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