ICC World Cup 2019 – Match No 08 – Stats highlights
Match No 08 – India vs South Africa at Southampton on 05.06.19 – India won by four wickets
V Kohli became India’s seventh captain in World Cup when he led India in this game. He also became the 114th captain to lead a team in the World Cup.
JJ Bumrah, YS Chahal, KM Jadhav, Kuldeep Yadav, HH Pandya and KL Rahul making their world cup debut in this game, the number of cricketers representing India in the World Cup swelled to 82
T Shamshi making his World Cup debut in this game, the number of cricketers representing South Africa in the World Cup swelled to 65
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat in this game to provide the 194th occasion of a team winning the toss and electing to bat first in a World Cup game. It also provides the 12th occasion of a South Africa winning the toss and electing to bat first in a World Cup game.
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat in this game to provide the 27th occasion of a team winning the toss and electing to bat first in a World Cup game against India. It also provides the first occasion of a South Africa winning the toss and electing to bat first in a World Cup game against India
YS Chahal captured four for 51 in this game to provide the 21st occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings on World Cup debut, All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | DK Lillee | 12.0 | 2 | 34 | 5 | Aus | Pak | Leeds | 07 Jun 1975 |
| 2 | BD Julien | 12.0 | 3 | 20 | 4 | Win | Srl | Manchester | 07 Jun 1975 |
| 3 | GJ Gilmour | 12.0 | 6 | 14 | 6 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 18 Jun 1975 |
| 4 | MA Holding | 12.0 | 2 | 33 | 4 | Win | Ind | Birmingham | 09 Jun 1979 |
| 5 | DAG Fletcher | 11.0 | 1 | 42 | 4 | Zim | Aus | Nottingham | 09 Jun 1983 |
| 6 | Abdul Qadir | 12.0 | 4 | 21 | 4 | Pak | NZl | Birmingham | 11 Jun 1983 |
| 7 | WW Davis | 10.3 | 0 | 51 | 7 | Win | Aus | Leeds | 11 Jun 1983 |
| 8 | CJ McDermott | 10.0 | 0 | 56 | 4 | Aus | Ind | Chennai | 09 Oct 1987 |
| 9 | PA Strang | 7.3 | 1 | 40 | 4 | Zim | Win | Hyd-LBS | 16 Feb 1996 |
| 10 | DW Fleming | 9.0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | Aus | Ind | Mumbai | 27 Feb 1996 |
| 11 | AD Mullally | 10.0 | 1 | 37 | 4 | Eng | Srl | Lord’s | 14 May 1999 |
| 12 | NC Johnson | 10.0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | Zim | Ken | Taunton | 15 May 1999 |
| 13 | DS Mohanty | 10.0 | 0 | 56 | 4 | Ind | Ken | Bristol | 23 May 1999 |
| 14 | SK Warne | 9.0 | 1 | 33 | 4 | Aus | Pak | Lord’s | 20 Jun 1999 |
| 15 | IJ Harvey | 9.3 | 0 | 58 | 4 | Aus | Pak | Johannesburg | 11 Feb 2003 |
| 16 | A Codrington | 9.0 | 3 | 27 | 5 | Can | Ban | Durban | 11 Feb 2003 |
| 17 | JM Anderson | 10.0 | 1 | 25 | 4 | Eng | Net | East London | 16 Feb 2003 |
| 18 | MF Maharoof | 7.0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | Srl | Ber | Port of Spain | 15 Mar 2007 |
| 19 | ST Finn | 10.0 | 0 | 71 | 5 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 14 Feb 2015 |
| 20 | N Pradeep | 9.0 | 1 | 31 | 4 | Srl | Afg | Cardiff | 04 Jun 2019 |
| 21 | YS Chahal | 10.0 | 0 | 51 | 4 | Ind | RSA | Southampton | 05 Jun 2019 |
YS Chahal captured four for 51 in this game to provide the second occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings on World Cup debut, Both such occasions are tabulated below. DS Mohanty had captured
four for 56 against Kenya at Bristol on 23.05.99. Thus YS Chahal’s four for 51 in this game represents the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler on World Cup debut
| No | Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | DS Mohanty | 10.0 | 0 | 56 | 4 | Ind | Ken | Bristol | 23 May 1999 |
| 2 | YS Chahal | 10.0 | 0 | 51 | 4 | Ind | RSA | Southampton | 05 Jun 2019 |
YS Chahal captured four for 51 in this game to provide the 21st occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings on World Cup. It also provides the first such occasion by an Indian bowler against South Africa in the World Cup.
YS Chahal captured four for 51 in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings on World Cup against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RA Harper | 10.0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 2 | Win | RSA | Karachi | 11 Mar 1996 |
| 2 | SK Warne | 10.0 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 2 | Aus | RSA | Birmingham | 17 Jun 1999 |
| 3 | SL Malinga | 9.2 | 0 | 54 | 4 | 2 | Srl | RSA | Providence | 28 Mar 2007 |
| 4 | SW Tait | 10.0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 1 | Aus | RSA | Gros Islet | 25 Apr 2007 |
| 5 | SCJ Broad | 6.4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | Eng | RSA | Chennai | 06 Mar 2011 |
| 6 | JDP Oram | 9.0 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 2 | NZl | RSA | Dhaka | 25 Mar 2011 |
| 7 | YS Chahal | 10.0 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 1 | Ind | RSA | Southampton | 05 Jun 2019 |
JJ Bumrah bowled a maiden over in this game to return with a spell of 10.0-1-35-2 to provide the 152nd occasion of an Indian bowler bowling a maiden over in an innings in a World Cup game. He also became the 40th Indian bowler to bowl a maiden over in an innings in a World Cup game. Indian bowlers have bowled 235 maiden overs at the end of this game.
K Rabada bowled a maiden over in this game to return with a spell of 10.0-1-39-2 and CH Morris bowled three maiden overs to return with a spell of 10.0-3-36-1 to provide the 128th and 129th occasion of South African bowler bowling a maiden over in an innings in a World Cup game. At the end of this game 34 South African bowlers have bowled a maiden overs in the World Cup.. South African bowlers have bowled 188 maiden overs at the end of this game.
CH Morris bowled three maiden overs to return with a spell of 10.0-3-36-1 to provide the 12th occasion of South African bowler bowling three or more maiden over in an innings in a World Cup game.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SM Pollock | 8.0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | v Canada | East London | 27 Feb 2003 |
| 2 | MW Pringle | 8.0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | v West Indies | Christchurch | 05 Mar 1992 |
| 3 | RP Snell | 10.0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Canberra | 10 Mar 1992 |
| 4 | SM Pollock | 8.0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Northampton | 19 May 1999 |
| 5 | SM Pollock | 9.0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 22 May 1999 |
| 6 | S Elworthy | 10.0 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 22 May 1999 |
| 7 | L Klusener | 8.3 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 1 | v Kenya | Amstelveen | 26 May 1999 |
| 8 | SM Pollock | 6.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | v Netherlands | Basseterre | 16 Mar 2007 |
| 9 | A Nel | 10.0 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 1 | v England | Bridgetown | 17 Apr 2007 |
| 10 | RJ Peterson | 7.0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 19 Mar 2011 |
| 11 | DW Steyn | 10.0 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 1 | v Pakistan | Auckland | 07 Mar 2015 |
| 12 | CH Morris | 10.0 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 2 | v India | Southampton | 05 Jun 2019 |
V Kohli completed 600 runs in the World Cup when he was on 13 during his knock of 18 runs in this game. He became the 61st batsman to aggregate 600 plus runs in the World Cup. He became the eighth Indian batsman to aggregate 600 plus runs in the World Cup. The following table lists all the eight batsmen.
| No | Player | Team | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | 1992-2011 | 45 | 44 | 4 | 2278 | 152 | 56.95 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
| 2 | SC Ganguly | Ind | 1999-2007 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 1006 | 183 | 55.88 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | R Dravid | Ind | 1999-2007 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 860 | 145 | 61.42 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | V Sehwag | Ind | 2003-2011 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 843 | 175 | 38.31 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | M Azharuddin | Ind | 1987-1999 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 826 | 93 | 39.33 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Yuvraj Singh | Ind | 2003-2011 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 738 | 113 | 52.71 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | N Kapil Dev | Ind | 1979-1992 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 669 | 175* | 37.16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | V Kohli | Ind | 2011-2019 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 605 | 107 | 40.33 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
RG Sharma scored 122 not out in this game to provide the 168th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the World Cup. His knock also provides the 26th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in the World Cup.
It also provides the tenth occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the World Cup against South Africa. His knock also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in the World Cup against South Africa. All the three occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 111 | 1 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 |
| 2 | S Dhawan | 137 | 1 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 22 Feb 2015 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | 122* | 2 | v South Africa | Southampton | 05 Jun 2019 |
RG Sharma’s 122 not out in this game represent his second century in the World Cup. Prior to this he had scored 137 against Bangladesh at Melbourne on 19.03.15. He became the 39th batsman to score two or more centuries in the World Cup. He also became the seventh Indian batsman to score two or more centuries in the World Cup. The following table lists all the six batsmen with their centuries
| No | No | Player | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | SR Tendulkar | 127* | Ind | Ken | Cuttack | 18 Feb 1996 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 137 | Ind | Srl | Delhi | 02 Mar 1996 | |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 140* | Ind | Ken | Bristol | 23 May 1999 | |
| 4 | SR Tendulkar | 152 | Ind | Nam | PM Burg | 23 Feb 2003 | |
| 5 | SR Tendulkar | 120 | Ind | Eng | Bangalore | 27 Feb 2011 | |
| 6 | SR Tendulkar | 111 | Ind | RSA | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 | |
| 2 | 1 | SC Ganguly | 183 | Ind | Srl | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| 2 | SC Ganguly | 112* | Ind | Nam | PM Burg | 23 Feb 2003 | |
| 3 | SC Ganguly | 107* | Ind | Ken | Cape Town | 07 Mar 2003 | |
| 4 | SC Ganguly | 111* | Ind | Ken | Durban | 20 Mar 2003 | |
| 3 | 1 | R Dravid | 104* | Ind | Ken | Bristol | 23 May 1999 |
| 2 | R Dravid | 145 | Ind | Srl | Taunton | 26 May 1999 | |
| 4 | 1 | S Dhawan | 137 | Ind | RSA | Melbourne | 22 Feb 2015 |
| 2 | S Dhawan | 100 | Ind | Ire | sHamilton | 10 Mar 2015 | |
| 5 | 1 | V Kohli | 100* | Ind | Ban | Dhaka | 19 Feb 2011 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 107 | Ind | Pak | Adelaide | 15 Feb 2015 | |
| 6 | 1 | V Sehwag | 114 | Ind | Ber | Port of Spain | 19 Mar 2007 |
| 2 | V Sehwag | 175 | Ind | Ban | Dhaka | 19 Feb 2011 | |
| 7 | 1 | RG Sharma | 137 | Ind | Ban | Melbourne | 19 Feb 2015 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | 122* | Ind | RSA | Southampton | 05 Jun 2019 |
RG Sharma scored two boundary sixes which fetched him an aggregate of 220 boundary sixes in one day internationals. He now stands fifth in the list of batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes in one day internationals. Others are – Shahid Afridi {351}, CH Gayle {317}, ST Jayasuriya {270} and MS Dhoni {224}
RG Sharma’s 122 not out in this game provide the 86th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in the World Cup. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in the World Cup
All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SM Gavaskar | 103* | 2 | v New Zealand | Nagpur | 31 Oct 1987 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 127* | 2 | v Kenya | Cuttack | 18 Feb 1996 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 137 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 02 Mar 1996 |
| 4 | SC Ganguly | 183 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| 5 | SR Tendulkar | 152 | 1 | v Namibia | Pietermaritzburg | 23 Feb 2003 |
| 6 | V Sehwag | 175 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 19 Feb 2011 |
| 7 | SR Tendulkar | 120 | 1 | v England | Bengaluru | 27 Feb 2011 |
| 8 | SR Tendulkar | 111 | 1 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 |
| 9 | S Dhawan | 137 | 1 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 22 Feb 2015 |
| 10 | S Dhawan | 100 | 2 | v Ireland | Hamilton | 10 Mar 2015 |
| 11 | RG Sharma | 137 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Melbourne | 19 Mar 2015 |
| 12 | RG Sharma | 122* | 2 | v South Africa | Southampton | 05 Jun 2019 |
RG Sharma became the third Indian opening batsman to score two or more centuries in the World Cup. The feat of these three batsmen are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RG Sharma | 137 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Melbourne | 19 Mar 2015 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | 122* | 2 | v South Africa | Southampton | 05 Jun 2019 |
| 1 | S Dhawan | 137 | 1 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 22 Feb 2015 |
| 2 | S Dhawan | 100 | 2 | v Ireland | Hamilton | 10 Mar 2015 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 127* | 2 | v Kenya | Cuttack | 18 Feb 1996 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 137 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 02 Mar 1996 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 152 | 1 | v Namibia | Pietermaritzburg | 23 Feb 2003 |
| 4 | SR Tendulkar | 120 | 1 | v England | Bengaluru | 27 Feb 2011 |
| 5 | SR Tendulkar | 111 | 1 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 |
RG Sharma’s 122 not out in this game represent his 23rd century in one day games. He became the ninth batsman to score 23 or more centuries in one day internationals.
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 1989-2012 | 463 | 452 | 41 | 18426 | 200* | 44.83 | 49 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 2008-2019 | 228 | 220 | 37 | 10861 | 183 | 59.34 | 41 |
| 3 | RT Ponting | 1995-2012 | 375 | 365 | 39 | 13704 | 164 | 42.03 | 30 |
| 4 | ST Jayasuriya | 1989-2011 | 445 | 433 | 18 | 13430 | 189 | 32.36 | 28 |
| 5 | HM Amla | 2008-2019 | 176 | 173 | 12 | 7929 | 159 | 49.24 | 27 |
| 6 | AB de Villiers | 2005-2018 | 228 | 218 | 39 | 9577 | 176 | 53.50 | 25 |
| 7 | CH Gayle | 1999-2019 | 291 | 285 | 17 | 10222 | 215 | 38.14 | 25 |
| 8 | KC Sangakkara | 2000-2015 | 404 | 380 | 41 | 14234 | 169 | 41.98 | 25 |
| 8 | RG Sharma | 2007-2019 | 207 | 201 | 32 | 8132 | 264 | 48.11 | 23 |
RG Sharma’s 122 not out in this game represent his 23rd century in one day games. He became the third Indian batsman to score 23 or more centuries in one day internationals. Others are – SR Tendulkar {49} and V Kohli {41}
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 1989-2012 | 463 | 452 | 41 | 18426 | 200* | 44.83 | 49 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 2008-2019 | 228 | 220 | 37 | 10861 | 183 | 59.34 | 41 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | 2007-2019 | 207 | 201 | 32 | 8132 | 264 | 48.11 | 23 |
RG Sharma’s 122 not out in this game represent his 21st century in one day games as an opening batsman. He became the sixth opening batsman to score 21 or more centuries in one day internationals.
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 1994-2012 | 344 | 340 | 23 | 15310 | 200* | 48.29 | 45 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | 1993-2011 | 388 | 383 | 15 | 12740 | 189 | 34.61 | 28 |
| 3 | HM Amla | 2008-2019 | 171 | 170 | 11 | 7899 | 159 | 49.67 | 27 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 2000-2019 | 270 | 265 | 16 | 9921 | 215 | 39.84 | 25 |
| 4 | TM Dilshan | 2008-2016 | 179 | 176 | 16 | 7367 | 161* | 46.04 | 21 |
| 6 | RG Sharma | 2011-2019 | 123 | 122 | 15 | 6165 | 264 | 57.61 | 21 |
RG Sharma’s 122 not out in this game represent his 21st century in one day games as an opening batsman. He became the second Indian opening batsman to score 21 or more centuries in one day internationals after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has scored 45 centuries as an opening batsman.
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 1994-2012 | 344 | 340 | 23 | 15310 | 200* | 48.29 | 45 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | 2011-2019 | 123 | 122 | 15 | 6165 | 264 | 57.61 | 21 |