IND vs SA 1st Test: After KL's special ton, Elgar replies with ferocious hundred

Updated On: 28 December, 2023 07:00 AM IST | Centurion | R Kaushik

Wicketkeeper-batsman Rahul stands tall with incredible ton as India get cleaned up for 245; South Africa opener Elgar’s unbeaten 140 puts hosts on top at SuperSport Park

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KL Rahul celebrates his century v South Africa in Centurion yesterday. Pic/PTI

If it was the ball that dominated Tuesday’s exchanges, then it was the turn of the bat to call the shots on the second day of the first Test. On Wednesday morning, KL Rahul became the first overseas batsman to make two Test centuries at SuperSport Park; by the evening, Dean Elgar was the talk of the town with a ferocious 14th Test hundred that masked the sustained assistance which went unexploited by India’s quicks.

Rahul’s eighth ton

Rahul’s eighth century, his sixth outside the subcontinent, had helped India extend their overnight 208 for eight to 245, not a mean total given the overhead conditions and the seam and bounce. While Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were excellent in their first spells and not too much off the mark for the rest of the day, back-up quicks Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna didn’t quite measure up, throwing up too many easy offerings and allowing Elgar and debutant David Bedingham to make merry.

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