On This Day, November 5: India stretched their unbeaten streak to eight World Cup match wins with a thrilling 243-run victory over South Africa in Kolkata. Having already qualified for the semi-finals with an easy victory against Sri Lanka in the preceding match, the hosts did not lose any steam against South Africa, who had already booked their tickets to the knockouts.
Virat Kohli batted like a star, hitting a sublime 49th ODI century, which equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s world record for the most hundreds in the format. His powerful innings set the tone for India’s massive total.
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South Africa’s reply was in response, as their chase ended in a spectacular collapse. Ravindra Jadeja came with a career-best effort, as he took 5 wickets for 33 runs. India bowled South Africa out for just 83 runs to seal the victory within 28 overs.
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