South Africa win the final one day game by 214 runs to lift the series – Three – Two – Records galore in the final one day game
Final one day – India vs South Africa at Mumbai on 25.10.15 – South Africa won by 214 runs
South Africa posted a total of 438 for 4 in this game. This score represents South Africa’s highest team total against India in one day games. Previous best was 365 for 2 at Ahmedabad on 27.02.10
South Africa’s 438 for 4 in this game provide the 17th occasion of a team posting a total of 400 plus runs in the annals of one day games. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 443/9 | 50.0 | 1 | v Netherlands | Amstelveen | 04 Jul 2006 |
| 2 | South Africa | 439/2 | 50.0 | 1 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 18 Jan 2015 |
| 3 | South Africa | 438/9 | 49.5 | 2 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 |
| 4 | South Africa | 438/4 | 50.0 | 1 | v India | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
| 5 | Australia | 434/4 | 50.0 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 |
| 6 | South Africa | 418/5 | 50.0 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Potchefstroom | 20 Sep 2006 |
| 7 | India | 418/5 | 50.0 | 1 | v West Indies | Indore | 08 Dec 2011 |
| 8 | Australia | 417/6 | 50.0 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Perth | 04 Mar 2015 |
| 9 | India | 414/7 | 50.0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Rajkot | 15 Dec 2009 |
| 10 | India | 413/5 | 50.0 | 1 | v Bermuda | Port of Spain | 19 Mar 2007 |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 411/8 | 50.0 | 2 | v India | Rajkot | 15 Dec 2009 |
| 12 | South Africa | 411/4 | 50.0 | 1 | v Ireland | Canberra | 03 Mar 2015 |
| 13 | South Africa | 408/5 | 50.0 | 1 | v West Indies | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| 14 | England | 408/9 | 50.0 | 1 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 09 Jun 2015 |
| 15 | India | 404/5 | 50.0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 13 Nov 2014 |
| 16 | New Zealand | 402/2 | 50.0 | 1 | v Ireland | Aberdeen | 01 Jul 2008 |
| 17 | India | 401/3 | 50.0 | 1 | v South Africa | Gwalior | 24 Feb 2010 |
South Africa’s 438 for 4 in this game provide the sixth occasion of posting a total of 400 plus runs in the annals of one day games. South Africa now owns the record of posting 400 plus runs on most occasions in the annals of one day games. It went past India which had posted 400 plus runs on five occasions. The following table lists the India and South Africa posting 400 plus runs
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | 418/5 | 50.0 | 1 | v West Indies | Indore | 08 Dec 2011 |
| 2 | India | 414/7 | 50.0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Rajkot | 15 Dec 2009 |
| 3 | India | 413/5 | 50.0 | 1 | v Bermuda | Port of Spain | 19 Mar 2007 |
| 4 | India | 404/5 | 50.0 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 13 Nov 2014 |
| 5 | India | 401/3 | 50.0 | 1 | v South Africa | Gwalior | 24 Feb 2010 |
| 1 | South Africa | 439/2 | 50.0 | 1 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 18 Jan 2015 |
| 2 | South Africa | 438/9 | 49.5 | 2 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 |
| 3 | South Africa | 438/4 | 50.0 | 1 | v India | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
| 4 | South Africa | 418/5 | 50.0 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Potchefstroom | 20 Sep 2006 |
| 5 | South Africa | 411/4 | 50.0 | 1 | v Ireland | Canberra | 03 Mar 2015 |
| 6 | South Africa | 408/5 | 50.0 | 1 | v West Indies | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
South Africa’s 438 for 4 in this game provide the second occasion of a team posting a total of 400 plus runs against India in the annals of one day games. Sri Lanka had posted 411 for 8 at Rajkot on 15.12.09. Both the occasions are listed below. Thus South Africa’s 438 for 4 in this game represents the highest team total against India in one day games.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | South Africa | 438/4 | 50.0 | 1 | v India | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 411/8 | 50.0 | 2 | v India | Rajkot | 15 Dec 2009 |
South Africa’s 438 for 4 in this game provide its joint second highest team total in one day games. The other occasion of South Africa posting 438 for 4 was against Australia at Johannesburg on 12.03.06. South Africa’s highest team total is 439 for 2 against West Indies at Johannesburg on 18.01.15
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | South Africa | 439/2 | 50.0 | 1 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 18 Jan 2015 |
| 2 | South Africa | 438/9 | 49.5 | 2 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 |
| 3 | South Africa | 438/4 | 50.0 | 1 | v India | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
This game witnessed three batsmen – Q de Kock {109}, F du Plessis {133} and AB de Villiers {119} – scoring centuries in South Africa’s innings. This is the second occasion of three batsmen scoring centuries in an innings in the history of one day games. The first such occasion was witnessed in the game between South Africa vs West Indies at Johannesburg on 18.01.15. HM Amla {153}, RR Rossouw {128} and AB de Villiers {149} were the three batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa’s innings.
Q de Kock and F du Plessis added 154 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 56th occasion of South African batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in one day games. It also provides the 15th occasion of South African batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in one day games and also provides the second such occasion against India for the second wicket.
F du Plessis and AB de Villiers added 164 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in this game to provide the 57th occasion of South African batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in one day games. It also provides the 13th occasion of South African batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the third wicket in one day games and also provides the second such occasion against India for the second wicket.
Q de Kock-F du Plessis added 154 runs for the second wicket and F du Plessis-AB de Villiers added 164 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a team posting two 150 plus runs partnership in an innings in the history of one day games. It also provides the third such occasion by South African batsmen in one day games
Q de Kock-F du Plessis added 154 runs for the second wicket and F du Plessis-AB de Villiers added 164 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of a team posting 150 plus runs partnership in an innings for the consecutive second and third wickets in the history of one day games.
F du Plessis was retired hurt not out after scoring 133 in this game. He became the sixth batsman in the history of one-day game to retire hurt not out after scoring a century in the history of one day games.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HH Gibbs | 116* | 2 | RSA | Ind | Col-RPS | 25 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | Salman Butt | 129* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Dhaka | 14 Jun 2008 |
| 3 | Shoaib Malik | 125* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Karachi | 26 Jun 2008 |
| 4 | SR Tendulkar | 163* | 1 | Ind | NZl | Christchurch | 08 Mar 2009 |
| 5 | MK Tiwary | 104* | 1 | Ind | Win | Chennai | 11 Dec 2011 |
| 6 | F du Plessis | 133* | 1 | RSA | Ind | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
F de Plessis became the second South African batsman to retire hurt not out with a century after HH Gibbs. HH Gibbs retired hurt not out after scoring 116 against India at Col-RPS on 25.09.02
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HH Gibbs | 116* | 2 | RSA | Ind | Col-RPS | 25 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | F du Plessis | 133* | 1 | RSA | Ind | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
F du Plessis became the fourth batman to retire hurt not out after scoring a century against India. Others are – HH Gibbs of South Africa, Salman Butt of Pakistan, Shoaib Malik of Pakistan. The following table lists the four batsmen with their performance.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HH Gibbs | 116* | 2 | RSA | Ind | Col-RPS | 25 Sep 2002 |
| 2 | Salman Butt | 129* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Dhaka | 14 Jun 2008 |
| 3 | Shoaib Malik | 125* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Karachi | 26 Jun 2008 |
| 4 | F du Plessis | 133* | 1 | RSA | Ind | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
AB de Villiers’s 119 in this game was his 12th century as captain in one day games. He now occupies the second place in the list of captains who have scored most centuries in one day games. RT Ponting with 22 centuries to his credit occupies the first place. AB de Villiers went past SC Ganguly who had scored eleven centuries on his way to occupy the second place.
Q de Kock scored two centuries in this series – 103 at Rajkot on 18.10.15 and 109 at Mumbai on 25.10.15 – to provide the fourth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring two or more centuries in a bilateral series. All the four occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Q de Kock | 135 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Johannesburg | 05 Dec 2013 |
| 106 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Durban | 08 Dec 2013 | ||
| 101 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Centurion | 11 Dec 2013 | ||
| 2 | Kamran Akmal | 102 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Lahore | 12 Dec 2005 |
| 109 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Karachi | 15 Dec 2005 | ||
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 101* | 2 | RSA | Zim | Potchefstroom | 17 Oct 2010 |
| 109 | 1 | RSA | Zim | Benoni | 22 Oct 2010 | ||
| 4 | Q de Kock | 103 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Rajkot | 18 Oct 2015 |
| 109 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
Q de Kock scored two centuries in this series – 103 at Rajkot on 18.10.15 and 109 at Mumbai on 25.10.15 – to provide the third occasion of South African wicket keeper batsman scoring two or more centuries in a bilateral series. All the three occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Q de Kock | 135 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Johannesburg | 05 Dec 2013 |
| 106 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Durban | 08 Dec 2013 | ||
| 101 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Centurion | 11 Dec 2013 | ||
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 101* | 2 | RSA | Zim | Potchefstroom | 17 Oct 2010 |
| 109 | 1 | RSA | Zim | Benoni | 22 Oct 2010 | ||
| 3 | Q de Kock | 103 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Rajkot | 18 Oct 2015 |
| 109 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
Q de Kock scored two centuries in this series – 103 at Rajkot on 18.10.15 and 109 at Mumbai on 25.10.15 – to provide the only occasion of wicket keeper batsman scoring two or more centuries in a bilateral series on two occasions. Q de Kock’s feat is listed below. It is interesting to note that both his feats have come against India.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Q de Kock | 135 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Johannesburg | 05 Dec 2013 |
| 106 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Durban | 08 Dec 2013 | ||
| 101 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Centurion | 11 Dec 2013 | ||
| 2 | Q de Kock | 103 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Rajkot | 18 Oct 2015 |
| 109 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
This game witnessed India’s four bowlers conceding 70 plus runs – B Kumar {106}. MM Sharma {84}, Harbhajan Singh {70} and A Mishra {78} – to provide the seventh occasion of four or more bowlers conceding seventy plus runs in an innings in the annals of one day games. It also provides the first occasion of four Indian bowlers conceding seventy plus runs in an innings of a one-day game.
B Kumar returned with figures of one for 106 in this game to provide the eight occasion of a bowler conceding 100 plus runs in an innings of a one day game in the annals of one day games. The following table furnishes the complete list of bowlers who have leaked 100 plus run in an innings.
| No | Player | O | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MC Snedden | 12.0 | 1 | 105 | 2 | 1 | NZl | Eng | The Oval | 09 Jun 1983 |
| 2 | ML Lewis | 10.0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 2 | Aus | RSA | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 |
| 3 | TG Southee | 10.0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Christchurch | 08 Mar 2009 |
| 4 | BV Vitori | 9.0 | 0 | 105 | 1 | 1 | Zim | NZl | Napier | 09 Feb 2012 |
| 5 | R Vinay Kumar | 9.0 | 0 | 102 | 1 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Bangalore | 02 Nov 2013 |
| 6 | JO Holder | 10.0 | 2 | 104 | 1 | 1 | Win | RSA | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| 7 | Dawlat Zadran | 10.0 | 1 | 101 | 2 | 1 | Afg | Aus | Perth | 04 Mar 2015 |
| 8 | B Kumar | 10.0 | 0 | 106 | 1 | 1 | Ind | RSA | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
B Kumar became the second Indian bowler to concede 100 plus runs in an innings of a one-day game after R Vinay Kumar. R Vinay Kumar had conceded 102 runs for his solitary wicket against Australia at Banglaore on 02.11.13. Thus B Kumar owns the record of India’s most expensive bowler in terms of runs conceded in an innings in one day games.
| No | Player | O | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | R Vinay Kumar | 9.0 | 0 | 102 | 1 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Bangalore | 02 Nov 2013 |
| 2 | B Kumar | 10.0 | 0 | 106 | 1 | 1 | Ind | RSA | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
B Kumar became the second bowler to concede 100 plus runs in an innings of a one-day game against South Africa in a one-day game after ML Lewis of Australia and JO Holder of West Indies. ML Lewis had returned with figures of none of 113 against South Africa at Johannesburg on 12.03.06 while JO Holder conceded 104 runs for his only wicket against South Africa at Johannesburg on 27.02.15. The following table lists all the three bowlers with their performance.
| No | Player | O | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ML Lewis | 10.0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 2 | Aus | RSA | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 |
| 2 | JO Holder | 10.0 | 2 | 104 | 1 | 1 | Win | RSA | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| 3 | B Kumar | 10.0 | 0 | 106 | 1 | 1 | Ind | RSA | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
India became the second team in the annals of one day games to have two of its bowlers leaking 100 plus runs in an innings of a one-day game after New Zealand. MC Snedden {2 for 105} and TG Southee {none for 105} are the two New Zealand bowler to suffer from the ignominy of conceding 100 plus runs in an innings of a one-day game. The following table lists the four bowlers – two from India and two from New Zealand – who have conceded 100 plus runs in an innings of a one-day game
| No | Player | O | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | R Vinay Kumar | 9.0 | 0 | 102 | 1 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Bangalore | 02 Nov 2013 |
| 2 | B Kumar | 10.0 | 0 | 106 | 1 | 1 | Ind | RSA | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
| 1 | MC Snedden | 12.0 | 1 | 105 | 2 | 1 | NZl | Eng | The Oval | 09 Jun 1983 |
| 2 | TG Southee | 10.0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Christchurch | 08 Mar 2009 |
South Africa won this game by 214 runs to provide the 12th occasion of it winning a one-day game by 200 plus runs margin. The following table lists all such South Africa’s winning games
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | South Africa | won | 272 runs | v Zimbabwe | Benoni | 22 Oct 2010 |
| 2 | South Africa | won | 258 runs | v Sri Lanka | Paarl | 11 Jan 2012 |
| 3 | South Africa | won | 257 runs | v West Indies | Sydney | 27 Feb 2015 |
| 4 | South Africa | won | 231 runs | v Netherlands | Mohali | 03 Mar 2011 |
| 5 | South Africa | won | 221 runs | v Netherlands | Basseterre | 16 Mar 2007 |
| 6 | South Africa | won | 214 runs | v India | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
| 7 | South Africa | won | 212 runs | v Zimbabwe | Centurion | 10 Nov 2009 |
| 8 | South Africa | won | 209 runs | v West Indies | Cape Town | 25 Jan 2004 |
| 9 | South Africa | won | 208 runs | v Kenya | Cape Town | 22 Oct 2001 |
| 10 | South Africa | won | 206 runs | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 19 Mar 2011 |
| 11 | South Africa | won | 202 runs | v Kenya | Nairobi (Gym) | 03 Oct 1996 |
| 12 | South Africa | won | 201 runs | v Ireland | Canberra | 03 Mar 2015 |
India lost this game by 214 runs to provide the fifth occasion of India losing a one-day game by 200 plus runs margin. The following table list all such India’s lost games
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | lost | 245 runs | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 29 Oct 2000 |
| 2 | India | lost | 214 runs | v South Africa | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
| 3 | India | lost | 208 runs | v Australia | Sydney | 08 Feb 2004 |
| 4 | India | lost | 202 runs | v England | Lord’s | 07 Jun 1975 |
| 5 | India | lost | 200 runs | v New Zealand | Dambulla | 10 Aug 2010 |