- By Namrata Vijay
- Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:21 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
IND vs SA In ODIs: Post losing the two-match Test series against South Africa at their backyard, the host will now aim to bounce back in the three-match ODI series against the same opponent. India will lock horns with South Africa for a three-match ODI series, which will be held in Ranchi, Raipur, and Visakhapatnam. Since both Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer won't be part of this series owing to injuries, KL Rahul will be leading the hosts from the front, and Temba Bavuma will be leading the Proteas.
After helping the visitors win a Test series after 25 years, Bavuma will hope that they can win the ODI series as well. Star India batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be seen in action again in this series. The ex-Indian skippers were last seen in action in October, where they played a three-match ODI series against Australia and performed brilliantly in the last match.
Here’s a look at the top performers and record-holders in 94 ODIs played so far:
Most wins: South Africa (51)
Highest total: 438/4 in 50 overs by South Africa at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on October 25, 2015.
Lowest total: 83/10 in 27.1 overs by South Africa at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 5, 2023.
Biggest win (by runs): India beat South Africa by 243 runs at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 5, 2023.
Biggest win (by wickets): South Africa beat India by 10 wickets (189-run target) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 25, 2005.
Smallest win (by runs): India beat South Africa by 1 run (191-run target) in Johannesburg on January 15, 2011.
Smallest win (by wickets): India beat South Africa by 2 wickets (221-run target) in Cape Town on January 18, 2011.
Most runs: 2001 runs in 57 ODIs by Sachin Tendulkar of India.
Highest score: 200* from 147 balls by Sachin Tendulkar of India in Gwalior on February 24, 2010.
Highest average (minimum 10 innings): 65.39 by Virat Kohli of India (1504 runs in 31 ODIs).
Highest strike rate (minimum 250 balls): 111.13 by AB de Villiers of South Africa (1357 runs in 32 ODIs).
Most 100s: 6 centuries each by Quinton de Kock and AB de Villiers of South Africa.
Most 50s: 14 half-centuries by Rahul Dravid of India.
Most ducks: 5 zeroes in 40 ODIs by Anil Kumble of India.
Most sixes: 41 maximums in 32 ODIs by AB de Villiers of South Africa.
Most sixes in an innings: 11 maximums by AB de Villiers during his 119-run knock from 61 balls at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on October 25, 2015.
Most runs in a series: 558 runs in six ODIs by Virat Kohli during India’s tour of South Africa in 2018.
Most wickets: 48 wickets in 33 ODIs by Shaun Pollock of South Africa.
Best bowling figures: 5/6 in 10 overs by Sunil Joshi of India in Nairobi (Gym) on September 26, 1999.
Most four-wicket hauls: 3 each by Kuldeep Yadav (India) and Lonwabo Tsotsobe (South Africa).
Most wickets in a series: 17 wickets in six ODIs by Kuldeep Yadav during India’s tour of South Africa in 2018.
Most dismissals: 42 (40 catches and 2 stumpings) in 33 ODIs by Mark Boucher of South Africa.
Most catches: 23 catches in 31 ODIs by Virat Kohli of India.
Highest partnership: 235 runs for the first wicket between Gary Kirsten (115) and Herschelle Gibbs (111) of South Africa in Kochi on March 9, 2000.
Most matches: 57 ODIs by Sachin Tendulkar of India.
Most matches as captain: 24 ODIs by Hansie Cronje of South Africa.
Most wins as captain: 17 wins by Hansie Cronje of South Africa.
Squads
India: KL Rahul (C & WK), Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rishabh Pant (WK), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (C), Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Quinton de Kock (WK), Tony de Zorzi, Rubin Hermann, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen, Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Prenelan Subrayen.