New Delhi. The first test between India and South Africa has started. The first match is being played at Centurion Park in South Africa. The Indian team’s batting has not been good so far in the first innings. But KL Rahul looked in great form. On the second day, Rahul scored a brilliant century against South Africa. KL Rahul scored the 17th century of his career. He scored his 8th century in the test.
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KL Rahul completed his century in 133 balls. When he was playing on 95, he hit a tremendous six off Gerald Coetzee and completed his century. However, Rahul could not take his innings much longer. He gave away his wicket at 101 runs. During this period he faced 137 balls. Hit 14 fours and 4 sixes. India scored 245 runs on the basis of Rahul’s century. Now the South African team will field for the first innings.
With the fall of Rahul’s wicket, India lost its 10th wicket. With this the first innings of the Indian team also ended. India played 67.4 overs in the first innings. Apart from KL Rahul, no good innings were seen from the bat of any batsman. Most of the batsmen proved to be flops on the first day. Captain Rohit Sharma was out after scoring 5 runs. Kohli was looking in good form. But gave up wicket at 38. Apart from this, only 31 runs came from Shreyas Iyer’s bat. Jaiswal was out after scoring 17 runs and Gill after scoring 2 runs.
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Tags: India vs South Africa, KL Rahul
FIRST PUBLISHED: December 27, 2023, 14:37 IST