Africa won the first ODI between India and South Africa by 31 runs. In the match, there was a target of 297 runs in front of Team India, chasing which the team could only score 265/8 and lost the match. After this crushing defeat, the Indian team is trailing 1-0 in the 3-match ODI series.
Playing as a player after a long time in the match, former captain Virat Kohli scored 51 runs. Along with this half-century innings, Kohli also made many big records in his name.
Kohli overtakes Sachin
Virat Kohli became the Indian batsman with the 9th run of his innings to become the highest ODI run-scorer at home by rival teams outside India. In this case, he broke the record of master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin scored a total of 5065 runs in 147 ODIs at home outside India. At the same time, Kohli has so far scored 5108 runs in 108 matches.
even beat Ganguly and Dravid
Virat did not stop there. When he completed the 27th run of the innings, he became the second-highest run-scorer for India in ODIs against South Africa. Virat left behind Sourav Ganguly (1313) and Rahul Dravid (1309). The name of master blaster Sachin Tendulkar (2001) comes in the first place.
Kohli (51) chased down the target and scored 50+ for the 60th time.
This was the total 63rd fifty of Virat Kohli in One Day International cricket.
This was Kohli's fifth half-century in the last six ODI innings against Africa.
Rahul also made big records with his captaincy debut
KL Rahul became the 26th player from India to captain in ODIs. At the same time, KL (39) has also become the second player from India, who is leading the team without playing 50 ODIs in his career. Before him, the name of Mohinder Amarnath (35 ODIs) comes on this list.
Rahul has become the third player after Syed Kirmani and Virender Sehwag to lead an Indian team in an ODI without captaining List-A cricket. Recently he was also seen captaining in the second Test against Africa.
Lord Shardul also did the feat
In the match, Shardul Thakur scored an unbeaten 50 off 43 balls while batting brilliantly at number-8. This was his first fifty in this format. At the same time, Thakur has become only the third player from Asia, who has taken five wickets in an innings in international cricket on African soil, besides hitting a fifty in a match. Before Shardul, Pakistan's Wasim Akram and Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan have done this feat.
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