In the second ODI match played in Raipur, South Africa defeated the Indian team by 4 wickets. South Africa has become the team with the biggest run chase in ODI cricket history against India. In this match, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Aiden Markram scored centuries. In this match, players set new individual records ranging from chasing records. See here the list of those 7 big records, which were made in the India vs South Africa second ODI match.

7 records made in India-South Africa second ODI

Biggest run chase against India- South Africa has made the record of the biggest run chase against India in ODI cricket. In 2019, Australia also chased the target of 359 runs against India. Now South Africa has also chased the record of 359 runs against India in Raipur.

Century in 11 consecutive ODI innings- Virat Kohli scored 102 runs in the second ODI match. Earlier, in the first ODI played in Ranchi, he had also played a century inning of 135 runs. This is the 11th time in Virat’s ODI career, when he has scored a century in 2 or more consecutive innings.

Most centuries in ODI at number-3- Batting at number 3 in ODI cricket, Virat Kohli has made the record of most centuries in his name. In Raipur, he scored his 46th century while batting at number three. Before him, Sachin Tendulkar had scored 45 centuries in ODIs while batting at number 3.

ODI centuries at 34 different places- Raipur is the 34th place where Virat Kohli has scored an ODI century. He has equaled Sachin Tendulkar in scoring ODI centuries at 34 different places.

Second fastest century against South Africa- Rituraj Gaikwad has scored the second fastest century by an Indian batsman against South Africa in ODI. He completed the first century of his ODI career in 77 balls. The record for the fastest century for India against Africa in ODI is in the name of Yusuf Pathan (68 balls).

The biggest partnership for India against South Africa- In the second ODI match, there was a partnership of 195 runs between Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad. This is the biggest partnership of any Indian pair against South Africa in ODI. Kohli-Gaikwad broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar and Dinesh Karthik’s partnership of 194 runs.

Most centuries in an India-South Africa ODI match- In the second ODI match played in Raipur, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Aiden Markram scored centuries. Before this, there have been two such occasions in 2001 and 2015, when 3 batsmen had scored centuries in the India-South Africa ODI match. In 2001, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and Gary Kirsten had scored centuries. In 2015, Quinton de Kock, AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis scored centuries in the same match.

Virat Kohli’s fans often enter the cricket ground by dodging the security. This happened in the first ODI match between India and South Africa in Ranchi. Now a similar incident was seen in the second ODI match played in Raipur. During the drinks break during the Indian innings, a fan dodged the security and entered the field, but the security personnel caught hold of him and dragged him out of the field.

This video is going viral on social media, in which security personnel are dragging Virat Kohli’s fan out of the field. When the security personnel lifted the person who had entered the field on their shoulders, the sound of some people laughing loudly was heard in the video. The spectators who came to the field also enjoyed this incident a lot.

Earlier in Ranchi also, a fan had entered the ground by dodging the security personnel. That fan was lying down at the feet of Virat Kohli, whose pictures had gone viral on social media.

A fan breached the security at Raipur to meet Virat Kohli and see how security took him out pic.twitter.com/zj75rfyJYt

— Virat Kohli Fan Club (@Trend_VKohli) December 3, 2025

Virat Kohli scored 53rd century

Virat Kohli has so far scored centuries in both the ODI matches against South Africa. In Raipur, he scored the 53rd century of his ODI career and 84th century of his international career by playing an inning of 102 runs. On the basis of this century, he has created many historical records.

Batting at number 3, he has now scored 46 ODI centuries, which is the highest. This was also the 15th time that Virat Kohli has scored 50 or more runs in an innings against South Africa in ODI cricket. This is also a world record.

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Virat Kohli is breaking records by scoring century after century. In the ODI series against South Africa, he has scored centuries in both the matches so far. 135 runs in Ranchi and now he has scored a century of 102 runs in Raipur. ‘King Kohli’ has set some new records by scoring the 53rd century of his ODI career. He has also made a world record. Thanks to Virat Kohli’s 102 runs and Rituraj Gaikwad’s century innings of 105 runs, Team India had scored 358 runs in the second ODI.

Most centuries at number 3 in ODI

Virat Kohli has batted at number 3 for most of his ODI career. He has now scored 46 centuries while batting at number 3 in ODI cricket, which is a world record. Before him, the record of scoring most centuries while batting at number three was in the name of India’s Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar had scored 45 ODI centuries while batting at number-3.

Highest 50+ score against South Africa

Virat Kohli has played 33 ODI matches against South Africa, in which he has scored 1741 runs in 31 innings. He has become the Indian batsman to score the highest 50+ score against South Africa in ODI. In Raipur, Virat did this for the 15th time in 31 innings when he scored 50 or more runs against South Africa. No Indian batsman before him could do this.

ODI century on 34 different grounds

Raipur is the 34th place where Virat Kohli has scored an ODI century. Virat Kohli has now equaled Sachin Tendulkar in terms of scoring most centuries on different grounds. Sachin Tendulkar also scored centuries at 34 different places in his ODI career.

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KL Rahul Record: KL Rahul created a new record in death overs, became the third batsman in the world to score the most runs!

KL Rahul played an unbeaten inning of 66 runs in the second ODI against South Africa, with the help of which Team India’s total score crossed 350. Rahul has been scoring important runs for India in the death overs, he had scored a half-century (60) in the first match too, coming down the order. He is the third batsman in the world in terms of scoring the most runs in death overs after 2023.

India vs South Africa In the second ODI, KL Rahul scored unbeaten 66 runs in 43 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 6 fours. Before Rahul, Virat Kohli and Rituraj Gaikwad had scored centuries in this match.

KL Rahul’s statistics in death overs (ODI) after 2023

Since 2023, KL Rahul is the third batsman in the world to score the most runs in death overs (from 41 to 50 overs) in One Day Internationals. He has proved to be a good finisher for India. He has scored a total of 424 runs at a strike rate of 142.76. He is the Indian batsman who has scored the most runs in this case.

The first number in this list is David Miller of South Africa, who has scored a total of 464 runs at a strike rate of 168.11. Behind Rahul is Glenn Phillip of New Zealand, who has scored 413 runs at a strike rate of 149.63.

Most runs between 41 and 50 overs in ODI (since 2023)

• 464: David Miller (Strike Rate- 168.11)
• 438: Charith Asalanka (Strike Rate- 147.97)
• 424: KL Rahul (Strike Rate- 142.76)
• 413: Glenn Phillip (Strike Rate- 149.63)

Classy and stylish!#TeamIndia finish the innings on a high

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— BCCI (@BCCI) December 3, 2025

Indian batsmen have scored a lot of runs in both the ODIs against South Africa. Team India, which had reached 349 runs in the first match, scored 358 runs while batting first in the second match. If India defends this score in Raipur today, then Team India will take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match series.

Fast bowler Mohit Sharma, who played 120 IPL, 26 ODI International and 8 T20 International matches, has surprised everyone by suddenly retiring. This 37 year old fast bowler last played for the country 10 years ago in 2015. Mohit Sharma, who took 134 wickets in IPL, took 31 wickets in ODI and six wickets in T20 International.

Mohit Sharma retired from all formats of cricket

Mohit Sharma announced his retirement on social media. He wrote in an Instagram post, “Today I announce my retirement from all formats of cricket. Be it playing for Haryana, or for the country or IPL, this journey has been no less than a blessing for me. Many thanks to the Haryana Cricket Association for being the backbone of my career. I also thank Anirudh sir wholeheartedly. What he did for me cannot be expressed in words.”

Mohit Sharma took 27 wickets in IPL 2023

Mohit Sharma made his debut for India in T20 International in 2014. He played ODI match for the country for the first time in 2013. Mohit also made his debut in IPL in 2013. Mohit last played international cricket in 2015. After this, he was out of Team India for 10 years.

IPL 2023 was very special for Mohit Sharma. After becoming a net bowler in his career which was almost over, Mohit Sharma took 27 wickets in IPL 2023. Everyone was surprised to see Mohit’s powerful bowling. This was Mohit’s best years between 2013 and 2025.

Mohit could not leave a mark in IPL 2025

Mohit Sharma could not do wonders in IPL 2025. Mohit Sharma was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.2 crore in the IPL 2025 auction, but Mohit could not perform as per expectations. He could take only two wickets in eight matches. For this reason, Delhi had released him before this time’s auction.

Virat Kohli has scored the 53rd century of his ODI career. He achieved this feat in the second ODI match against South Africa. On this historic innings of Virat, his wife Anushka Sharma (Anushka Sharma Reaction Virat Kohli Century) has given a loving reaction.

Anushka Sharma shared the picture of Virat Kohli’s century celebration on her Instagram story, on which she expressed happiness by putting a heart emoji. Let us tell you that this is Virat’s 7th century against South Africa in the history of ODI cricket, which is a record in itself.

INSTAGRAM STORY OF ANUSHKA SHARMA FOR KING KOHLI #ViratKohli #anushkasharma #RaipurODI pic.twitter.com/7nicp5wVpy

— sagarbhuva (@sagarbhuva977) December 3, 2025

Ruturaj Gaikwad completed his century in 77 balls in the second ODI against South Africa. This is the first ODI century of his career. He made a partnership of 195 runs with Virat Kohli for the third wicket. Gaikwad was out on the ball of Yansen after scoring 105 runs.

When Rituraj Gaikwad came, India had lost 2 wickets at the score of 62, Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal were out and returned to the pavilion. It was expected that now the pace of runs would slow down, but Kohli and Gaikwad did not let this happen. Both of them moved the innings forward with caution and also hit the loose balls hard.

Rituraj Gaikwad created history

Rituraj Gaikwad has become the second fastest batsman to score a century in India vs South Africa ODI. He completed his century in 77 balls. In this matter, only Yusuf Pathan is ahead of him, who completed his century in 68 balls in 2011. This was Rituraj Gaikwad’s 8th ODI International, before this he had scored 50 plus score once.

Virat Kohli scored his second consecutive century

After Ranchi, Virat Kohli also scored a century in Raipur, he scored 102 runs in 93 balls. In this he hit 2 sixes and 7 fours. This is Kohli’s 84th international and 53rd ODI century.

This is Virat Kohli’s 7th ODI century against South Africa. He has become the batsman to score the most centuries in India vs South Africa ODI, leaving behind Quinton de Kock (6 centuries).

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.

Virat Kohli has scored the 53rd century of his ODI career. He achieved this feat in the second ODI match against South Africa played in Raipur. This is also the 84th century of Virat’s international career. He completed his century in 99 balls in the second ODI. Kohli has scored 50 or more runs for the third consecutive match, while this is the second consecutive match where he has scored a century with his bat.

Virat Kohli is the first cricketer in the world to have scored consecutive centuries in two innings 11 times in ODI cricket. After Virat, in the list of scoring centuries in consecutive ODI innings, the name of AB de Villiers comes, who did this 6 times.

This former captain of the Indian team has been giving sleepless nights to the South African team in the last three innings. He has scored centuries in all his last three ODI innings against South Africa. Earlier, he had scored unbeaten 101 runs against Africa in the 2023 ODI World Cup. He has scored centuries in both the innings of the current series.

Before him in the same match, Rituraj Gaikwad scored the first century of his ODI career. This is Virat Kohli’s 7th century against South Africa, which is the highest in ODI cricket history.

Virat Kohli has scored 1741 runs in 31 innings against South Africa in ODI cricket. During this period, he has scored only 7 centuries and 7 half-centuries in the matches with the African team. Virat is also the batsman who has scored the most ODI runs against South Africa. Second in this list is David Warner, who scored 1255 runs in ODI against South Africa.

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Virat Kohli has also scored a half-century in the second ODI against South Africa. In the first ODI played in Ranchi, he had played a century inning of 135 runs, now his bat has roared in Raipur also. Head coach Gautam Gambhir has praised his innings. According to a recent report by Cricbuzz, Virat had agreed to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. This is the third consecutive match when Virat has scored 50 or more.

Virat Kohli completed his fifty in 47 balls, after which Kohli all over the field! Kohli! Slogans started being raised. As soon as Virat completed his fifty after running one run, the camera turned towards Gautam Gambhir and he was seen clapping in praise of Virat. This is the 13th time in ODI cricket history that Virat Kohli has scored more than 50 in 3 or more consecutive innings.

Gautam Gambhir appreciating Virat Kohli’s fifty. pic.twitter.com/Qh40EfiDF9

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 3, 2025

Virat Kohli played an unbeaten half-century of 74 runs in the last ODI match against Australia. In the first ODI match against South Africa played in Ranchi, he maintained his form and played an inning of 135 runs, making an important contribution in helping Team India win by 17 runs. Now he has also scored a fifty in the second ODI against South Africa.

There is no confirmation yet on whether his form will take him to the 2027 World Cup, but according to Cricbuzz, DDCA President Rohan Jaitley has confirmed that Virat will be seen playing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Indian domestic cricket.

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IND vs SA: ICC reprimanded Harshit Rana, also got 1 demerit point; Know what punishment was given

India vs South Africa 2nd ODI is being played in Raipur. Team India is ahead 1-0 in the 3-match series. In Ranchi, India defeated the visiting team by 17 runs, in which Harshit Rana bowled brilliantly. He took 2 big wickets (Ryan Rickelton and Quinton de Kock) in his first and second overs of the match, however the ICC has reprimanded him for an incident and also added 1 demerit point.

The ICC said in its statement that Harshit was found guilty of breaching Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Staff, which relates to “using language, actions or gestures that insult a batsman when he is out during an international match, or which is likely to anger the batsman.”

This is Harshit Rana’s first mistake in the last 24 months. The Indian fast bowler admitted his mistake and also accepted the punishment given by Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees.

What was Harshit Rana punished for?

In the India vs South Africa 1st ODI played in Ranchi, Harshit Rana took the wicket of Dewald Brevis as his third wicket, who had hit a ‘no look’ six in his previous over. When Harshit dismissed Dewald Brevis in the 22nd over, he became very excited and pointed towards the pavilion with his finger. A video of his had also gone viral, in which it seemed as if he had also abused.

The ICC said in its statement that it was considered that this could have given the batsman an opportunity to give an aggressive reaction. One demerit point was added to the disciplinary record of Harshit Rana.

Second ODI is being played in Raipur

Today, India vs South Africa 2nd ODI is being played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. Here also KL Rahul lost the toss. This is the 20th consecutive time that India has lost the toss in ODI. Team India has not made any changes in its playing 11.