Indian skipper KL Rahul then took the reins, scoring an unbeaten 66 off 43 balls, helping India reach 358/5 in 50 overs. However, India struggled to accelerate in the final nine overs, adding only 69 runs.
Indian batter Ruturaj Gaikwad slammed his maiden ODI hundred during the second ODI against South Africa. The right-handed batter played a fantastic knock of 105 runs as the Men in Blue posted a mammoth 358 on the board.
South Africa opener Aiden Markram hammered a fantastic century to help his side chase down a 359-run target against India in the second ODI of the three-match series at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium on Wednesday.
After his match-winning cameo for Proteas in the second ODI at Raipur against India, South African all-rounder Corbin Bosch admitted that dew played a factor in Proteas chasing down the massive target of 359 runs and said that there is belief in the team that they can chase anything.
India's four-wicket loss to South Africa in the second ODI at Raipur also marked the end of the continuity of a happy combination that had lasted since 2019. After six years and nine months, Virat Kohli ended up on the losing side despite scoring a century in an ODI clash.
South Africa registered a memorable four-wicket win against India in the second ODI at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium on Wednesday.
South Africa opener Aiden Markram's century, followed by Matthew Breetzke and Dewald Brevis' crucial half-centuries, helped the visitors chase a daunting target of 359 runs against India in the second ODI of the ongoing three-match series on Thursday.
Aiden Markram's explosive ton and well-calculated fifties from Dewald Brevis and Matthew Breetzke outshone the centuries from Ruturaj Gaikwad and Virat Kohli as the Proteas chased down 359 runs at Raipur to set up an exciting series decider at Visakhapatnam on Saturday. India's sloppiness on
Nandre Burger suffered an injury when he started to bowl his seventh over of the match. The left-arm seamer lost his run-up twice and appeared to struggle to land on his right leg. The South African physio attended to him, and Burger decided to walk off the field. Aiden Markram completed the
Ruturaj (105 in 83 balls, with 12 fours and two sixes) and Virat (102 in 93 balls, with seven fours and two sixes) had a 195-run stand for the third wicket, while KL Rahul (66* in 43 balls, with six fours and two sixes) also had a fine partnership with Ravindra Jadeja (24*) towards the en
Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad scripted history as they recorded the highest partnership for India against South Africa in ODIs for any wicket. The duo achieved this milestone during the second ODI of the three-match series at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium on Wednesda
Virat Kohli slammed his 53rd ODI century during the second ODI of the three-match series between India and South Africa at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Wednesday.