5 records/milestones made in IND vs SA 2025 3rd ODI ft. Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma slammed a brilliant half-century as India registered a dominating nine-wicket victory over South Africa in the third ODI on Saturday, December 6. With this win, they also sealed the three-match series 2-1.

The Men in Blue bundled South Africa out for 270, bowling first. They then chased down the total comfortably in just 39.5 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal struck an unbeaten hundred, making 116 runs. Rohit Sharma made 75 at the top, while Virat Kohli added the finishing touches with a quickfire unbeaten 65.

Earlier with the ball, Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna shone. Both the Indian bowlers bagged four wickets apiece. The hosts won the first game by 17 runs at Ranchi. South Africa bounced back with a four-wicket win at Raipur. However, the hosts registered a one-sided victory in the series decider.

That said, let us take a look at five records/milestones made in the third ODI.

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#5 Oldest South African batter to score 2000 ODI runs

South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma became the oldest batter from his country to cross the 2000-run mark in ODI cricket. He achieved the feat at the age of 35 years and 293 days. The record was previously held by Rassie van der Dussen, who had achieved the feat at the age of 34 years and 247 days.

Bavuma made 48 runs off 67 balls with five boundaries. He now has 2035 runs from 55 ODIs at an average of 42.39 with five hundreds and eight half-centuries. Bavuma became the 22nd batter from South Africa to cross the 2000-run mark in ODIs.

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#4 Most ODI hundreds by a designated wicketkeeper against an opponent

South African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock impressed early on with a brilliant century. He scored 106 off 89 balls with eight boundaries and six maximums at a strike-rate of 119.1. De Kock became the designated wicketkeeper with the most ODI hundreds against an opponent.

He now has seven ODI tons against India. The record was previously held by Adam Gilchrist, who had six tons against Sri Lanka. He also overtook Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara, who had six hundreds against India.

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#3 Third-most four-plus wicket hauls for India in ODIs

Wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav became the Indian bowler with the third-most four-plus wicket hauls in ODIs. He returned figures of 4/41 from his 10 overs. Kuldeep now has 11 four-plus wicket hauls. He overtook Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath, who had 10 each.

Kuldeep is only behind Ajit Agarkar and Mohammad Shami. Agarkar had 12 four-plus wicket hauls while Shami has 16. This was also his fifth four-wicket haul against South Africa in ODIs, the most for an Indian bowler against any team in this format.

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#2 India's second-highest opening partnership against South Africa in ODIs

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma set the tone for a successful chase. The duo added 155 runs for the first wicket in 25.5 overs. Jaiswal remained unbeaten on 116 off 121 balls with 12 fours and two maximums as well.

This was India's second-highest opening partnership against South Africa in ODIs. Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly hold the record for the highest opening stand for India against the Proteas in ODIs, having struck a 193-run stand in 2001.

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#1 Rohit Sharma became the fourth Indian batter to cross 20000 international runs

Rohit Sharma continued his solid form, scoring 75 runs off 73 balls. His knock included seven boundaries and three sixes at a strike-rate of 102.74. In the process, he became only the fourth Indian batter to cross 20000 international runs.

Rohit Sharma now has 20048 runs from 505 matches across all three formats. He joined Rahul Dravid (24064), Virat Kohli (27975), and Tendulkar (34357) on the elite list.