Dean Elgar stole the spotlight in his farewell series on Day 2 of the Centurion Test after he scored his 14th ton in the red-ball format. As a result of his brilliant hundred, the Proteas ended Day 2 at 256/5 and lead by 11 runs against Rohit Sharma’s men. Elgar was unbeaten on 140 while Marco Jansen was on 3 when Stumps were called. Interestingly, only three of the South African batters got into double figures. India were earlier bowled out for 245 with KL Rahul scoring his second Test ton at the Centurion.

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Elgar steals the show

Having been asked to bat in the overcast conditions of Centurion in the first session of Day 2, Elgar and company did not have the best start after they lost Aiden Markram on the fifth ball of the fourth over. However, in an excellent nick of form, the left-hand batter needed 141 balls to complete his ton against a resolute Indian bowling line-up. On the first ball of the 43rd over, Elgar smashed Shardul Thakur’s ball over the long-on to bring his ton.

After the ton, he was ecstatic and on the rise as he later helped South Africa take a vital first innings lead.

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Rahul brings up 100

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

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 complete 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 got out in the next over without adding a run as India were bowled out for 245 from 67.4 overs.

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