3456
The number of Test runs made by Virat Kohli as captain. This is the most by an Indian captain in Test cricket. During the final Test in Johannesburg, Kohli went past the previous record tally of 3454 by M.S. Dhoni, who did so in 96 innings. Kohli needed just 57 innings. The table below has the details:
Most runs as Test captain for India
5
The number of opponent openers who have managed to carry the bat against India. South Africa’s Dean Elgar, during his unbeaten 86 in the second innings of the Johannesburg Test, became the latest entrant. The table below has the details:
Opponent opener carrying bat in a Test innings against India
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118
South Africa’s lowest ever ODI total at home. Overall, it was their eighth lowest in all ODI cricket. However, it was their second lowest against India in ODIs. Their lowest is 117 in 48 overs at the Nairobi Gymkhana on September 26, 1999.
South Africa’s lowest ODI total at home
5-22
Yuzvendra Chahal’s bowling performance in the 2nd ODI at Centurion. This is now the second best ODI bowling performance by a spinner on South African soil, but by far the best by a wrist spinner (previous best: Imran Tahir’s 4-28 against West Indies at East London in January 2015). Interestingly, since December 1992, when the first ODI was played in South Africa, there have been 38 instances of bowlers claiming a five-wicket haul in an ODI on South African soil, and Chahal provided the third instance of a spinner taking a five-wicket haul in South Africa in 333 matches!
Best ODI bowling performance in a spinner on South African soil
177
The number of balls that remained in India’s nine-wicket victory over South Africa at Centurion. This is India’s second biggest win, in terms of balls remaining, against a Test-playing nation in ODI cricket. For the record, India’s biggest victory in terms of balls was when they beat Kenya at Bloemfontein (October 12, 2001) by 10 wickets with 231 balls to spare!
India’s biggest ODI wins in terms of balls to spare against Test playing nations
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