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India vs South Africa ODI head to head record

Data through 6 December 2025Last updated 6 December 2025

India and South Africa met 50 times in ODI matches in the data (2003–2025). India won 25 and South Africa won 23, with 2 ties, draws or no results. India lead the head-to-head in the data by 2 wins. In the last 5 meetings, India won 3 and South Africa won 2. The highest total in the fixture is 438/4 by South Africa (25 Oct 2015).

Matches
50
2003–2025
India won
25
South Africa won
23
Tied / drawn / NR
0 / 0 / 2

Wins per year

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India vs South Africa: wins per year
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India vs South Africa: wins per year
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India vs South Africa: wins per year
YearIndia winsSouth Africa wins
200300
200511
200604
200721
201021
201124
201312
201533
201710
201851
201910
202224
202331
202521

Last 10 India vs South Africa matches

Most recent matches in the data
DateTeamsResultGround
6 Dec 2025South Africa 270 (47.5 ov)
India 271/1 (39.5 ov)		India won by 9 wicketsDr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
3 Dec 2025India 358/5 (50 ov)
South Africa 362/6 (49.2 ov)		South Africa won by 4 wicketsShaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium
30 Nov 2025India 349/8 (50 ov)
South Africa 332 (49.2 ov)		India won by 17 runsJSCA International Stadium Complex
21 Dec 2023India 296/8 (50 ov)
South Africa 218 (45.5 ov)		India won by 78 runsBoland Park
19 Dec 2023India 211 (46.2 ov)
South Africa 215/2 (42.3 ov)		South Africa won by 8 wicketsSt George's Park
17 Dec 2023South Africa 116 (27.3 ov)
India 117/2 (16.4 ov)		India won by 8 wicketsThe Wanderers Stadium
5 Nov 2023India 326/5 (50 ov)
South Africa 83 (27.1 ov)		India won by 243 runsEden Gardens
11 Oct 2022South Africa 99 (27.1 ov)
India 105/3 (19.1 ov)		India won by 7 wicketsArun Jaitley Stadium
9 Oct 2022South Africa 278/7 (50 ov)
India 282/3 (45.5 ov)		India won by 7 wicketsJSCA International Stadium Complex
6 Oct 2022South Africa 249/4 (40 ov)
India 240/8 (40 ov)		South Africa won by 9 runsEkana Cricket Stadium

Biggest wins

India's biggest wins
WinnerMarginAgainstFormatDateGround
India243 runsSouth AfricaODI5 Nov 2023Eden Gardens
India153 runsSouth AfricaODI24 Feb 2010Captain Roop Singh Stadium
India130 runsSouth AfricaODI22 Feb 2015Melbourne Cricket Ground
India9 wicketsSouth AfricaODI4 Feb 2018SuperSport Park
India9 wicketsSouth AfricaODI6 Dec 2025Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
South Africa's biggest wins
WinnerMarginAgainstFormatDateGround
South Africa214 runsIndiaODI25 Oct 2015Wankhede Stadium
South Africa157 runsIndiaODI22 Nov 2006Kingsmead
South Africa141 runsIndiaODI5 Dec 2013The Wanderers Stadium
South Africa9 wicketsIndiaODI3 Dec 2006SuperSport Park
South Africa8 wicketsIndiaODI19 Dec 2023St George's Park

Highest and lowest totals

Highest totals in this fixture
TeamScoreOversAgainstDateResult
South Africa438/450India25 Oct 2015Won
India401/350South Africa24 Feb 2010Won
South Africa365/250India27 Feb 2010Won
South Africa362/649.2India3 Dec 2025Won
India358/550South Africa3 Dec 2025Lost
Lowest all-out totals
TeamScoreOversAgainstDateResult
South Africa8327.1India5 Nov 2023Lost
India9129.1South Africa22 Nov 2006Lost
South Africa9927.1India11 Oct 2022Lost
South Africa11627.3India17 Dec 2023Lost
South Africa11832.2India4 Feb 2018Lost

Most runs in India vs South Africa matches

Top 10 run scorers in this fixture
PlayerTeamInnsRunsAvgSRHS100s
Virat KohliIndia321,80672.2489.81607
AB de VilliersSouth Africa311,35350.11111.31196
Quinton de KockSouth Africa231,19151.7893.21357
Shikhar DhawanIndia2399245.0992.71373
Rohit SharmaIndia2895235.2686.01503
Hashim AmlaSouth Africa2693837.5285.01162
MS DhoniIndia3181632.6488.3920
Jacques KallisSouth Africa1471371.3078.01192
Faf du PlessisSouth Africa1469658.0090.91332
Sachin TendulkarIndia1467151.6286.22002

Most wickets in India vs South Africa matches

Top 10 wicket takers in this fixture
PlayerTeamInnsWktsAvgEconBest
Kuldeep Singh YadavIndia163617.584.954/18
Dale SteynSouth Africa183422.444.955/50
Morne MorkelSouth Africa202827.464.904/39
Lonwabo TsotsobeSouth Africa92217.915.074/22
Yuzvendra ChahalIndia102220.915.055/22
Kagiso RabadaSouth Africa152133.295.084/41
Zaheer KhanIndia131929.054.793/42
Lungi NgidiSouth Africa121931.796.094/51
Jasprit BumrahIndia121722.414.012/24
Harbhajan SinghIndia151741.064.853/53

Where they met

Grounds (wins from India's point of view)
GroundPlayedIndia wonSouth Africa won
SuperSport Park522
The Wanderers Stadium422
Kingsmead413
Newlands422
St George's Park413
Boland Park312
Civil Service Cricket Club321
Wankhede Stadium211

Frequently asked questions

What is the India vs South Africa ODI head to head record?
50 matches: India won 25, South Africa won 23, tied 0, drawn 0, no result 2 (data 2003–2025).
Who won the last India vs South Africa ODI match?
India won by 9 wickets (6 Dec 2025).
What is the highest score in India vs South Africa ODI matches?
438/4 by South Africa on 25 Oct 2015.
Who has scored the most runs in India vs South Africa ODI matches?
Virat Kohli (India), 1,806 runs in 32 innings.
Who has taken the most wickets in India vs South Africa ODI matches?
Kuldeep Singh Yadav (India), 36 wickets.

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Past results only, not a prediction. Coverage: Cricsheet data from the early 2000s.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Definitions: methodology.