IND vs SA, World Cup 2023 Match 37: Awards List, Man of The Match, Key Stats, Presentation Ceremony

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IND vs SA, World Cup 2023 Match 37: India maintained their unbeaten run in the World Cup 2023 by beating South Africa by 243 runs at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday, November 5.

Chasing a 327-run total, South Africa were bundled out for 83 in 27.1 overs. Ravindra Jadeja took a five-wicket haul and became only the second India spinner after Yuvraj Singh to achieve the feat.

Mohammed Siraj clean bowled Quinton de Kock in the second over to hand India their first break though. Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav picked two wickets each. Jasprit Bumrah was threatening like always and built early pressure on South Africa by giving just 14 runs in five overs. Marco Jansen top-scored for South Africa with 14 runs.

Earlier in the day, India won the toss and opted to bat first in the top-of-the-table clash. Rohit Sharma gave India another cracking start with 24-ball 40. Birthday boy Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer took forward the innings after Shubman Gill's (23) departure in the eleventh over.

The duo forged a crucial partnership on a slow and tough batting surface to forge a 134-run partnership for the third wickets. Kohli slammed his much-awaited record-equalling 49th ODI hundred. Iyer looked solid during his 87-ball stay for 77 runs.

Suryakumar Yadav (22 off 14) and Ravindra Jadeja (29* off 15) played crucial knocks towards the end to help India cross the 300-run mark and post 326/5 on the board.

IND vs SA, World Cup 2023: Full List of Awards

Man of the Match: Virat Kohli (IND) for scoring 101 unbeaten runs off 121 balls. His innings consisted of ten fours.

IND vs SA, World Cup 2023: Who Said What?

Virat Kohli (Man of the Match): It was a big game, probably playing the toughest team in the tournament. There was a motivation to do well. Because it happened on my birthday, it becomes special and the people made it more special for me. I did wake up with that excitement that today is not just another game. People from the outside look at the game in a bit of a different way.

When the openers start well, it feels it is a belter and everyone has to play that way. But as the ball got older, the conditions slowed down drastically. The message was clear, keep batting around me. I was happy from that perspective. Once we got more than 315, we knew that we were above par.

I’m enjoying myself, playing cricket all over again, that is more important to me than phases. I’m just happy that God has blessed me with that enjoyment. I’m just happy that I’m being able to do what I have done over all these years.

(On Sachin Tendulkar's message on X) It is all too much for me to take in now, to equal my hero’s record is something special for me. He is perfection when it comes to batting. It’s a very emotional moment for me. I know where I come from, I know the days I have watched him on TV. Just to get that appreciation from him means a lot to me.

Temba Bavuma (South Africa captain): We know it's a challenge. We have lost chasing. We had our conversations with our batters. They got 90 in the first 10 overs. We did well after that. Curbed down the run-rate. Sharma kind of set it up. Kohli and Iyer had a good partnership. The wicket played the way we suspected it well. We were not able to adapt unfortunately. Potentially, we might play again here in the semis.

Rohit Sharma (India captain): If you look at how we have played in the last three games, we have adapted better. We were put under pressure against England. But we got a decent score and then the seamers did the job. We lost a wicket in the first over. Then got runs and then the seamers did well.

We needed Kohli to go out there and play the situation. We then knew we had to keep it in the right areas and let the pitch do the rest. [on Shreyas Iyer] Even if the faith hadn't been repaid, I would have still stuck to them. We need to keep the trust. It can't be done everyday. For Shami to comeback the way he has, shows the mindset.

The last two games have shown what Iyer is capable of. Gill and myself have been batting together for a majority of time now. We let the instincts take over. We don't pre-plan anything. We just assess and play accordingly. Jadeja has been very good for us. Playing in every format over the years. Today was a classical case as to what Jadeja is for us.

Came out at the death and scored vital runs. Then picked up wickets. He knows his role and knows the expectations from him. Not to get too ahead of ourselves has been the talk in the dressing room. Couple of big games coming up. We don't want to change anything.

IND vs SA Key Stats

• 243: South Africa's 243-run defeat is the third biggest for a Full Member nation in World Cups
• 243: Biggest margin of defeat for South Africa by runs in ODI cricket
• 83: It's the joint second-lowest ODI total registered by South Africa
• Ravindra Jadeja's bowling figures of 5/33 is second best for a India spinner in World Cups
• Ravindra Jadeja is only the second spinner after Yuvraj Singh to register a World Cup five-fer
• Opposition batter outscoring SA in an ODI: Kumar Sangakkara 169 vs 140 in 2013 and Virat Kohli 101 vs 83 in 2023