NewzVille Sports Desk
South Africa defeated India by 4 wickets in the second game of the three-match ODI series, at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur last night. Chasing 359 runs to win, South Africa scored 362 for 6 with 4 balls to spare.
Aiden Markram was the top scorer with 110 runs, followed by Matthew Breetzke with 68 runs. For India, Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna scalped 2 wickets each.
Earlier, after winning the toss, the hosts scored 358 for five in the stipulated 50 overs. Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 105 off 83 balls while Virat Kohli scored 102 off 93 balls.
It was Kohli’s 53rd ODI century, a record-extending feat, in the format. For South Africa, Marco Jansen claimed two wickets while Lungi Ngidi and Nandre Burger took one wicket each. Aiden Markram was adjudged Player of the Match.
With this win, the three-match ODI series is now levelled at 1-1. The last match of the series will be played at Visakhapatnam on the 6th of this month.
