Visakhapatnam Victory: India Seal Series with 92-Run Romp in 2nd ODI
India wrapped up the ODI series with a game to spare, hammering South Africa by 92 runs in the 2nd ODI at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, on December 3, 2025. Batting first under lights after Rohit Sharma won the toss, India piled 362 for 5 — Virat Kohli’s 124* (his 51st ODI ton) and Rishabh Pant’s explosive 98 off 68 the fireworks. South Africa crumbled to 270 all out in 46.3 overs, Kuldeep Yadav (5-38) spinning a web and Jasprit Bumrah (3-52) cleaning the tail. The 2-0 lead is India’s 13th consecutive home ODI series win, a record unbroken since 2015.
Vizag’s 38,000 fans turned the coastal bowl into a fortress — floodlit roars peaking as Kohli raised his bat for the 51st time. The pitch was a batting paradise: true bounce, short boundaries, and dew that neutered the ball by the 30th over. Rohit’s decision to bat first was ruthless; Markram’s bowlers bled 112 in the last 10 overs.
India XI
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
South Africa XI
Aiden Markram (c), Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma, Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal & Virender Sharma. Third umpire: KN Ananthapadmanabhan.
India – 362-5 (50 overs)
Rohit (48) smashed Ngidi for three fours before holing out — 68-1. Gill (72) and Kohli added 112; Gill fell caught at deep midwicket off Maharaj — 180-2. Kohli reached 100 off 98 balls, then unleashed: three sixes in the 48th over off Jansen. Pant arrived at 248-3 and detonated — 98 off 68 balls (8×4, 6×6) before skying Rabada in the 49th. Samson (28), Pandya (18) blasted 62 off the last 4 overs. Rabada 2-88, Jansen 1-102.
South Africa – 270 all out (46.3 overs)
De Zorzi (38) and Markram (52) added 88; Pandya trapped Markram lbw — 88-1. Bavuma (28) pulled Thakur for six before Kuldeep’s googly fiesta: Bavuma stumped, Stubbs bowled for 18, Bedingham lbw for 12 — 138-4. Rickelton fought to 68 before holing out to long-on off Kuldeep. Bumrah’s death yorkers: Jansen cleaned up for 22, Maharaj lbw for 8 — 270 all out. Kuldeep 5-38, Bumrah 3-52.
Key Moments
- Powerplay: India 78-1, SA 68-0
- Last 10 overs: India 112-2, SA 72-6
- DLS par: 298 at SA’s 5th wicket
Rohit Sharma: “Kohli’s 124* was vintage; Kuldeep’s five-for under lights — lethal.”
Virat Kohli, Player of the Match: “Vizag has always been special — 51 and counting.”
Markram: “Leaking 112 in the end killed us. Kolkata is pride now.”
Series: India 2–0 South Africa
- 3rd ODI (dead rubber): Eden Gardens, Kolkata, December 6 (D/N)
- India eye whitewash; SA eye consolation
