Watch the highlights of India vs South Africa 1st ODI 2025 - South Africa tour of India 3-match one-day international series of the 1st ODI match played between South Africa and India at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi on 30th November 2025.
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| Virat Kohli brought up his century off 102 balls © AFP/Getty Images |
Virat Kohli's 52nd century, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul's fifties before Kuldeep Yadav's four-for, Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh's combined 5-wickets helped to India hard-fought 17-run victory over South Africa, despite a Matthew Breetzke, Marco Jansen - Corbin Bosch's fightback and take a 1-0 lead in a high-scoring thriller of the first ODI.
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- India's 17-run win was their fifth narrowest win against South Africa in One-day internationals.
- This is the Virat Kohli's sixth century against South Africa in ODIs - The most centuries hit by any batsman against South Africa in ODI cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 5-hundreds jointly hit by Sachin Tendulkar and David Warner.
- Virat Kohli became the first player to scored 52 centuries in ODI cricket history.
- Virat Kohli's 135 was his 10th highest score for India in One-day international and his third highest-score against South Africa in ODIs.
- Virat Kohli's 135 was his second highest score against South Africa at Ranchi in ODIs after his unbeaten 139 against Sri Lanka in 2014.
- India's 349 was their second highest score against South Africa in One-day international after their 401 at Gwalior in 2010.
- India's 349 was the highest total by any team at Ranchi in ODI cricket history, before this match previous record of 313 by Australia against India in 2019.
- 352 : Rohit Sharma hit the most sixes by any batsman in One-day international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 351 sixes hit by Shahid Afridi, Rohit Sharma overtook Shahid Afridi's sixes record - who had held the record for 15 years.
- 136 : Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli set up the eighth highest second-wicket partnership for India against South Africa in ODIs.
- 65 : KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja set up the seventh highest sixth-wicket partnership for India against South Africa in ODIs.
- 97 : Matthew Breetzke and Marco Jansen set up the record sixth-wicket partnership for South Africa against India in One-day international, previously held by the unbeaten 84-run stand between Jacques Kallis and Justin Kemp at Hyderabad in 2005 and the South Africa's joint ninth highest sixth-wicket partnership in ODIs.
- Marco Jansen hammered a 26-ball fastest fifty by an South African batsman in India in ODIs, surpassing the previous record of 29-ball half-century held by David Miller against New Zealand in the 2023 World Cup.
- South Africa's 332 was their fourth highest score against India in One-day international.
- South Africa's 332 was the second highest total by any team at Ranchi in ODIs after India's 349 earlier in this match.
- This is the 138th time India scored 300 or more in a ODI – the most 300-plus totals by any side in ODI cricket history. Australia had (124) and England (105).
- This is the 104th time South Africa scored 300 or more in a ODI - the fourth most 300-plus totals by any side in ODIs.
- 681 - Runs scored between India and South Africa in the Ranchi ODI, the highest runs aggregate match between India and South Africa in ODIs, surpassing the previous record of 662 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in 2015, when South Africa scored 438 while India made just 224.
- The 136-run stand between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in Ranchi was their 20th century partnership in ODIs, The joint second most centuries stands by a pair in ODIs, jointly with 20-hundred stand between Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan, and only behind the 26-century stands between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly.
- 7 : Virat Kohli equalled a his joint second most sixes in an innings for India in One-day international and also the joint-second-most-sixes hit by an Indian batsman against South Africa in an innings in ODIs, jointly with Ishan Kishan's 7-sixes at same venue in 2022.
- India's 16-sixes was their joint seventh most sixes in an innings in One-day international and It is their most sixes against South Africa in an innings in ODIs after they had hit 12-sixes at Gwalior in 2010.
- Kuldeep Yadav's 4 for 38 was his 10th four-wicket hauls in ODIs - The joint most four-fors by an Indian spinner in ODIs, jointly with Anil Kumble and the joint third most four-fors by an Indian bowler in ODIs, jointly with Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath.
- The total No.392 International matches played by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli together for India, the most international matches played by a pair, surpassing the previous record of 391 matches together played by Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
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India scored massive total of 349-8 in 50 overs with top scorer by Virat Kohli hammered a 135 off 120-balls - which was his 52nd ODI hundred and his 6th century against South Africa in ODIs.
KL Rahul cracked a 60 off 56-balls including 3-sixes & 2-fours, Rohit Sharma blasted a 57 off 51-balls included 5-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 111.76.
Ravindra Jadeja hit a 32 off 20-balls included 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 160 and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 18 off 16-balls contained 2-fours & a six.
South Africa best bowler by Ottneil Baartman, Nandre Burger, Corbin Bosch and Marco Jansen each took 2-wickets.
South Africa scored 332 for all-out in 49.2 overs with top scorer by Matthew Breetzke cracked a 72 off 80-balls including 8-fours & a six.
Marco Jansen hammered a 70 off 39-balls including 8-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 179.48, Corbin Bosch blasted a 67 off 51-balls included 5-fours & 4-sixes with strike rate of 131.37.
Tony de Zorzi blasted a 39 off 35-balls including 7-fours six with strike rate of 111.42, Dewald Brevis hammered a 37 off 28-balls included 3-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 132.14.
Prenelan Subrayen hit 17 off 16-balls including one-six & a four and Nandre Burger scored 17 off 23-balls contained 2-fours.
India best bowler by Kuldeep Yadav claimed a 4-wickets for 68-runs in 10-overs, Harshit Rana picked up 3-wickets, Arshdeep Singh took 2-wickets and one for Prasidh Krishna.
Virat Kohli named Player of the match for his masterclass innings to smashed a 135-runs knocked off facing 120-balls including 11-fours & 7-sixes with strike rate of 112.50.
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