South Africa has defeated India by 4 wickets in the second ODI match. With this, Africa has leveled the three-match ODI series 1-1. In this match played in Raipur, after losing the toss, Team India came to bat first, which scored a huge score of 358 runs thanks to the centuries of Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad. In reply, South Africa won the match with 4 wickets remaining in the match which lasted till the last over.

This is the highest score chased by a foreign team in ODI on Indian soil. Before this, Australia had also come to India and chased the record of 359 runs, it had achieved this feat against India in 2019. Now South Africa has also equaled Australia in this matter by chasing the run of 359 runs.

Poor fielding also became the reason for the defeat of the Indian team in this match. Indian players dropped catches, while Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja misfielded several times. Team India’s shortcomings in batting were also exposed. Team India could have easily reached the score of 380-390, but in the last 10 overs the Indian batsmen could score only 74 runs.

Biggest run chase in ODI against India

South Africa – 359 runs (2025)

Australia – 359 runs (2019)

New Zealand – 348 runs (2020)

England – 337 runs (2021)

Virat-Gaikwad’s century in vain

A total of 721 runs were scored in both the innings of this match. There were 3 centuries in the innings of India and South Africa together. Virat Kohli played an inning of 102 runs for Team India, which was the 53rd century of his ODI career. Whereas Rituraj Gaikwad had completed his century in just 77 balls, which was one of the fastest centuries for India in ODI. The century innings of both of them went in vain, because Aiden Markram, who scored 110 runs, single-handedly overpowered Kohli and Gaikwad. Dewald Brevis’s brilliant innings of 54 runs in 34 balls also proved costly for the Indian bowlers.

India vs South Africa 2nd ODI is being played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium, Raipur. Team India lost the toss in ODI for the 20th time. The captain of the visiting team, Temba Bavuma, who was rested in the last match, has returned. Bavuma won the toss and decided to bowl first, saying batting might become easier due to dew falling in the evening. South Africa has finished 3rd in the playing 11, India is playing with the winning team.

India’s playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (captain, wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.

South Africa’s playing 11

Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Mathieu Bretzke, Tony De Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Berger, Lungi Ngidi.

In the first ODI played in Ranchi, Indian batsmen had scored a lot of runs, Kohli had scored a century and made a century partnership with Rohit Sharma. Kohli had scored 135 runs. Captain KL Rahul also scored important runs in the lower order and took the team’s score to 349. The South African team lost the match by 17 runs.

pitch report

Unlike Ranchi, bowlers may get more help in Raipur, here batsmen may have to struggle a bit. Fast bowlers will get more help here, due to this the role of Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh will become important with the new ball. Rohit and Yashasvi will have to be careful in the beginning.

The only ODI match at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium was played between India and New Zealand in 2023, when the Kiwi team was all out for 108 runs. It was only Rohit Sharma who scored a half-century. There will be a surge here. But the role of toss will be important in all this.

Bavuma’s return possible, India can enter with a winning team

After the Test series, Temba Bavuma was rested from the first ODI, in whose absence Aiden Markram took over the captaincy. Team India would not like to tamper with the winning team. In the first ODI, Harshit Rana performed brilliantly with the new ball, he took 2 big wickets in his very first over. Kuldeep Yadav took 4 wickets, although Ravindra Jadeja proved to be very expensive. Jadeja gave away 66 runs in 9 overs.

Probable playing eleven of South Africa- Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock (wk), Mathieu Bretzke, Temba Bavuma (c), Dewald Brewis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Prenlain Sabran, Nandre Berger, Otniel Baartman.

India’s probable playing eleven- Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (wicket keeper and captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.