• Africa won an unforgettable victory against India


• A new record was created with a historic win


• Tied the series

IND vs SA 2nd ODI Scorecard: India and South Africa (IND vs SA) 2nd ODI was played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur on Wednesday. In this match, South Africa defeated India by 4 wickets and leveled the series. It was South Africa’s highest run chase on foreign soil. Earlier, South Africa won the toss and invited India to bat. India batted and set a big target of 359 runs against South Africa. In reply, South Africa reached the target in 49.2 overs for the loss of 6 wickets.

Rituraj Gaikwad’s first ODI century

After losing the toss and electing to bat, the Indian team got off to a steady start. Rohit Sharma (14) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (22) added 40 runs for the first wicket. Rohit was dismissed in the fifth over, while Yashasvi was dismissed in the tenth over. Virat Kohli and Rituraj Gaikwad then put on a partnership of 195 runs for the third wicket. Gaikwad scored 105 off 83 balls with 12 fours and two sixes. It was his first ODI century.

Kohli scored 102 off 93 balls, which included seven fours and two sixes. Kohli scored his 53rd ODI century and 84th century in international cricket. Washington Sunder (1) could not perform well. In such a situation, caretaker captain KL Rahul took charge along with Ravindra Jadeja. The duo put on a 69-run partnership for the sixth wicket to give India a huge total. Rahul scored an unbeaten 66 off 43 balls with six fours and two sixes. Jadeja scored an unbeaten 24 off 27 balls with two fours to take India to 358. Marco Janssen took two wickets for South Africa, while Lungi Ngidi and Andre Berger took one each.

A resounding victory for South Africa

Chasing a big target, South African opener Aiden Markram scored 110 off 98 balls. Captain Temba Bavuma also scored a crucial 46 runs. Batting at number four, Matthew Breitzke scored 68 runs, while Devald Brevis scored 54 runs. Quinton de Kock and Marco Jansen failed in this match. Finally, Corbin Bosh played a brief but important knock of 29 off 15 balls to lead his team to a 4-wicket victory. This is South Africa’s biggest win against India in ODI cricket history. For Team India, Arshdeep Singh and the famous Krishna took two wickets each, though Krishna proved to be very expensive.