(84) vs SA in Ranchi, 2022
59(42) vs SL in Colombo (RPS), 2021
50 vs ZIM in Harare, 2022
129 - Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram had 129-run partnership between them.
Highest 3rd wicket partnership for South Africa vs India in men's ODI:
AB de Villiers-Jacques Kallis: 173* in Ahmedabad, 2010
AB de Villiers-Faf du Plessis: 164* in Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium), 2015
Reeza Hendricks-Aiden Markram: 129 in Ranchi, 2022
161 - Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan recorded a partnership of 161 runs in this match.
Highest 3rd wicket partnership for India vs South Africa in men's ODI:
Virat Kohli-Ajinkya Rahane: 189 in Durban, 2018
Shreyas Iyer-Ishan Kishan: 161 in Ranchi, 2022
Rahul Dravid-Sachin Tendulkar: 158 in Belfast, 2007
279 - India chased down 279 runs in this ODI match.
Highest total chased down by India vs South Africa in men's ODI:
302 in Kochi, 2000
283 in Vadodara, 2000
279 in Ranchi, 2022