IND vs SA 3rd ODI: Virat to Rohit – 5 Batsmen Who Created Historic Records.
IND vs SA 3rd ODI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Virat Kohli and Kuldeep Yadav achieved special feats in the third ODI, which are as follows.
Ankush Pandey
The three-match ODI series between India and South Africa has concluded successfully. The final match of the prestigious series was played on December 6, 2025, in Visakhapatnam. Batting first after losing the toss, the African team managed to score 270 runs for the loss of all its wickets in 47.5 overs.
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The Indian team achieved the target of 271 runs set by the opposition for victory in 39.5 overs, losing only one wicket. During the match, many players from both teams performed commendably. They also achieved some notable achievements, which are as follows:
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal (116 not out) achieved a special milestone yesterday (December 6, 2025) by scoring a century in Visakhapatnam. He became the sixth player from the Indian team to score a century in all formats of international cricket. Prior to him, this feat was only held by Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill. But now, he has been added to this prestigious list.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma has become the 14th batsman in the world to score 20,000 runs in international cricket. He achieved this milestone yesterday, scoring the 27th run of his innings. As of this writing, he has played 505 international matches, amassing 20,048 runs in 538 innings. Rohit Sharma has retired from Test and T20 formats, but remains active in the ODI format.
Quinton de Kock
Quinton de Kock has become the joint-first batsman to score the most centuries as a wicketkeeper-batsman in the ODI format. In this respect, he has equaled former Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara. Both of these legends have scored 23 centuries each as wicketkeeper-batsmen.
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Players with the most ODI centuries as a wicketkeeper-batsman
- 23 - Quinton de Kock
- 23 - Kumar Sangakkara
- 19 - Shai Hope
- 16 - Adam Gilchrist
- 11 - Jos Buttler
- 10 - AB de Villiers
- 10 - MS Dhoni
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli has become the first player in the world to score 50+ scores in four consecutive ODI innings after being dismissed for two ducks. Kohli was dismissed for zero in the first two matches of the three-match ODI series played on the Australia tour. Since then, he has scored 74 not out, 135, 102, and 65 not out in the next four innings.
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Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav has become the joint-first bowler to take four wickets against South Africa in the ODI format, the most number of times. In this respect, he has equaled former Australian legend Brett Lee. Brett Lee achieved this feat five times in 20 ODI innings against South Africa, while Kuldeep achieved this feat in just 16 innings.
Players with the most four-wicket hauls in ODIs against South Africa
- 5 – Kuldeep Yadav (16 innings)
- 5 – Brett Lee (20 innings)
- 5 – Waqar Younis (32 innings)
- 4 – Lasith Malinga (24 innings)
