The India vs South Africa head to head comes at the World Cup with both teams certain to make the semi-finals.
India and South Africa will lock horns in Match No.37 of World Cup 2023 on Sunday, November 5. Eden Gardens in Kolkata will host the contest.
South Africa, led by Temba Bavuma, have simply been stupendous in the tournament. Barring their loss at the hands of Scott Edwardsโ Netherlands, the Proteas have hardly put a foot wrong. On Wednesday, they defeated New Zealand by 190 runs at the MCA Stadium in Pune.
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Quinton de Kock has gone from strength to strength as he became the first Proteas batter to score 500 or more runs in a single edition of the World Cup. After asking the opposition to chase down 358, South Africa bowled the Kiwis out for 167 in 35.3 overs.
India, on the other hand, have won seven matches on the trot and are at the top of the table. Rohit Sharmaโs men will be high on confidence after beating Sri Lanka by 302 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
After asking their opponents to chase down 358, India bowled Sri Lanka out for 55 in 19.4 overs. Mohammed Shami picked up his third five-wicket hauls in World Cups.
India and South Africa have met each other five times. In 1992, 1999 and 2011, the Proteas won by six, four and three wickets respectively. But India won in their last two meetings in 2015 and 2019.
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Contents
- 1 India vs South Africa head to head team ODI records and stats
- 2 India vs South Africa head to head player stats (ODI)
- 3 ODI bowling records
- 4 ODI Wicket-keeping records
- 5 ODI fielding records
- 6 Individual ODI records
- 7 India vs South Africa head to head: What happened in their last meeting?
- 8 IND vs SA last match scorecard
India vs South Africa head to head team ODI records and stats
ODIs
| Matches Played | 90 |
| India Won | 37 |
| South Africa Won | 50 |
| Tie | 0 |
| No Result | 3 |
India vs South Africa head to head player stats (ODI)
ODI batting records
Sachin Tendulkar is the leading run-scorer in ODIs between India and South Africa. The Master Blaster racked up 2001 runs from 57 matches at an average of 35.73 and a strike rate of 76.31 with five hundreds and eight half-centuries. He also became the first man to score a double-hundred in ODIs.
Most runs
| Batter | Runs |
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 2001 |
| Jacques Kallis (SA) | 1535 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 1403 |
| Gary Kirsten (SA) | 1377 |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 1357 |
Highest Individual score
| Batter | Score |
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 200 not out |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 160 not out |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 150 |
| Sourav Ganguly (IND) | 141 not out |
| Shikhar Dhawan (IND) | 137 |
Highest average (min. 10 innings)
| Batter | Average |
| Gary Kirsten (SA) | 62.59 |
| Jacques Kallis (SA) | 61.40 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 61.00 |
| Faf du Plessis (SA) | 58.00 |
| Quinton de Kock (SA) | 56.42 |
Most centuries
| Batter | Centuries |
| Quinton de Kock (SA) | 6 |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 6 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 5 |
| Gary Kirsten (SA) | 4 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 4 |
| Shikhar Dhawan (IND) | 3 |
Most sixes
| Batter | Sixes |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 41 |
| Sourav Ganguly (IND) | 31 |
| MS Dhoni (IND) | 18 |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 18 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 17 |
ODI bowling records
Shaun Pollock is the leading wicket-taker in ODIs between the two teams. The fast bowler has picked up 48 wickets from 33 matches at an economy rate of 4.04 with one four-wicket haul and one five-wicket haul to his name.
Most wickets
| Bowler | Wickets |
| Shaun Pollock (SA) | 48 |
| Allan Donald (SA) | 46 |
| Anil Kumble (IND) | 46 |
| Dale Steyn (SA) | 34 |
| Harbhajan Singh (IND) | 31 |
Best bowling figures
| Bowler | Figures |
| Sunil Joshi (IND) | 5-6 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (IND) | 5-22 |
| Allan Donald (SA) | 5-29 |
| Hansie Cronje (SA) | 5-32 |
| Shaun Pollock (SA) | 5-37 |
Best bowling average (Min 10 innings)
| Bowler | Average |
| Kuldeep Yadav (IND) | 16.16 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (IND) | 20.90 |
| Allan Donald (SA) | 21.15 |
| Jasprit Bumrah (IND) | 21.58 |
| Virender Sehwag (IND) | 22.15 |
ODI Wicket-keeping records
Most dismissals (overall)
| Wicketkeeper | Dismissals |
| Mark Boucher (SA) | 42 |
| MS Dhoni (IND) | 41 |
| David Richardson (SA) | 31 |
| Quinton de Kock (SA) | 25 |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 8 |
Most dismissals (single match)
| Wicket-keeper | Dismissal |
| Mark Boucher (SA) | 5 |
| Sameer Dighe (IND) | 4 |
| Quinton de Kock (SA) | 4 |
| MS Dhoni (IND) | 4 |
| David Richardson (SA) | 3 |
ODI fielding records
Most catches (overall)
| Fielder | Catches |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 23 |
| Graeme Smith (SA) | 19 |
| Rahul Dravid (IND) | 17 |
| Jonty Rhodes (SA) | 14 |
| Hansie Cronje (SA) | 13 |
Most catches (single match)
| Fielder | Catches |
| Graeme Smith (SA) | 4 |
| Temba Bavuma (SA) | 4 |
| Gary Kirsten (SA) | 3 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin (IND) | 3 |
| Yuvraj Singh (IND) | 3 |
Individual ODI records
Most matches
| Player | Matches |
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 57 |
| Anil Kumble (IND) | 40 |
| Jacques Kallis (SA) | 37 |
| Hansie Cronje (SA) | 34 |
| Rahul Dravid (IND) | 34 |
India vs South Africa head to head: What happened in their last meeting?
India beat South Africa by seven wickets when the two teams last met in an ODI on October 11, 2022 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
After opting to field first, India bowled the Proteas out for 99 in 27.1 overs. Barring Heintich Klaasen, who scored 34 runs off 42 balls, none of the South African batters showed resistance.
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Kuldeep Yadav was the pick of the Indian bowlers after he finished with figures of 4.1-1-18-4. The left-arm wrist spinner got the wickets of Andile Phehlukwayo, Marco Jansen, Bjorn Fortuin and Anrich Nortje. Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj and Shahbaz Ahmed picked up two wickets apiece.
India chased down the target with 30.5 overs left in their innings. Shikhar Dhawan got out early, but Shubman Gill stayed not out on 49 off 57 balls with eight fours. Shreyas Iyer also looked fluent in his knock, scoring 28 runs off 23 balls.
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IND vs SA last match scorecard
South Africa
| Malan | C Avesh b Siraj | 15 |
| De Kock | C Avesh b Sundar | 6 |
| Hendricks | C sub (Bishnoi) b Siraj | 3 |
| Markram | C Samson b Shahbaz | 9 |
| Klaasen | B Shahbaz | 34 |
| Miller | B Sundar | 7 |
| Phehlukwayo | B Kuldeep | 5 |
| Jansen | C Avesh b Kuldeep | 14 |
| Fortuin | Lbw Kuldeep | 1 |
| Nortje | B Kuldeep | 0 |
| Ngidi | Not out | 0 |
| Extras | lb 1, w 4 | 5 |
| Total | 27.1 overs | 99 |
India
| Dhawan | Run out | 8 |
| Shubman | Lbw Ngidi | 49 |
| Kishan | C de Kock b Fortuin | 10 |
| Shreyas | Not out | 28 |
| Samson | Not out | 2 |
| Extras | B 1, lb 5, nb 1, w 1 | 8 |
| Total | 19.1 overs | 105/3 |
