This game would be the 98^th T20I for RG Sharma. He would become the fourth cricketer in the history of T20Is to play 98 plus T20Is. Others are – Shoaib Malik {111}, Shahid Afridi {99} and MS Dhoni [98}

RG Sharma would share the record for most capped Indian Cricketer in T20Is with MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni has played 98 T20Is

RG Sharma requires eight more runs to become the highest run-getter in T20Is. He has an aggregate of 2434 runs. Eight more runs would fetch him 2442 runs. He would go past V Kohli who has an aggregate of 2441 runs.

Bangalore would be hosting its seventh T20I. It would become the seventh ground globally to host exact seven T20Is. Other six grounds which have hosted seven T20Is are

No	Ground	City	Span	Mat
1	Old Trafford	Manchester	2008-2018	7
2	Providence Stadium	Guyana	2010-2019	7
3	Eden Gardens	Kolkata	2011-2018	7
4	Sooriyawewa	Hambantota	2012-2013	7
5	Kyambogo Cricket Oval	Kampala	2019-2019	7
6	College Field	St Peter Port	2019-2019	7

Bangalore would become the second ground on Indian soil to host exact seven T20Is after Kolkata. Eden Gardens has hosted exact seven T20Is

Jamta, Nagpur [11}, HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala (08} are the other two grounds to host more than seven T20Is on Indian soil.

Bangalore would be hosting its 48^th International game when it hosts today’s third T20I game between India and South Africa

V Kohli would become the most capped T20I Cricketer in Bangalore. He would be playing his fifth T20I game. MS Dhoni has played four T20Is at Bangalore.

V Kohli needs 33 more runs to become the highest run getter at Bangalore. V Kohli has scored 107 runs at Bangalore. 33 more runs would get him 140 runs. He would go past GJ Maxwell’s 139 runs.

V Kohli needs four more runs to become the highest run getter for India at Bangalore. V Kohli has scored 107 runs at Bangalore. Four more runs would get him 110 runs. He would go past MS Dhoni’s 109 runs.

V Kohli would be leading India for the third occasion in T20Is at Bangalore. Others to lead their teams on two occasions in T20Is at Bangalore are – Mashrafe Murtaza and MS Dhoni