SA vs IND: KL Rahul’s century highlights India’s domination on Day 1 in Centurion

KL Rahul’s seventh Test century highlighted India’s dominance on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test in Centurion in opposition to South Africa. Rahul ended the day on 122 off 248 balls as India’s rating learn 272 for the lack of three wickets on Sunday. Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi being the one South African who registered wickets.

Rahul is the one second Indian opener to attain a century, the primary being Wasim Jaffer who scored 116 in Cape Towin in January 2007.India captain Virat Kohli gained the toss and selected to bat first. Rahul, who’s India’s vice-captain for the collection within the absence of Rohit Sharma, was watchful within the begin, as was his opening associate Mayank Agarwal. The pair ensured that India do not lose a wicket within the first innings and ended up surpassing 100 within the second.CENTURION TEST: Day 1 UpdatesIt ended when Agarwal fell to Ngidi within the forty first over the innings. While the umpire didn’t elevate his finger for the LBW enchantment, South Africa captain Dean Elgar reviewed the choice and the replays confirmed that the ball would have hit the stumps. Agarwal walked, having scored 60 off 123 balls.Ngidi then obtained the wicket of Cheteshwar Pujara off the very subsequent supply. It was one other good size ball that took Pujara’s inside edge as he regarded to defend and looped as much as quick leg off his thigh pad.While the South Africans had their tails up at that time, Rahul and Kohli ensured that India do not lose any extra wickets within the second session. Kohli, who has not scored a century in over two years and was the one batter throughout each groups to have registered a three-digit rating the final time India performed a Test collection in South Africa, ended up placing on 82 with Rahul.However, Kohli missed one other probability to place up a giant rating as he grew to become the third man to fall to Ngidi within the third session. Rahane, underneath fireplace for his latest poor type, then dropped anchor with Rahul because the latter scored his seventh Test ton, six of which have come away from residence.Rahane, in the meantime, stored up a very good strike price, hitting eight fours as he ended the day on 40 off 81 balls. The partnership between him and Rahul was on 73 off 131 balls when the umpire knocked off the bails to name Stumps.Also Read | S Sreesanth named in Kerala’s preliminary Ranji Trophy squad: Back once more after 9 years, says ‘grateful’ pacerAlso Read | The Ashes: Scott Boland hoping to be function mannequin for Australian indigenous children to take up cricket