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India after winning seven games in a row, will be facing a dangerous South African side at the Eden Gardens. Both teams have qualified for the semi-finals of ODI World Cup 2023, hence this game will be a fight for top spot in the points table. It will be very interesting to see if India can maintain their unbeaten streak or will South Africa possess a challenge for this Indian side.
Numbers and stats ahead of IND vs SA game:
2 - India have defeated South Africa in the last two ODI World Cup meetings, but overall South Africa has a better head-to-head record of 3-2 in World Cups against India.
South Africa vs India in ODI World Cup:
1992 - South Africa win by 6 wickets in Adelaide
1999 - South Africa win by 4 wickets in Hove
2011 - South Africa win by 3 wickets in Nagpur
2015 - India win by 130 runs in Melbourne
2019 - India win by 6 wickets in Southampton
2 - South Africa have won two out of four ODI matches they played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
SA in ODIs at Eden Gardens, Kolkata:
Lost to India by 3 wickets in 1991
Lost to India by 2 runs in 1993
Beat India by 10 wickets in 2005
Beat Ireland by 131 runs in 2011 WC
5 - Quinton de Kock needs 5 more runs to complete 1000 runs in ODI World Cup.
Most runs for South Africa in ODI World Cup:
AB de Villiers - 1207 (22 inns)
Jacques Kallis - 1148 (32 inns)
Herschelle Gibbs - 1067 (23 inns)
Quinton de Kock - 995 (24 inns)
20 - Mohammed Shami has taken 20 wickets in his last five ODI matches.
Mohammed Shami bowling spell in his last five ODI matches:
5/18 vs Sri Lanka in Mumbai-WS, 2023 WC
4/22 vs England in Lucknow, 2023 WC
5/54 vs New Zealand in Dharamsala, 2023 WC
1/39 vs Australia in Indore, 2023
5/51 vs Australia in Mohali, 2023
21 - Ravindra Jadeja needs 21 more runs to complete 6000 runs in international cricket.
43 - Virat Kohli needs 43 more runs to complete 3000 runs against South Africa in international cricket.
Most runs for India vs South Africa in international cricket:
Sachin Tendulkar - 3752 (103 inns)
Virat Kohli - 2957 (64 inns)
Rahul Dravid - 2561 (76 inns)
400 - Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma has scored more than 400 runs in World Cup 2023.
Most runs in ODI World Cup 2023:
Quinton de Kock - 545 (7 inns)
Rachin Ravindra - 523 (8 inns)
Virat Kohli - 442 (7 inns)
David Warner - 428 (7 inns)
Rohit Sharma - 402 (7 inns)
Indians to score 400-plus runs in most different World Cups:
Sachin Tendulkar - In 1996, 2003, 2011
Rohit Sharma - In 2019, 2023
Virat Kohli - In 2019, 2023
