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 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
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