Third one day – India vs South Africa at Rajkot on 18.10.15 – South Africa won by 18 runs

 

Q de Kock scored 103 in this game to provide the 149th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a century in one day games. It also provides the 22nd occasion of a South African batsman scoring a century against India in one day games.

 

Q de Kock, G Kirsten and AB de Villiers share the record for most centuries by a South African batsman against India. All the three batsmen have scored four centuries.

 

Q de Kock scored 103 in this game to provide the 18^th occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in one day games. It also provides the fourth occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman scoring a century against India in one day games. Interestingly all the four centuries have been scored by Q de Kock. K Sangakkara of Sri Lanka holds the record for most centuries by a wicket keeper batsman against India. He has scored six centuries against India

 

Q de Kock’s 103 in this game provide the 50t occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a century in one day games. It also represents the seventh century by Q de Kock as a a wicket keeper opening batsman in one day games. AC Gilchrist of Australia hold the record for most centuries by a wicket keeper opening batsman in one day games. He has to his credit 16 one day centuries.

 

Q de Kock was dismissed run out for 103 in this game to provide the 47^th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in the annals of one day games. It also provides the fourth occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in one day games.

 

Q de Kock was dismissed run out for 103 in this game to provide the 82nd occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in the annals of one day games. It also provides the sixth occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in one day games.

 

Q de Kock was dismissed run out for 103 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in the annals of one day games. It also provides the second occasion of a South African wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in one day games.

 

Q de Kock was dismissed run out for 103 in this game to provide the second occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century in the annals of one day games. The first such occasion was witnessed when Australia’s BJ Haddin was dismissed run out after scoring 109 against New Zealand at Sydney on 08.02.09. It also provides the first occasion of a South African batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in one day games.

 

Q de Kock was dismissed run out for 103 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a century against India in one day games. It also provides the very first occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman dismissed run out after scoring a hundred in one day games against India.

 

Q de Kock and F du Plessis added 118 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 219^th occasion of South African batsman posting a three figure partnership in one day games. It also provides the 31^st occasion of South African batsman posting a three figure partnership against India in one day games.

 

Q de Kock and F du Plessis added 118 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 52nd occasion of South African batsman posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in one day games. It also provides the seventh occasion of South African batsman posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket against India in one day games.

 

F du Plessis scored his 23^rd fifty and 19^th half century when he made 60 in this game. It also provides his ninth fifty in the calendar year 2015. He now holds the record for most fifties by a South African batsman in the calendar year 2015. He went past AB de Villiers who has scored eight fifties.

 

F du Plessis became the third batsman to score nine or more fifties in the calendar year 2015. Others are – KS Williamson of New Zealand {11} and MJ Guptill of New Zealand {10}.

 

RG Sharma has scored seven fifties in the calendar year 2015 which includes his 65 in this game. He now holds the record for most fifties in the calendar year 2015 by an Indian batsman.

 

F du Plessis’s 60 in this game was his fourth fifty against India in the calendar year 2015. He became the third South African batsman to score four fifties against India in a calendar year. Others are – G Kirsten {four fifties in 2000} and HM Amla {four fifties in 2011}.

 

Q de Kock’s 103 in this game provide the 196^th occasion of a batsman scoring a century against India in one day games. It also provides the 102^nd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century against India in one day games.

 

Q de Kock’s 103 in this game provide the 15^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a century against India in one day games. It also provides the seventh occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a century against India in one day games.

 

Q de Kock’s 103 in this game provide the fourth occasion of his scoring a century as wicket keeper batsman against India in one day games. Only KC Sangakkara has scored more centuries – six centuries – against India as wicket keeper batsman against India in one day games.

 

Q de Kock’s four centuries as wicket keeper opening batsman against India is a record for most centuries by a wicket keeper opening batsman against India.

 

RG Sharma {65} and V Kohli {77} scored fifties in this game to provide the 93^RD and 94^th occasion of Indian batsmen scoring fifties against South Africa in one day games. It also provides the 77^th and 78^th occasion of Indian batsman scoring half centuries against South Africa in one day games.

 

RG Sharma {65} scored fifty in this game to provide the 36th occasion of Indian opening batsmen scoring fifty against South Africa in one day games. It also provides the 23rd occasion of Indian opening batsman scoring half century against South Africa in one day games.

 

RG Sharma’s 65 in this game represent his 35^th fifty and 27^th half century in one day games, while V Kohli’s 77 represent his 56^th fifty and 34^th half century in one day games.

 

M Morkel captured 4 for 39 in this game to provide the 138th occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets in one day games. It also provides the 15th occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets against India in one day games.

 

M Morkel’s 4 for 39 in this game represent the second occasion of his capturing four or more wickets against India in one day games. The other occasion was – 4 for 52 at Centurion on 23.01.11. Thus his figures of 4 for 39 in this game is his best bowling effort against India

 

M Morkel became the third South African bowler to capture four or more wickets on two or more occasions. The others are – LL Tsotsobe {03] and SM Pollock {02}

 

M Morkel’s 4 for 39 in this game represent the ninth occasion of his capturing four or more wickets in one day games. Other South African bowlers to capture four or more wickets more than M Morkel are – SM Pollock {17}. AA Donald {13} and M Ntini {12}

 

M Morkel’s four wickets in this game gave him a total of 25 wickets against India in one day games. He became the seveth South African bowler to capture 25 plus wickets against India in one  day games. Others are – SM Pollock {48}, AA Donald {46}, JH Kallis {31}, L Klusener {31}, DW Steyn {28} and M Ntini {25}

 

M Morkel with an aggregate of 25 wickets against India earned the distinction of becoming the 51^st bowler to capture 25 or more wickets against India in one day games.

 

SK Raina failed to score in this game to provide the 49^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck against South Africa in one day games. It also represents his second and consecutive duck against South Africa in one day games. He had scored a duck in the previous one-day game at Indore