Virat's record-equalling 49th ODI century and Ravindra Jadeja's five-wicket haul were the highlights of the day as India defeated South Africa at Eden Gardens. This is India's eighth successive win in the ongoing tournament.
Following his side's 243-run win over South Africa in their ICC Cricket World Cup match, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma lauded Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for their performances and said that the team is not trying to get too ahead of themselves.
Virat's record-equalling 49th ODI century and Ravindra Jadeja's five-wicket haul were the highlights as India defeated South Africa in their ICC Cricket World Cup match on Sunday at Eden Gardens. This is India's eighth successive win in the ongoing tournament.
Virat Kohli created history on his 35th birthday by scoring his 49th ODI century, equalling Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI tons and guiding India to 326/5 in 50 overs against South Africa here at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
In equalling Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar's record for the most number of centuries in 50-over cricket, batting maestro Virat Kohli overtook Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara to become the third-highest run-scorer of all time in ODI World Cup history.
Amid the worsening air quality in the national capital, the Sri Lanka team on Saturday cancelled their training session on Friday ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh on Monday.
Pakistan tearaway Haris Rauf had a bitter-sweet ICC Cricket World Cup outing against New Zealand, as he reached a career milestone of 150 international wickets but also entered the record books for the wrong reasons.
A sixth defeat coming at the hands of arch-rivals Australia on Saturday, or in one of their other remaining matches against Netherlands and Bangladesh, will confirm what already seems most likely - England's title defence is over before it truly began.
Indian speedster Mohammed Shami continued his monumental ICC Cricket World Cup run and became the most successful bowler for the nation following his match-winning spell against Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.