India, Dec. 4 -- The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur witnessed a rare sight on Wednesday night at the conclusion of the second ODI between India and South Africa. While Virat Kohli's century, a second consecutive triple-figure score in the ongoing series, kept fans entertained, witnessing India lose in last-over drama was a first in almost six years.

Kohli thrilled the Raipur crowd with a 93-ball 102-his maiden century at the venue-with seven fours and two sixes at a strike rate of over 109. It was his 53rd ODI century, his 84th international ton overall, and the 11th instance of scoring hundreds in two (or more) consecutive ODI innings. With this seventh ODI century against South Africa, Kohli became the only ...