278 Runs scored by Rohit Sharma in three
matches so far (two Twenty20 Internationals and one One-Day International). All
other Indian batsmen together could manage only 272.
150 Rohit Sharma’s innings – highest by any
batsman in a chase against South Africa. The previous best was an unbeaten 145
by Zimbabwean Brendan Taylor at Bloemfontein in 2010. Rohit’s innings is also
the highest by any batsman in all ODIs getting out caught and bowled.
140 Number of wickets taken by Ravi Ashwin –
joint-most by an Indian spinner after first 100 ODIs. Anil Kumble also had an
identical tally.
73 Number of balls taken by AB de Villiers
to race to his hundred- second fastest by a South African against India. The
fastest was also scored by AB himself – off 58 balls at Ahmedabad in 2010. In
fact South Africa’s three fastest hundreds against India have come off AB’s bat
only!
41 Number of overs for which India were
ahead of South Africa in runs comparison – from ninth to 49th .
India still lost the match!
21 Number of ODI hundreds scored by AB de
Villiers. All of them have come at a strike-rate of 100 or more. Among other
batsmen with 10 or more hundreds, only one – Pakistan’s Ijaz Ahmed – has scored
all of his hundreds (10) at a
strike-rate of 100 or more.
2 Number of batsmen to score a hundred
against India off the last possible ball of team’s innings- Mohammad Yusuf
(then Yusuf Youhana) in 2000 and AB de Villiers today. Both reached their
hundred with a six!
1 South Africa became the first team to
post a total of 300 at Green Park, Kanpur.
