KL Rahul brought his best on Day 2 of the Centurion Test as he amassed his eighth ton with a six. The ton helped India reach 245 after the Proteas dominated Day 1. Rahul added 31 runs to his overnight total of 70 runs to bring his ton against South Africa which rescued India after a sloppy start in the Boxing Day match. The ton is also his second at the venue, having scored a hundred in the 2021-22 tour of South Africa. He was dismissed soon after getting to the triple-figure as South Africa were called into bat in the first session of Day 2.

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Rahul brings 100

With India nine wickets down and Rahul batting on 95, the wicketkeeper-batter wanted to get to his 100 as early as possible. On the final of the 66th over, Rahul blasted Gerald Coetzee for a six over the long-on to bring up his hundred. The entire dressing room gave a standing ovation to the Indian batter as he helped rescue the side after a poor start on Boxing Day where India were 24/3 in the first session.

He then get out in the next over without adding a run as India were bowled out for 245 from 67.4 overs.

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What happened on Boxing Day?

India’s batting suffered a bitter blow on Day 1 of the Centurion Test as Kagiso Rabada stole the spotlight with his five-for against Rohit Sharma’s men. The South African speedster was the highlight reel of the day as India were restricted to 208/8 before rain played spoilsport.

For the hosts, Rabada had figures of 44/5 in his 17 overs while Nandre Burger (50/2) and Marco Jansen (52/1) were also among the wicket-takers. The hosts lost skipper Temba Bavuma through injury during the first session on Day 1. He was seen limping off with a hamstring issue during the 20th over of India’s first innings.

At the time of writing on Day 2, South Africa were 70/1 after 20 overs with Aiden Markram dismissed for 5. Dean Elgar, playing in his last series is batting on 41 while Tony de Zorzi is on 19 as they still trail India by 175 runs in the first innings.

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