IND vs SA 2nd ODI Scorecard: India, batting first in the second ODI, scored 358 runs. Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad scored centuries for the Indian team.

India scored 358 runs.

India, batting first in the second ODI, scored 358 runs. South Africa won the toss and invited India to bat first in this match played in Raipur. Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad scored centuries for the Indian team. At one point, a score of 400 seemed possible for Team India, but the Indian batsmen managed only 74 runs in the last 10 overs.

Rohit Sharma, the centurion from the Ranchi ODI, was dismissed early this time, scoring just 14 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal, meanwhile, failed for the second consecutive match, scoring 22 runs. Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad then took charge. They shared a 195-run partnership to bring the Indian team back into the game.

First, Ruturaj Gaikwad reached his century in just 77 balls. This is the second-fastest century by an Indian batsman against South Africa in ODI cricket. The fastest Indian ODI century against South Africa is held by Yusuf Pathan, who scored a century in 68 balls in 2011. Virat Kohli scored 102 runs, his 53rd ODI century and 84th international century.

At one point, Team India had scored 284 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 40 overs. Team India was inching towards 400, but Washington Sundar was run out. However, captain KL Rahul held one end and, for the second consecutive match, scored a blazing half-century. Rahul scored an unbeaten 66 off 43 balls, hitting 6 fours and 2 sixes in this innings.

India managed just 74 runs in the last 10 overs, leaving the score at 358. Lungi Ngidi was the only South African bowler to concede runs at an economy rate of less than 6. He took one wicket for 51 runs in his 10 overs.