How has Team India fared in Ranchi (ODIs)?
What's the story
The Indian cricket team will take on South Africa in a three-match ODI series, starting from November 30. Having lost the Test series 0-2, the Men in Blue will be determined to bounce back in the white-ball leg. The first match will be played at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi, where the hosts have played just five concluded ODIs in the past. Here we decode India's ODI record in Ranchi.
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Three wins and two defeats
As per ESPNcricinfo, India have overall played six ODIs in Ranchi, including the 2013 abandoned affair against Australia. In the five concluded games, India have emerged winners thrice and lost two. Interestingly, the last ODI here was also played between India and South Africa, in October 2022. The Men in Blue had accomplished the 279-run target in the game to cross the line.
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Details of other games
India's other wins here have come against England (2013) and Sri Lanka (2014). New Zealand (2016) and Australia (2019) are the only teams to beat India here. It has been a high-scoring venue with the average run rate being 5.70.
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Ranchi is Kohli's happy hunting ground
Talismanic batter Virat Kohli has enjoyed operating in Ranchi. Having batted four times in ODIs here, he has racked up 384 runs at an astonishing average of 192.00, including two centuries and a fifty. His other score here was 45 against NZ. Shreyas Iyer, who is unavailable for the upcoming series, is the only other Indian batter with an ODI century in Ranchi.