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South Africa v India -- five match facts

Published: 22 Feb 2015 - 11:37 am | Last Updated: 16 Jan 2022 - 08:19 pm


Melbourne---Five match facts for Sunday's World Cup Pool A game between South Africa and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (14:30 local/03:30 GMT)
- South Africa have won five of their last six completed ODIs against India, including a three-wicket win at the 2011 World Cup. The Proteas have won all three World Cup meetings, batting second each time.
- Quinton de Kock has hit centuries in all three of his ODI innings against India -- he is one of six players to hit tons in three consecutive ODI innings.
- AB de Villiers (36.1%) has the lowest dot ball percentage in ODIs between Test-playing nations since January 2014, minimum 200 balls faced.
- Mohammed Shami has bowled 33 balls to Hashim Amla in ODIs, dismissing him three times and conceding 22 runs.
- Virat Kohli's ODI average of 34.4 against South Africa is his lowest against any of the nine teams he has batted more than once against.

AFP