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The four-wicket win helped South Africa level the three-match series 1-1. Both teams now have to fight out in Vizag in the final ODI to decide the winner. It was the first time in Raipur that over 700 runs were scored in an India-South Africa game.
Virat Kohli delivered a more controlled knock in the Raipur ODI against South Africa, with a 93-ball 102 consisting of seven fours and two sixes in Raipur.
Kohli and Gaikwad's centuries, however, were not enough to give India the series-clinching win. Aiden Markram, Matthew Breetzke, and Dewald Brevis came to the party to give South Africa a four-wicket win after chasing down their highest ODI total away from home.
Anushka Sharma cheered on Virat Kohli after he smashed his 84th international century against South Africa. The Indian batter is close to shattering another one of Sachin Tendulkar's records.
With two back-to-back centuries, Kohli has nudged the Tendulkar conversation forward again. But beyond the records, the bigger story is this: India’s greatest modern chaser looks hungry, expressive and fully switched on. And cricket feels a little more alive because of it.
Former India player Aakash Chopra has lauded Virat Kohli for scoring successive centuries in the first two ODIs against South Africa.
Virender Sehwag showered praise on Virat Kohli following his stupendous knock during the IND vs SA second ODI match of the series, on Wednesday, 3.
He is set to feature in domestic cricket between two ODI series, against South Africa and New Zealand | ESPN.com
How many runs does Virat Kohli need to break Sachin Tendulkar's record for most runs in ODI history?
Virat Kohli smacked back-to-back centuries against South Africa in the ongoing three-match ODI series. He has broken several of Sachin Tendulkar's records so far in ODIs, and is now chasing the biggest one of most runs in ODI cricket history.
Virat Kohli entertains fans in Raipur as his ‘Babaji ka thullu’ gesture towards Temba Bavuma after Quinton de Kock’s dismissal goes viral online.
South Africa leveled the ODI series 1-1 with a remarkable four-wicket victory in Raipur, successfully chasing India's 358/5. Aiden Markram's century, supported by Breetzke and Brevis, powered the chase,