Legends of Sports

Group B: India vs South Africa

Kallis became the first South African to complete 1500 runs against India in ODIs, aggregating 1515 at an average of 65.86, including two centuries and eleven fifties, in 35 matches.

Virender Sehwag (73 off 66 balls) became the first batsman to complete 300 runs at the 2011 world cup, aggregating 327 at an average of 65.40 in five games, including one century and one fifty.

Sachin became the first batsman to complete 2,000 runs against South Africa in ODIs, amassing 2001 at an average of 35.73 in 57 matches. With his 99th hundred in international cricket, Sachin became the first batsman to register five hundreds against South Africa in ODIs.

Sehwag and Tendulkar, with their 142-run partnership, hold a first wicket partnership record for India against South Africa at the World Cup. The said stand is the highest for India for any wicket against South Africa at the world cup, surpassing the 130 for the second wicket at Hove on May 15, 1999.