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Players Who Are the Top Scorer Against South Africa 

India vs South Africa

 

 is one of the biggest rivalries in cricket, as they have been playing against it for decades. People enjoy and are entertained by watching it. Some cracking matches made a speechless record. No matter which format was there, it always made it exciting for every fan. Moreover, during the matches, it is always the team's performance and playful spirit that make the impact on winning. 

 

 Some players scored wonderfully in 

 

India vs 

 

South Africa match, which makes an impressive record in the history of world cricket. Playing in any format, including ODI, test, and T20, have different playing styles and rules. 

 

 

Names of the Player Who Made the Most Runs    

Rohit Sharma   

Rohit Sharma steals the top on the list as he is one of the most successful players in the national team of India. The right-handed batsman has scored 362 runs against South Africa in the shortest format of cricket. According to 

 

sports news cricket,

 

 this skipper has played 13 T20 games against the team. His batting average was 32.90, with a strike rate of 134.0. 

 

 Rohit Sharma also made two half-centuries and one century against 

 

South Africa. Rohit Sharma is the opening batsman of India who also holds the title of Hitman, where he scored 9454 runs in his ODI career and 3137 in test cricket. 

 

 

Suresh Raina  

Suresh Raina came second on the list, scoring 339 runs against South Africa in T20I clashes. Suresh Raina is one of the 

 

best former

 

 players of India, who is left-handed. He started his career with ODI cricket, where his debut match was against 

 

Sri Lanka on 30 July 2005. Moreover, he has a batting average of 33.90 in 12 games with a strike rate of 148+. He also made 101 runs against South Africa. 

 

 As per cricket news, Suresh Raina was once holding the record for the most runs in Ipl, where he named 'Mr. IPL, but Virat Kohli breaks it. 

 

 

Virat Kohli  

Virat Kohli grabbed the third position, where he managed to score 254 runs in the T20I game against South Africa. The 34 years old man has a batting average of 36.28 with a strike rate of 134, who scored two half-centuries. His dedication and consistency in his batting make him a valuable player.

 

 Virat Kohli has contributed 12471 runs in his ODI career and 8119 runs in the Test format. Moreover, Kohli holds the record for most runs in the 

 

T20 World Cup and 

 

IPL franchise. According to recent cricket news, his batting average in IPL is 36.2 with a 129.15 strike rate and he named it '

 

run machine

 

' for his achievements. 

 

 

Shikhar Dhawan  

Shikhar Dhawan is a left-handed batsman from India who is known for his exceptional batting skills and performance. He comes at the fourth number in the list as his scoring runs are 233 against South Africa in T20I.

 

 He is currently not playing with India and has a strike rate of 141 with a batting average of 33.28 in 7 games. He is one of the best opening batsmen who hit one half-century against South Africa in a short format. 

 

 As per 

 

top cricket news, Shikhar started his career with ODI Cricket, where his debut match was against 

 

Australia on 20 October 2010. Moreover, his total contribution of runs is 6793 in ODI and 2315 in test cricket. 

 

 

Ishan Kishan   

Ishan Kishan gets the fifth position on the list, where he scored 206 runs against South Africa. He is a left-handed batsman from India who is 24 years old, makes his team proud with several victories.

 

 Ishan started his career with the Indian premier league's debut match against Punjab Kings on 11 April 2016. His total runs are 1870 on this particular platform. He is a part of the franchise Mumbai Indians, where he gets the highest bid in the 2022 IPL. 

 

 This wicketkeeper-batsman has a strike rate of 128.16 and a batting average of 28.55. His skills and dedication to his team make him a player. 

 

 

Wrapping Up   

Cricket is a sport that has a worldwide following, where multiple records have been made and broken every day. Through this, you get information about players who made highest runs against South Africa in T20I. For more 

 

cricket breaking news, visit the CBTF websites. 

 

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List of Virat Kohli's Record in domestic cricket | CBTF