Raipur, Dec. 3 -- Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad scripted history as they recorded the highest partnership for India against South Africa in ODIs for any wicket.

The duo achieved this milestone during the second ODI of the three-match series at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium on Wednesday.

Kohli and Gaikwad stitched a brilliant 195-run stand for the third wicket, which guided India to cross the 300-run mark during the second ODI. Their partnership came after the hosts lost openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (22 runs off 38 balls, including two fours and one six) and Rohit Sharma (14 runs off eight deliveries, with the help of three fours) cheaply.

Kohli and Gaikwad surpassed Sachin Tendulkar and Dinesh Karthik's 194-run sec...