With the help of Kohli’s century and Jadeja’s fifer wicket, India beat South Africa by 243 runs.
The star batsman of team India, Virat Kohli, hits his 49th ODI century on his 35th birthday, whereas Ravindra Jadeja bagged a five-wicket haul as India defeated South Africa by 243 runs at the Eden Gardens.
While riding on Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 101, India set the target of 326 runs at the loss of 5 wickets against South Africa at the Eden Gardens, celebrating his 35th birthday in the most befitting manner.
Kohli reached the landmark in the 49th over of the team India innings when he scored a single off Kagiso Rabada in front of a packed Eden Gardens crowd that kept chanting his names. Before the match against South Africa, Kohli narrowly missed out on his 49th ODI century during India’s match against Sri Lanka on Thursday at the Wankhede Stadium.
Kohli put on a brilliant stand of 134 runs for the third wicket with Shreyas Iyer, who played a sublime knock of 77 runs. Earlier, it was captain Rohit Sharma, whose 24-ball 40 gave a flying start to team India. Suryakumar Yadav's 22 off 14 balls and Ravindra Jadeja’s unbeaten 29 off 15 balls gave India a perfect flourish.