India defeats South Africa by 17 runs in first ODI; Virat Kohli breaks this record of Sachin Tendulkar
India defeated South Africa by 17 runs in the first ODI to take a 1-0 lead in the series. South Africa elected to bowl at the JSCA Stadium in Ranchi on Sunday. India scored 349 runs, thanks to Virat Kohli's century. In response, the visiting team put up a fight, but could only manage 332 runs.
For India, Kohli scored 135, Rohit Sharma 57, and captain KL Rahul 60. Kuldeep Yadav took four wickets, Harshit Rana three, and Arshdeep Singh two. For South Africa, Marco Jansen, Nandre Burger, Corbin Bosch, and Ottniel Baartman took two wickets each.
South Africa had a poor start facing a big target. The team lost three wickets for just 11 runs. Matthew Breetzki then took control of the innings. He was supported by Marco Jansen, but both were dismissed in the same over. In the end, Corbin Bosch brought the team closer to victory with a fifty, but his innings proved futile. The second ODI of the series will be played in Raipur on December 3.
Kohli scored his 52nd ODI century, surpasses Sachin
In the Indian innings, Kohli scored his 52nd ODI century. He became the batsman with the most centuries in a single format. Virat surpassed Sachin Tendulkar, who has 51 centuries in Test cricket format. Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell have each scored five centuries in T20 Internationals. There are three formats of cricket: Test, ODI, and T20.

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