Stats: South Africa register another record-breaking total in ODIs

AB de Villiers (R) and Faf du Plessis run between the wickets during the fifth ODI match vs India in Mumbai

South Africa’s batting carnage in Mumbai against India finally stopped at 438 runs for the loss of 4 wickets (50 overs). They re-entered the record book of highest innings total in one-day internationals again with their mammoth efforts today in the final match of the five-match series at the Wankhede Stadium.

The Proteas score of 438 for 4 today stands fourth in the record list below Sri Lanka’s 443/9 against Netherlands and their own 439/2 against West Indies and 438/9 against Australia. It was also the highest ever score made on the Indian soil.

Every batsman scored runs more than the balls he faced and every bowler conceded runs more than the balls he bowled in the first innings of the match. Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis and captain AB de Villiers were the three centurions who led from the front and made 400 plus score possible.

HIGHEST INNINGS TOTAL IN ODI

Team	Score	Overs	RR	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
Sri Lanka	443/9	50.0	8.86	1	v Netherlands	Amstelveen	4 Jul 2006
South Africa	439/2	50.0	8.78	1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	18 Jan 2015
South Africa	438/9	49.5	8.78	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	12 Mar 2006
South Africa	438/4	50.0	8.76	1	v India	Mumbai	25 Oct 2015
Australia	434/4	50.0	8.68	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Mar 2006
South Africa	418/5	50.0	8.36	1	v Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	20 Sep 2006
India	418/5	50.0	8.36	1	v West Indies	Indore	8 Dec 2011
Australia	417/6	50.0	8.34	1	v Afghanistan	Perth	4 Mar 2015
India	414/7	50.0	8.28	1	v Sri Lanka	Rajkot	15 Dec 2009
India	413/5	50.0	8.26	1	v Bermuda	Port of Spain	19 Mar 2007
Sri Lanka	411/8	50.0	8.22	2	v India	Rajkot	15 Dec 2009
South Africa	411/4	50.0	8.22	1	v Ireland	Canberra	3 Mar 2015
South Africa	408/5	50.0	8.16	1	v West Indies	Sydney	27 Feb 2015
England	408/9	50.0	8.16	1	v New Zealand	Birmingham	9 Jun 2015
India	404/5	50.0	8.08	1	v Sri Lanka	Kolkata	13 Nov 2014
New Zealand	402/2	50.0	8.04	1	v Ireland	Aberdeen	1 Jul 2008
India	401/3	50.0	8.02	1	v South Africa	Gwalior	24 Feb 2010