KL Rahul continued his love affair with Centurion as he hit his second successive Test Century at the venue to take India to a respectable 245 against South Africa on the second day of the Boxing Day Test on Wednesday. KL Rahul became the first visiting batsman to score multiple hundreds in Centurion. He had scored 123 in 2021/22 and today he was the last man to be dismissed for India for 101.

Rahul became the fifth designated Indian wicket-keeper to hit a century outside Asia. Rahul’s century came from 137 balls and he struck 14 fours and 4 sixes, adding 31 runs to his overnight 70 not out. India added 37 runs from 8.4 overs in the morning session. The Indian team faced 67.4 overs in their first innings.

For South Africa Nandre Burger and Gerald Coetzee took a wicket a each on Wednesday. Kagiso Rabada took a five wicket haul on the opening day on Tuesday. With Team India’s backs against the wall, KL Rahul delivered one of his finest innings of his career. The likes of Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma all faltered on a tricky pitch as India took on South Africa in the first test of the two match series.

KL Rahul forged little partnerships with lower middle-order batsmen and tailenders and registered his 8th Test century to take the Indian score to a respectable total of 245 runs. India ended day 1 at the score of 208/8 with Rahul leading the scoring charts with a score of 101.

Rahul however, had to play a gutsy knock at the end of the innings, playing some exquisite white ball cricket shots to bring up his century. The wicket keeper-batsman reached the 100 run mark with a stunning six on the bowling of South African pacer Nandre Burger. The entire Indian camp was on its feet as Rahul reached his century.

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Team India Test captain Virat Kohli and head coach Rahul Dravid were seen dancing together with the hotel staff in South Africa after team India’s win over the South Africa cricket team in the Centurion Test match.

Virat Kohli-led Indian side created history by defeating South Africa in the 1st Test of the series. The Men in Blue breached the fortress at Centurion and became the first and only Asian team to reign supreme in the Rainbow Nation’s happy hunting ground.

2021 was not a year to remember for Indian cricket fans in ODIs and T20Is but as far as Test cricket is considered, the Indian side achieved many milestones in the longest format of the game. Team India, first, breached Australia’s fortress the Gabba by the heroics of Rishabh Pant, won two Test matches in England and currently leading the series (2-1) with one Test match yet to be played, made to the final of the World Test Championship 2021, and now in the last week of 2021, won their first-ever Test match against the Proteas at Centurion.

Virat Kohli dances with Rahul Dravid, watch the video here:

This win at the Centurion was for the ages and it needed a grand celebration from the Indian side. Team India head coach Rahul Dravid as a true gentleman of the game has been a top contributor to the game over the years and is known for his serious & calm nature on the field, but after the Centurion Test victory, Dravid along with skipper Virat Kohli and some hotel staff was seen shaking his legs. The video is doing rounds on every social media platform.

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The Indian cricket team in the first Test of the three-test match series, defeated South Africa by a margin of 113 runs. With the bat opening batsman, KL Rahul smashed his 7th Test century in the first innings of the match, while pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Md Shami scalped 11 wickets in the match for the Men in Blue.

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Virat Kohli-led team India on Thursday defeated South Africa in the first Test match in Centurion’s Supersport Park to take a 1-0 lead in the three-test match series. Mohammed Shami took 8 wickets in the match, while opening batsman and test vice-captain KL Rahul scored a century in the first innings of the match. This is the time India has won a test match at Centurion. India won this match on day 5 of the game.

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