Stats - New highs for Kohli; South Africa hit lowest low

Ravindra Jadeja also joins elite list among Indian spinners at the World Cup

05-Nov-2023

49 Number of centuries for Virat Kohli in ODIs, equalling the world record held by Sachin Tendulkar.

119 Fifty-plus scores for Kohli in ODIs, the second most after Tendulkar's 145. Kohli surpassed Kumar Sangakkara's 118 fifty-plus scores on Sunday.

83 South Africa's total is the second lowest by a team against India in the men's ODI World Cup, after Sri Lanka's 55 all out on Thursday.

It is also South Africa's lowest total at the men's ODI World Cup, and their joint-second lowest in men's ODIs.

4 ODIs in 2023 in which India have dismissed their opponents for less than 100, the most by a team in a year in men's ODIs.

138 Runs conceded by India in their previous two ODIs - 55 vs Sri Lanka and 83 vs South Africa, the fewest runs conceded by a team in successive men's ODIs. West Indies' 152 runs in 1992-93, when they bowled Pakistan out for 81 and 71 in consecutive ODIs, was the previous lowest.

243 South Africa's margin of defeat against India is their biggest by runs in men's ODIs.

5 ODI wins for India by a margin of 200-plus runs in 2023. No other team has won more than three men's ODIs in a year by a margin of 200-plus runs.

2 Ravindra Jadeja is only the second Indian spinner to take a five-wicket haul at the men's ODI World Cup. Yuvraj Singh was the first, with 5 for 31 against Ireland in 2011.

2 Batters with a century on their birthday in the men's ODI World Cup before Kohli. Ross Taylor's 131* against Pakistan in 2011 came on his 27th birthday, while Mitchell Marsh scored 121 against Pakistan on his 32nd birthday last month.

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Sampath Bandarupalli is a statistician at ESPNcricinfo