IND vs SA: Virat Kohli slams back-to-back tons, brings up 53rd ODI century

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Virat Kohli extended his dream run in ODIs, smashing his second consecutive century for India as he brought up his 53rd ODI hundred in the 2nd match against South Africa in Raipur today.

 

Kohli produced a masterclass under pressure, steadying the innings after early wickets and ensuring India stayed on track for a big total. His knock was packed with trademark strokes, timed drives, crisp flicks, and authoritative shots all around the ground.

 

He reached his hundred in 90 deliveries, hitting 7 fours and 2 sixes, repeatedly lifting the Raipur crowd to its feet throughout the first innings. It was a performance that combined composure, skill, and aggression, showcasing Kohli at his very best. 

  Kohli caught out by Ngidi on 102   While Kohli looked hungry for more on the day and tried to switch up the gears after his record-extending hundred, he unfortunately was caught out by Lungi Ngidi when he tried to go for another big one down the ground. Ending his superb knock on 102, India's talisman was greeted by a standing ovation on his way back.  With KL Rahul still at the crease, India hope to take their total close to that 350-run mark in order to give their bowlers something to fight for with dew expected to make things more difficult for the hosts. 

India Innings scorecard
358-5 (50 ov) CRR:7.16
Batter				R		B			4s		6s		SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal		c C Bosch b M Jansen		22		38			2		1		57.89
Rohit Sharma		c Q Kock b N Burger		14		8			3		0		175
Virat Kohli		c A Markram b L Ngidi		102		93			7		2		109.68
Ruturaj Gaikwad		c T de Zorzi b M Jansen		105		83			12		2		126.51
KL Rahul (WK/C)		Not out		66		43			6		2		153.49
Washington Sundar		runout (Q Kock / C Bosch)		1		8			0		0		12.5
Ravindra Jadeja		Not out		24		27			2		0		88.89
Extras		24 (b 0, Ib 4, w 20, nb 0, p 0)
Total		358 (5 wkts, 50 Ov)
Yet to Bat		Harshit Rana,Kuldeep Yadav,Arshdeep Singh,Prasidh Krishna
Fall of Wickets
40-1(Rohit Sharma 4.5),62-2(Yashasvi Jaiswal 9.4),257-3(Ruturaj Gaikwad 35.4),284-4(Virat Kohli 39.1),289-5(Washington Sundar 40.6)
Bowler	O		M		R		W			NB		WD		ECO
Nandre Burger	6.1		0		43		1			0		5		6.97
Lungisani Ngidi	10		1		51		1			0		5		5.1
Marco Jansen	10		0		63		2			0		0		6.3
Keshav Maharaj	10		0		70		0			0		0		7
Corbin Bosch	8		0		79		0			0		1		9.88
Aiden Markram	5.5		0		48		0			0		4		8.23