Stats preview:India vs South Africa

Nagpur, March 10: India have never beaten South Africa in a World Cup encounter. They also have an overall losing record against South Africa in ODI cricket. But playing at Jamtha, Nagpur, in front of their home fans, they would look to make amends. Here, then, is a quick run through some of the numbers that matter when the two teams with enviable World Cup records clash on March 12.

Team Records: India at the World Cup

Mts	Won	Lost	NR	Tied
62	35	25	1	1

Highest Totals

Total	Opposition	Venue	Year
413 for 5	v Bermuda	Port-of-Spain	2007
373 for 6	v Sri Lanka	Taunton	1999
370 for 4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	2011
338	v England	Bangalore	2011
329 for 2	v Kenya	Bristol	1999
311 for 2	v Namibia	Pietermaritzburg	2003

Lowest Totals

Total	Country	Venue	Year
125	v Australia	Centurion	2003
132 for 3	v England	Lord's	1975
158	v Australia	Nottingham	1983

Top Run-Getters At The 2011 ICC World Cup

Name	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50
Virender Sehwag	4	4	0	254	175	63.50	130.25	1	0
Sachin Tendulkar	4	4	0	213	120	53.25	95.94	1	0
Yuvraj Singh	4	3	2	159	58	159.00	80.30	0	3
Virat Kohli	4	4	1	154	100*	51.33	95.65	1	0
Gautam Gambhir	3	3	0	128	51	32.00	89.51	0	1

Top wicket-takers at the 2011 ICC World Cup

Name	Mts	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	RPO	Best	4W
Zaheer Khan	4	214	154	11	14.00	4.32	3-30	0
Munaf Patel	3	149	143	7	20.42	5.75	4-48	1
Yuvraj Singh	4	189	162	7	23.14	4.91	5-31	1

Team Records: South Africa at the World Cup

Mts	Won	Lost	NR	Tied
43	27	14	0	2

Highest Totals

Total	Opposition	Venue	Year
356 for 4	v West Indies	St.George's	2007
353 for 3	v Netherlands	Basseterre	2007
351 for 5	v Netherlands	Mohali	2011
328 for 3	v Netherlands	Rawalpindi	1996
321 for 2	v UAE	Rawalpindi	1996

Lowest Totals

Total	Opposition	Venue	Year
149	v Australia	Gros Islet	2007
165	v England	Chennai	2011
184	v Bangladesh	Providence	2007

Top Run-Getters at the 2011 ICC World Cup

Name	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50
AB de Villiers	3	3	1	299	134	133.00	107.69	2	0
Hashim Amla	3	3	0	169	113	56.33	86.22	1	0
Graeme Smith	3	3	0	87	45	29.00	57.61	0	0
JP Duminy	3	3	1	82	42*	41.00	113.88	0	0

Top Wicket-Takers at the 2011 ICC World Cup

Name	Mts	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	RPO	Best	4W
Imran Tahir	3	153	98	11	8.90	3.84	4-38	2
Robin Peterson	3	138	93	5	18.60	4.04	3-22	0
Dale Steyn	3	135	87	5	17.40	3.86	3-24	0

Head-to-head

	Mts	India won	South Africa Won	No Result
Overall	65	24	39	2
World Cup	2	0	2	0

Last meeting at the World Cup

May 15, 1999- Venue- Hove

Brief scores: India 253-5 (50 overs) lost to South Africa 254-6 (47.2 overs) by 4 wickets

ODI Records at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur:

Team	Matches	Won	Lost	NR
India	2	1	1	0
South Africa	0

At Jamtha, Nagpur(all matches)	All	Day	D/N
Average 1st inns score	290	252	316

At Jamtha, Nagpur (all matches	Matches	Won by Side Batting First	Won by Side Batting Second	No Result
Day/Night Matches	3	1	2	0
Day Matches	2	1	1	0

Highest total at Jamtha, Nagpur:

India 354 for 7 (50 overs) v Australia - October 28, 2009

Lowest total at Jamtha, Nagpur:

Canada 123 (42.1 overs) v Zimbabwe - February 28, 2011

All stats are as on March 8, 2011