Virat Kohli’s 53rd ODI ton and Ruturaj Gaikwad’s maiden century were eclipsed by a collective effort from South Africa in a steep run chase, giving the visitors a series levelling four wicket-win in the second ODI against India Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Raipur on Wednesday.
Corbin Bosch and Keshav Maharaj stayed unbeaten on the scores of 29 and 10 runs. Facing 15 balls, Bosch smashed four maximums, whereas Maharaj faced 14 balls and didn’t smash any boundaries or maximums.
Asked to bat, Virat Kohli (102, 93 balls) scored his 53rd ODI hundred and Ruturaj Gaikwad (105, 83b) notched his maiden ton in the format as India posted a strong 358 for five.
In reply, SA overhauled the target, scoring 362 for six in 49.2 overs, riding on a century from Aiden Markram (110) and fifties by Matthew Breetzke (68) and Dewald brevis (54).
Earlier, having put to bat first, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma opened the innings for Team India. Sharma could not play a big knock as he departed after scoring 14 runs in eight balls. His innings included three boundaries. Meanwhile, Jaiswal accumulated 22 runs off 38 balls. The left-hander’s knock also included two boundaries and a maximum.
Later, Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad stitched a crucial partnership for the “Men in Blue”. Showcasing exceptional strokes and immense grit, Gaikwad played a glorious knock of 105 off 83 deliveries. His knock also included 12 boundaries and two maximums. On the other hand, having faced 93 balls, Kohli played a blistering knock of 102 runs, which was laced with seven boundaries and two maximums.
Later, riding on KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja’s knocks, India reached the score of 358 runs. Rahul smashed 66 runs in 43 balls, including six boundaries and two maximums, whereas Jadeja scored 24 runs off 27 balls, with the help of two boundaries.
