Virat Kohli Unstoppable as Back to Back Hundreds Stun South Africa

Virat Kohli continues to dominate for the Indian team in his favourite format of the game. After scoring a century in the first ODI, he continued with yet another ton in the second ODI, with the Proteas having no answers to his innings. This is for the 12th time Kohli has scored consecutive centuries in ODIs.

The second ODI match between India and South Africa again became . The venues have changed but Kohli has remained the same, as he continues his form in the ODI format. Kohli entered this game against South Africa after scoring a century in the first game and even winning the POTM award.

And he has repeated almost the same even in the second match. While the match is still in progress, Virat Kohli continued to contribute to the team in his style. He also brought up his 53rd ODI century in this game, scoring 102 runs in 93 balls, with the majority of his runs coming via singles and doubles.

1. Kohli Continues Dominance

Form is temporary but class is permanent, and this has been proven yet again by Virat Kohli. He was able to score 135 runs in the first match, and . But South Africa also came with several plans which could have helped them to take the wicket of Virat Kohli as early as possible.

South Africa decided to bowl first in this game, as they also received a good start. Dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma early in the game, the team faced the storm of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Virat Kohli. Kohli has been known for his ability to rotate strikes, and Gaikwad had a great stand with him, since both of them gave the right calls.

Eventually, it was Ruturaj Gaikwad who first completed his century. And this was followed by a ton of Virat Kohli, off just 90 balls, bringing up his 53rd ODI century. Along with that, this is for the 12th time when Virat Kohli has smashed consecutive centuries against any opponent in the ODI format.

2. Kohli's Third Consecutive Century vs SA

Against South Africa, Virat Kohli has now scored three consecutive centuries in . Two centuries came in the first two ODI games of the series. And for the third one, fans should go back to the 2023 World Cup, when India and South Africa faced each other in the league stages of the tournament.

In the 2023 World Cup also, Kohli was in a red hot form, rotating strike, smashing boundaries, and a lot more. South Africa and India faced each other on 5 November, as Eden Gardens was hosting the game. India was batting first, and Kohli went on to score 101 runs off just 121 balls with just 10 fours. So the majority of his runs came from rotating the strikes for the Indian team.

And South Africa went on to lose the game against India in the World Cup by 243 runs, with Virat Kohli receiving the Player of the Match award for the same. Even in the first match of the ODI series, with India batting first and received yet another Player of the Match award against South Africa in the ODIs.

He has repeated the same in the second ODI also, as he smashed a century. While the chances of Kohli receiving the POTM award in this game remain low, his contributions have yet again proven to be vital for the Indian cricket team. This series also has an ODI match left, and the last time Virat Kohli scored three consecutive ODI tons, it came back in 2018 against the West Indies.

3. Kohli vs SA

Virat Kohli continues to dominate for the Indian team against South Africa in the ODI format. With the second ODI match being played at Raipur, Kohli became the first ever Indian batsman to have scored 7 centuries against South Africa in the ODI format. This shows his dominance, whether the matches are being played at home or away.

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• Innings: 31
• Not Out: 6
• Runs: 1741
• Average: 69.64
• Strike Rate: 88.51
• 100s: 7
• 50s: 8

Along with that, it should be noted that Virat Kohli has overtaken Sachin Tendulkar to have scored more 50+ scores against South Africa in international matches. With the second ODI, Virat Kohli has brought up his 26th , which has now allowed him to overtake his idol, Sachin Tendulkar with ease.