Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Match Day

1862dSidharth Monga in Durban

We needed 300, unfair to blame bowlers - du Plessis

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said that while the pitch offered assistance for the spinners, South Africa's batsmen needed to adapt better and string together partnerships

1862dSidharth Monga in Durban

'Rahane a strong candidate for No. 4' - Kohli

On quicker pitches, in conditions similar to England where the 2019 World Cup will be played, Ajinkya Rahane can fit in to India's set-up as an opener or a middle-order batsman

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Kohli's centuries set

9

No. of countries in which Kohli has scored ODI centuries. He has played in 9 and has centuries in all of them.

Rahane's record run

5

No. of consecutive 50+ scores for Rahane in ODIs, including fifty today. Tendulkar and Kohli (twice) are the only to do it for India.

Rohit's SA woes

13.25

Rohit Sharma's average in ODIs in South Africa - his lowest in any nation playing 2 or more inns. His scores in 8 inns there has been: 11, 9, 23, 1, 5, 18, 19, 20.

Chahal-Kuldeep duo

5/79

Bowling figures of the wrist-spinners Kuldeep Yadav (3/34) and Yuzvendra Chahal (2/45) from their 20 overs. All other India bowlers picked up only 2 wickets and conceded runs at 6.23 per over in 30 overs.

Faf-Morris steady things

5.76

Run rate of the 74-run partnership for sixth wicket between Faf du Plessis and Chris Morris. After they lost 3 wickets within 8 overs, du Plessis and Morris batted for about 13 overs.

Brakes applied

39/3

South Africa's score in the 10 overs between 21st to 30th over. They were 99 for 2 in first 20 overs.

Difficult Durban

142

Average margin of defeat for India in last 3 ODIs in Durban, before this match. They lost by 134 runs in 2013, 135 runs in 2011 and 157 runs in 2006.

Top form at home

17

No. of consecutive ODIs won by South Africa at home, before this. Their last defeat was against England in Feb 2016. The streak includes 5-0 whitewashes v Aus and SL and 3-0 v B'desh.