V Kohli becomes the second captain to score three centuries in a bilateral one day series after AB de Villiers of South Africa
V Kohli of India scored three centuries – 112 at Durban, 160 not out at Cape Town and 129 not out at Centurion – against South Africa in the just concluded six match one day series to earn the distinction of becoming the second captain to score three centuries in a bilateral one day series irrespective of the matches played in the series in the annals of one day games. AB de Villiers of South Africa is the other captain to score three centuries in a bilateral one day series. AB de Villiers had scored 104 at Kanpur, 112 at Chennai and 119 at Mumbai in the five match one day series against India in 2015-16 series. The performance of these two captains are tabulated below
| AB de Villiers of South Africa | ||||||
| No | Runs | Pos | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 104* | 4 | 1 | Ind | Kanpur | 11 Oct 2015 |
| 2 | 112 | 4 | 2 | Ind | Chennai | 22 Oct 2015 |
| 3 | 119 | 4 | 1 | Ind | Mumbai | 25 Oct 2015 |
| V Kohli of India | ||||||
| No | Runs | Pos | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 112 | 3 | 2 | RSA | Durban | 01 Feb 2018 |
| 2 | 160* | 3 | 1 | RSA | Cape Town | 07 Feb 2018 |
| 3 | 129* | 3 | 2 | RSA | Centurion | 16 Feb 2018 |