SA vs IND: KL Rahul turns into second Indian wicketkeeper batter to attain Test hundred in South Africa

KL Rahul grew to become the second Indian wicketkeeper batter– after Rishabh Pant — to attain 100 in South Africa throughout India’s first Test at Centurion on Wednesday.

Rahul bought to his century with a six over mid wicket in opposition to South African pacer Gerald Coetzee.

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The 31-year-old batter confirmed nice resilience as he lifted India from 121/6 to a decent whole of 245, by the point he grew to become the final man dismissed.

Rahul stitched precious partnerships with Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, whereas farming the vast majority of the strike. The right-handed batter smashed 14 fours and 4 sixes in throughout his knock.

This can be Rahul’s second consecutive century on the Centurion, having crossed the three-figure mark in India’s final sequence, making him the primary visiting batter to attain a number of a whole bunch on the venue.

Pant had achieved the feat early final 12 months, when he scored a ton in opposition to the Proteas in Cape Town.