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South Africa tour of India 2025

IND vs SA 2nd ODI: Virat Kohli scored two consecutive centuries for the 11th time in his ODI career. It is the 84th century of his career across formats.

Virat Kohli scored his 53rd ODI century.

Kohli completed 100 fifty-plus scores at home in international cricket.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli scores 2nd consecutive ODI ton, 4th batter to achieve rare home feat

IND vs SA 2nd ODI: India's stand-in skipper KL Rahul was left disappointed to lose the toss as his practice went in vain.

KL Rahul won his second consecutive toss.

India's ODI toss losing spree has continued for over 2 years.

KL Rahul

1 in over 1 million! IND lose 20th ODI toss on trot, Rahul's practice in vain

IND vs SA: Ryan Rickelton made way for captain Temba Bavuma. South Africa made two changes to bowling lineup after conceding 349 runs in first ODI.

KL Rahul did not make any changes to the playing XI.

Captain Temba Bavuma replaced Ryan Rickelton in the side. 

IND vs SA 2nd ODI Playing XIs: Rahul loses toss again, Bavuma makes 3 changes

IND vs SA: Virat Kohli continued his attacking intent in the nets on the eve of the second ODI of the series against South Africa.

Virat Kohli looked to hit sixes in the nets ahead of second ODI against South Africa.

Kohli and Rohit shared a century partnership in the ODI series opener. 

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma

WATCH: Rohit flinches at non-striker's end as Kohli hits big sixes in Raipur

South Africa Test captain Temba Bavuma hopes that the people in power arrange a four-Test series against India before he hangs up his boots.

Temba Bavuma led South Africa to 2-Test series win over India.

WTC-winning captain wants a 4-Test series against India in next cycle. 

Temba Bavuma

'All of us have been crying...': Bavuma wants 4-Test series vs IND in next cycle

While Tilak Varma is waiting for his ODI comeback, he revealed how head coach Gautam Gambhir has backed him and helps him during practice sessions.

Tilak Varma had played four ODIs in 2023.

Varma is excited to run between the wickets with Virat Kohli. 

Tilak Varma

'Gautam sir puts me under pressure in practice': Tilak Varma hails head coach

Rohit Sharma is currently featuring in the three-match ODI series against South Africa, where he smashed a half-century in the opener clash.

Rohit Sharma has been retired from Tests and T20Is.

Rohit Sharma is currently featuring in ODIs vs South Africa. 

 Rohit Sharma of India plays a shot as Rahmanullah Gurbaz of Afghanistan keeps during the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup

Rahmanullah Gurbaz recalls humorous incident involving Rohit Sharma

A video of Virat Kohli having a serious discussion with selector Pragyan Ojha at the airport has been making rounds on social media.

Virat Kohli scored his 52nd ODI century.

Kohli has made it clear that he won't un-retire from Test cricket. 

Virat Kohli, Pragyan Ojha, Morne Morkel

WATCH: Virat Kohli involved in serious conversation with selector at airport

Former India captain Rohit Sharma scored 57 runs in 1st ODI vs South Africa. 

Rohit Sharma scored 57 runs in 1st ODI vs South Africa. 

India defeated South Africa by 17 runs in 1st ODI. 

Irfan Pathan and Rohit Sharma

Irfan Pathan's honest take on Rohit's batting performance after 1st ODI vs SA

India defeated South Africa by 11 runs to take 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. 

South Africa defeated India 2-0 in two Test match series. 

India's head coach Gautam Gambhir is pictured before the start of the Asia Cup 2025 Twenty20 international cricket

Zaheer Khan advises Gautam Gambhir to be ‘thick-skinned’ amid brutal criticism

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WPL 2026

Nadine de Klerk did the unthinkable and powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to thrilling three-wicket win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in WPL 2026 opener

RCB pulled off a thrilling three-wicket win over MI in WPL 2026 opener

Nadine de Klerk remained the architect of RCB's win

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Nadine de Klerk (R) in action in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: De Klerk turns match on its head as RCB rock MI in last-ball thriller

WPL 2026's opening ceremony was nothing short of a spectacle thanks to stunning performances from both Honey Singh and Jacqueline Fernandez

Honey Singh and Jacqueline Fernandez performed at WPL 2026's opening ceremony

WPL 2026 opener is between MI and RCB

Honey Singh, Jacqueline Fernandez and Harnaaz Sandhu star in WPL 2026's opening ceremony (via WPL)

WATCH: Honey Singh and Jacqueline Fernandez light up WPL's opening ceremony

MI vs RCB, WPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and decided to invite Mumbai Indians to bat first in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 opener

RCB won the toss and chose to bowl first against MI in WPL 2026 campaign opener

Know the playing XIs of both the sides here:

RCB captain Smriti Mandhana (L) and Mumbai Indians' skipper Harmanpreet Kaur in this frame. (Getty)

MI vs RCB, WPL 2026: RCB opt to bowl first against MI, know Playing XIs

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WPL 2026 tournament opener will take place on January 9.

MI will face RCB in WPL 2026 tournament opener.

MI vs RCB, WPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana (L) and Mumbai Indians' captain Harmanpreet Kaur look at the trophy

MI vs RCB Live Streaming: When and where to watch WPL opener clash

Yastika Bhatia Injury Update: In a body blow to Gujarat Giants, their star wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia has been ruled out of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 due to injury

Gujarat Giants Yastika Bhatia has been ruled out of the WPL 2026

Yastika Bhatia failed to recover from a persistent knee injury

Former Mumbai Indians' wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia in this frame. (Getty)

Massive blow to Gujarat Giants as star player ruled out of WPL 2026

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All about Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona schedule, including its date, time, venue, live stream, and more on the Supercopa final fixture.

This will be their first meeting between the arch rivals in 2026 and the second of the season

Barcelona defeated Athletic Club with a score of 5-0 and were the first ones to secure their place in the final

Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe

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New Zealand tour of India 2026

Social media is buzzing over a viral video of Virat Kohli playfully mimicking Arshdeep Singh's bowling run-up during India's practice session in Vadodara ahead of first ODI against New Zealand

Virat Kohli was spotted mimicking Arshdeep Singh's bowling run-up during India's practice session

Team India is gearing up for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand

Virat Kohli mimics Arshdeep Singh's run-up during India practice session. (X/Twitter)

Virat mimics Arshdeep's run-up during India practice session, video goes viral

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Big update on Lakers ahead of their NBA clash against the Bucks. A look at LeBron James and Austin Reaves’ availability and more.

JJ Redick’s side will attemt to return to winning ways and extend it to improve their record

Lakers are coming off a 107-91 loss against the San Antonio Spurs

Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves, LeBron James

BIG update on LeBron James & Austin Reaves & more ahead of Lakers vs Bucks

Virat Kohli was all smiles after meeting his mini doppelganger during fans meet in Vadodara ahead of the first ODI against New Zealand on January 11

Virat Kohli couldn't stop smiling after meeting his mini version

Kohli is currently gearing up for the ODI series against New Zealand

Mini Kohli steals the show as Virat's adorable reaction after meeting doppelganger breaks the internet. (X/Twitter)

India vs South Africa Stats

Match Stats

WORM

MANHATTAN

Series Stats

Most Runs

Best Strike Rate

Most 4s

Most 6s

Most Wickets

Virat Kohli

IND

302 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Matthew Breetzke

SA

164 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Yashasvi Jaiswal

IND

156 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Rohit Sharma

IND

146 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

KL Rahul

IND

126 Runs 3 Matches•2 Inns

Dewald Brevis

SA

120 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Aiden Markram

SA

118 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Quinton de Kock

SA

114 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Ruturaj Gaikwad

IND

113 Runs 3 Matches•2 Inns

Corbin Bosch

SA

105 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Temba Bavuma

SA

94 Runs 2 Matches•2 Inns

Marco Jansen

SA

89 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Tony de Zorzi

SA

56 Runs 2 Matches•2 Inns

Ravindra Jadeja

IND

56 Runs 3 Matches•2 Inns

Keshav Maharaj

SA

30 Runs 2 Matches•2 Inns

News Updates

Virat Kohli scores 2nd consecutive ODI ton, 4th batter to achieve rare home feat

1 in over 1 million! IND lose 20th ODI toss on trot, Rahul's practice in vain

IND vs SA 2nd ODI Playing XIs: Rahul loses toss again, Bavuma makes 3 changes

302 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

164 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

156 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

146 Runs

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126 Runs

3 Matches•2 Inns

120 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

118 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

114 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

113 Runs

3 Matches•2 Inns

105 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

94 Runs

2 Matches•2 Inns

89 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

56 Runs

2 Matches•2 Inns

56 Runs

3 Matches•2 Inns

30 Runs

2 Matches•2 Inns