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India vs South Africa ODIs: The Indian cricket team reached Raipur for the second ODI match against South Africa, which is scheduled to be played at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium on Wednesday, December 3. India have already taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series after a thrilling 17-run win in the opening game.

BCCI posted a series of pictures on social media as the Indian players looked in a light mood, having produced an impressive performance in Ranchi on Sunday. As India gear up for action in the second match, a hilarious incident took place involving the former skipper and senior batter Rohit Sharma.

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Rohit once again showed his well-known habit of forgetting things, and fans on social media couldn’t stop laughing. In a viral video, Rohit left behind his empty Apple AirPods case on the team bus, which was returned to him by a support staff member after they allegedly entered the airport.

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Talking about the ongoing series, legendary batter Virat Kohli produced a batting masterclass in Ranchi as he smashed an outstanding century, the 52nd of his ODI career. Having smashed multiple records, Virat went on to play an iconic knock of 135 runs in 120 balls on the back of 11 fours and seven sixes to help India reach the mammoth total of 349/8 in their 50 overs after being put into bat first. On the other hand, Rohit (57) and stand-in skipper KL Rahul (60) hit crucial fifties.

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India bowled South Africa for 332 in 49.2 overs, with Kuldeep Yadav taking four wickets, whereas Harshit Rana found three scalps.

"Well, today was really nice to kind of get into the game like that. The pitch played quite decently in the first 20-25 overs before it started to slow down. So, I just felt like, you know, let me just go out there and just hit the ball. Not think too much about any of the other stuff," Virat was adjudged as the Player of the Match.

"It's just me and the ball coming at me, and I just enjoy the game of cricket, which was the very reason I started playing this game. So, it was just about staying in the space of enjoyment and, of course, when you get a start and you get into the situation, then you know what you've done over so many years and the experience kicks in and then you understand the situation and able to build an innings," he added.

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