India vs South Africa, 2nd ODI Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Sanju Samson’s efforts of an unbeaten 86 off 63 weren’t enough as India lost the opening one-day international, a truncated 40-overs per side contest, by just nine runs against South Africa in Lucknow. The five Protea bowlers were all amongst the wickets as they survived a late onslaught from wicketkeeper batter Samson to deny the hosts a victory. The second and penultimate match of the series now takes place on Sunday, October 09, 2022, at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi.

Speaking more about the first encounter, Quinton de Kock made 48 off 54 but skipper Temba Bavuma’s struggle on this tour stretched as he managed to score only eight. Aiden Markram fell prey to Kuldeep Yadav for the third time in the format as he bagged a duck. The visitors found themselves at 110/4 in 22.2 overs with David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen then joining hands to stitch a 139-run unbeaten stand to take their side to a total of 249/4.

India openers Shubman Gill and captain Shikhar Dhawan amassed single-digit scores while debutant Ruturaj Gaikwad mustered 19 off 42. All-rounder Shardul Thakur made 33 with Samson keeping the hosts in the hunt for the run-chase. But in the end, it proved too much for the latter as they fell just short of their target. Dhawan and his team will look to bounce back from the defeat and level the series 1-1 before the final game on Tuesday in Delhi.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the 2^nd ODI between India and South Africa:

Head-to-Head: India and South Africa have played 88 ODIs so far with India winning on 35 occasions and the Proteas on 50. Three games between the two sides ended with no result. In India, both have clashed in 29 encounters with the hosts winning 15 times and the visitors 14.

1 – Temba Bavuma (99) is one match away from appearing in 100 international matches.

1 – David Miller (99) is one six away from completing 100 maximums in one-day internationals.

2 – Shardul Thakur (98) requires two scalps to get to the milestone of 100 wickets across formats.

82 – Janneman Malan (918) needs 82 runs to reach the landmark of 1000 runs in ODIs.

63 – Reeza Hendricks (1937) needs 63 runs to complete 2000 runs across formats.

4 – Wayne Parnell (96) requires four scalps to get to the milestone of 100 wickets in ODI matches.

1 – David Miller (199) requires one six to reach 200 maximums in international cricket.

5 – Kagiso Rabada (445) needs five wickets to get to 450 wickets across formats.

10 – Janneman Malan (90) is ten fours away from reaching 100 fours in ODI cricket.