India vs South Africa World Cup 2023 Highlights: India faced South Africa in match number 37 of the ODI World Cup 2023 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Indian fans watched a spectacle at the Eden Gardens as Virat Kohli scored his 49th ODI century on his birthday, and then the Indian bowling attack took the South African batters with it. South Africa’s batters, who performed really well throughout the World Cup 2023, fell like houses of cards. Ravindra Jadeja took a fifer in the match as India registered their 8th consecutive victory in the tournament, winning the match by 243 runs.
India vs South Africa World Cup 2023 Highlights: Playing XI During The Match
South Africa playing XI: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada
India playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj.
India vs South Africa World Cup 2023 Highlights
India’s skipper Rohit Sharma, after winning the toss, decided to bat first at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, and kickstart the Indian scoreboard in his style by hitting a boundary on the off side. Then a run fest from the Indian side started as Rohit Sharma was depositing the ball into the stands whenever he wanted to. Kolkata was expecting something big from the Indian skipper, but soon Rohit Sharma, while trying to hit the ball hard over the midfielder, got caught by Temba Bavuma, and India lost the first wicket.
But the Kolkata fans were eager to welcome the birthday boy Virat Kohli, whom they wanted to play a special knock on his birthday, while Shubman Gill was dismissed by Keshav Maharaj. Virat Kohli needed support from the other end, and that was provided by in-form Shreyas Iyer. Both batters built the partnership required by India and kept running the scoreboard. Both batters scored their fifties, and though Shreyas Iyer couldn’t hit a century, he did the required damage. Virat Kohli went on to hit his 49th ODI century to match the record of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar as India finished with a huge total of 326/5 in 50 overs.
Chasing the target of 327 runs, South Africa’s in-form Quinton de Kock and skipper Temba Bavuma came to the field, but their innings didn’t last long as Mohammed Siraj took the wicket of the left-handed batter Quinton de Kock in his first over, and after that, there was hardly any resistance shown by South Africa’s team, and they surrendered in front of the Indian bowling attack. No South African batter scored more than 15 runs in the match and was bowled out by the Indian team with just 83 runs, winning the match by 243 runs.
India vs South Africa World Cup 2023 Highlights: Full Scorecard(Batting)
| India (Batting) | South Africa (Batting) |
|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma- 40 runs | Temba Bavuma- 11 runs |
| Shubman Gill- 23 Runs | Quinton de Kock- 5 Runs |
| Virat Kohli- 101 runs(Not Out) | Rassie van der Dussen- 13 Runs |
| Shreyas Iyer- 77 Runs | Aiden Markram- 9 Runs |
| KL Rahul- 8 Runs | Heinrich Klaasen- 1 Run |
| Ravindra Jadeja- 60 Runs | David Miller- 11 Runs |
| Surya Kumar Yadav- 29 Runs | Marco Jansen- 14 Runs |
| Jasprit Bumrah- DNB | Tabraiz Shamsi- 4 Runs(Not Out) |
| Mohammed Shami- DNB | Keshav Maharaj- 7 Runs |
| Kuldeep Yadav- DNB | Kagiso Rabada- 6 Runs |
| Mohammed Siraj- DNB | Lungi Ngidi- 0 |
India vs South Africa World Cup 2023 Highlights: Full Scorecard(Bowling)
| South Africa | Overs | Runs | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lungi Ngidi | 8.2 | 63 | 1 |
| Marco Jansen | 9.4 | 94 | 1 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 10 | 48 | 1 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 10 | 72 | 1 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 10 | 30 | 1 |
| Aiden Markram | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| India | Overs | Runs | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Mohammed Shami | 4 | 18 | 2 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 5.1 | 7 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 9 | 33 | 5 |
India vs South Africa World Cup 2023 Highlights: Player Of The Match
Virat Kohli was named player of the match for his centurion knock of 101 runs in the match. Here is what he said during the post-match representation.
It is all too much for me to take in now, to equal my hero’s record is something special for me. He is perfection when it comes to batting. But I am never going to be as good as him.
Virat Kohli Post match
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