5 Nov 2023 ICC Men’s World Cup

India Vs South Africa

India 326-5 off 50 ov Rohit 40 off 24. 6 fours, 2 sixes. Kohli 101 not out off 121, 10 fours Shreyas 77 off 87, 7 fours, 2 sixes, Ngidi 1-63, Jansen 1-94, Rabada 1-48, Maharaj 1-30, Shamsi 1-72.

South Africa 83 all out van der Dussen 13 off 32. 1 four. Jansen 14 off 30,1 four, Jadeja 5-33, Siraj 1-11, Shami 2-18, K Yadav 2-7.

India win by 243 runs off 27.1 overs.

The one day World Cup cricket match between South Africa and India was billed as the clash of two best teams in the tournament at Eden Gardens. Birthday boy Virat Kohli carved out his 49th one-day international century equaling Sachin Tendulkar record once thought to be unreachable. After the 2011 World Cup final, the last time when India won a World title. Kohli carried Tendulkar on his shoulders around Mumbai before taking over and inheriting the captaincy from Dhoni. Shreyas Iyer batting with Kohli on Sunday removed his helmet to bat with a cap on his head and ring in his ear. Kohli’s 49th one-day ton came in his 277th innings 175 fewer than played by Tendulkar. Kohli achieved the fastest 8000. 9000. 10. 000, 11, 000, 12,000 and 13, 000 ODI runs. Kohli, a superstar and a supreme run-scorer averages 64.49, and hit his half century from 67 balls, with scores in excess of six runs an over. Kohli’s 101 not out from 121 balls was enough to beat South Africa’s 83 all out on his own. India posted 326-5 from their 50 overs in Kolkata, then South Africa were skittled out for just 83 in 27.1 overs. India maintains the top spot after winning all eight of their group-stage matches. South Africa also secured a semi-final place with 12 points, 2 points ahead of Australia who are third. India’ powerful batting was backed by their spinners as they run through the South Africa batting line-up with Jadeja picking up 5 wickets for 33 runs.