India vs South Africa, 3rd ODI Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Shreyas Iyer’s second ODI century and Ishan Kishan’s knock of 93 stole the show as India defeated South Africa convincingly by seven wickets in the second match in Ranchi. Half-centuries from Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram went in vain as the Proteas failed to defend the target of 279 against the two young Indian batters. The final game and the decider now take place on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Notably, this will be the last international match for both sides before they participate in the T20 World Cup 2022.

Speaking in detail of the second encounter in Ranchi, Hendricks, who played his first game on the tour struck 74 and he was well supported by Aiden Markram who racked up 75. In-form players Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller amassed 30 and 35 respectively as the Proteas reached a competitive total of 278/7 in their allotted 50 overs. Mohammed Siraj’s good form in the 50-overs format continued as he took figures of 3/38 in ten overs.

Indian openers Shubman Gill and skipper Shikhar Dhawan could not do much as both had a brief stay in the middle. Kishan then registered his highest ODI score of 93 while Iyer, who is in red-hot form in the format, brought up his second hundred. The hosts reached the target comfortably in 45.5 overs to level the series. Having already sealed the T20I series 2-1, Dhawan and his side will look to beat the Proteas with the same margin and grab yet another series. On the other hand, Proteas would hope to sign off the tour with one series victory under their belt.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the 3^rd ODI between India and South Africa:

Head-to-Head: India and South Africa have clashed in 89 one-day internationals so far with the Men in Blue sealing victories on 36 occasions and South Africa on 50, while three games ended with no result. In India, both have met each other in 30 matches with the hosts winning 16 times and South Africa 14.

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

57 – Janneman Malan (943) requires 57 runs to reach the landmark of 1000 runs in ODIs.

1 – Shardul Thakur (99) needs one scalp to complete the milestone of 100 wickets across formats.

1 – David Miller (99) is one six away from completing 100 maximums in ODI cricket.

4 – Kagiso Rabada (446) is four scalps away from reaching 450 wickets across formats.

3 – Wayne Parnell (97) requires three scalps to get to 100 wickets in one-day internationals.

4 – Heinrich Klaasen (46) needs four sixes to complete 50 maximums across formats.

6 – Janneman Malan (94) needs six fours to complete 100 fours in ODIs.

1 – David Miller (199) is also one big hit away from reaching 200 maximums in international cricket.