IND vs SA: Virat Kohli Hits Century In Losing Cause, Faces New Low After 2462 Days

Virat Kohli Century, IND vs SA 2nd ODI Updates: Virat Kohli continued his magnificent form with the bat as he smashed another outstanding century in the second ODI match between India and South Africa at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Wednesday.

This was Kohli's 53rd ODI century, having hit a ton in the first match in Ranchi as well. The senior batter went on to play a billiant knock of 102 runs in 93 balls on the back of seven fours and two sixes to help India post a massive total of 358/5 in their 50 overs after being put into bat first. However, India went on to lose the match as the Proteas chased down the target in 49.2 overs to bounce back and level the three-match series by 1-1.

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It was the first international match in 2462 days that India have lost in which Kohli scored a century. The last such instance in which Kohli crossed the 100-run mark and India suffered a defeat came on March 8, 2019 in Ranchi during their match against Australia, which interestingly was also MS Dhoni’s last international match in India. In that fixture, Kohli had scored 123 runs from 95 balls, but India could only manage to score 281 runs in reply to the 315-run target.

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Notably, the century in Raipur was Kohlo's 84th international hundred. India have now lost 14 matches in which the former India captain has crossed the 100-run mark.

List of matches India lost despite Virat Kohli’s century

107 runs in 93 balls vs England: India lost ODI match in Cardiff (2011)

116 runs in 213 balls vs Australia: India lost Test match in Adelaide (2012)

123 runs in 111 balls vs New Zealand: India lost ODI match in Napier (2014)

115 & 141 vs Australia: India lost Test match in Adelaide (2014)

103 runs in 191 balls: India lost Test match in Galle (2015)

117 runs in 117 balls vs Australia: India lost ODI match in Melbourne (2016)

106 runs in 92 balls vs Australia: India lost ODI match in Canberra (2016)

121 runs in 125 balls vs New Zealand: India lost ODI match in Mumbai (2017)

153 runs in 217 balls vs South Africa: India lost Test match in Centurion (2018)

149 runs in 225 balls vs England: India lost Test match in Birmingham (2018)

107 runs in 119 balls vs West Indies: India lost ODI match in Pune (2018)

123 runs in 257 balls vs Australia: India lost Test match in Perth (2018)

123 runs in 95 balls vs Australia: India lost ODI match in Ranchi (2019)

102 runs in 93 balls vs South Africa: India lost ODI match in Raipur (2025)

Apart from Virat, Ruturaj Gaikwad also produced an impressive effort with the bat as he smashed his maiden ODI century. Virat has looked in commendable touch in the ongoing series and will be looking to come up with another special performance in the final match to help India clinch the series. He will have a chance to score three consecutive centuries in an ODI series once again, having achieved the feat in the past against the West Indies.

The 37-year-old Virat recently confirmed his availability for the Vijay Hazare Trophy as he aims to get more game time ahead of the ODI World Cup 2027, having already retired from the T20I and Test formats. The right-handed batter remains the second top run-getter in the ODI history only behind the great Sachin Tendulkar with 14492 runs to his name in 307 career matches at an average of 58.20 on the back of 75 fifties and 53 centuries.