The second ODI in Raipur turned into a batting spectacle on Wednesday (December 3), producing staggering numbers, broken records and historic milestones as South Africa chased down 359 against India. Here are the biggest statistical takeaways from the high-scoring thriller:

A record-breaking chase

  • 359 is now the joint-highest target successfully chased against India in ODIs, equalling Australia’s 359-run chase in Mohali in 2019.
  • It is also South Africa’s third-highest successful ODI chase, after:
    • 435 vs Australia, Johannesburg (2006)
    • 372 vs Australia, Durban (2016)
  • The top two remain the highest successful chases in men’s ODI history.

350+ chases becoming a trend

  • 3 – South Africa have now chased 350+ three times, joint-most with India and England.
  • Only two higher successful chases of 350+ have come outside home/neutral venues:
    • 370 | Netherlands vs Scotland (Dundee, 2025)
    • 361 | England vs West Indies (Bridgetown, 2019)

350+ chases in India

Five of the 13 successful 350+ ODI chases have happened in India—more than any other country.

India’s list includes:

  • 360 vs Australia – Jaipur, 2013
  • 359 vs Australia – Mohali, 2019
  • 359 vs India – South Africa, Raipur, 2025
  • 351 vs Australia – Nagpur, 2013
  • 351 vs England – Pune, 2017

A rare triple-century day

Three individual hundreds were scored:

  • Virat Kohli
  • Ruturaj Gaikwad
  • Aiden Markram

This is only the third ODI between India and South Africa to feature three tons in the same match — after Johannesburg (2001) and Mumbai (2015).

Interestingly, all three instances of multiple Indian centuries against SA have resulted in defeats for India.

Massive total

  • 720 – The match aggregate is the highest ever in an India–South Africa ODI, surpassing 681 from the Ranchi ODI earlier in the series.

India’s bizarre toss streak

  • India have lost 20 consecutive tosses in ODIs.
  • Probability of this happening: 1 in 1,048,576.
  • The next worst streak is 11 by the Netherlands.

Kohli’s milestone machine keeps rolling

  • 34 – Kohli has now scored ODI hundreds at 34 different venues, equalling Sachin Tendulkar.
  • 11 – Kohli has 11 separate streaks of consecutive ODI hundreds (2+ matches) — no one else has more than six.
  • 7 – Most ODI tons vs South Africa by any player.
  • He is also only the second batter after Kane Williamson to hit three consecutive ODI tons against South Africa.
  • Kohli now has 7+ ODI tons against four different opponents — a feat matched only by Sachin Tendulkar.
  • His 50-to-100 conversion rate stands at 41.4%, the highest among players with 100+ ODI innings.

More batting brilliance

Ruturaj Gaikwad

  • Took 77 balls for his century — the fastest by an Indian against South Africa in ODIs after Yusuf Pathan’s 68-ball ton (Centurion, 2011).
  • Shared a 195-run stand with Kohli — India’s highest-ever ODI partnership vs South Africa for any wicket.

Aiden Markram

  • Scored 110, with 56 runs (50.9%) coming straight down the ground between mid-off and mid-on.
  • This is the second-highest percentage of down-the-ground ODI runs for a South African batter since 2007.

South Africa’s chase in “the V”

  • Scored 143 runs in the V-region — 41.5% of their total excluding extras.
  • India scored only 33.2% in the same zone.