Men in Blue defeats Proteas by 8 wickets in the sixth match. It completed a crushing 5-1 series victory for team India, who started the series second behind South Africa in the one-day rankings but finished as the undisputed number one side. It was skipper Virat Kohli who keeps boost himself against Proteas bowling line-up. The series was a personal triumph for Kohli, who hit three centuries and became the first player to score more than 500 runs in a bilateral series. India skipper finished with massive score of 558 runs at an average of 186 with 160 as highest score. Five wins in an away bilateral series for India: 5-0 in Zim, 2013 5-0 in SL, 2017 *5-1 in SA, 2018 Most 100s as ODI captains: 22 R Ponting (220 inngs) *13 AB de Villiers (98)/ Virat Kohli (46) 11 S Ganguly (143) 10 S Jayasuriya (118) Most runs in a bilateral series in SA: *558 V KOHLI v SA, 2018 (6 inngs) 454 K Pietersen v SA, 2005 (6) 413 H Amla v WI, 2015 (4) 410 F du Plessis v SL, 2017 (5) Most runs in a bilateral series: *558 Virat Kohli v SA, 2018 (6) 491 Rohit Sharma v Aus, 2013 (6) 478 G Bailey v Ind, 2013 (6) 467 H Masakadza v Ken, 2009 (5) Three 100s in a series for India: Sourav Ganguly in SA, World Cup 2003 VVS Laxman in Australia, VB series 2004 Virat Kohli in SA, 2018 (The only batsmen to do so in a bilateral series) Just 47 days in 2018 and Virat Kohli has crossed 500 runs - the earliest an Indian batsman has gone past 500 in a calendar year. Previous Best: 69 days by Sachin Tendulkar in 200