IND vs SA 2nd Test: KL Rahul was at his absolute best at the SuperSport Park once again as he scored the consecutive ton at the venue he has a good track record on. Rahul became the first overseas cricketer to achieve the milestone of multiple hundreds in Centurion.

The wicket-keeper batter scored his 8th Test century during India's opening Test against South Africa. Rahul blended defensive acumen with attacking class on the first and second day of the Test. He achieved the milestone in just 133 balls.

Rahul came to bat when India were 92/4 after the dismissal of Shreyas Iyer. In a crucial 43-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Shardul Thakur, he helped India past the 200-run mark. Despite the fall of wickets, Rahul continued to show resilience, accumulating 70 runs off 105 balls.

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India finished their innings at 245 after being asked to bat first on the tricky track. On the second day, KL Rahul, undeterred by early challenges, accelerated his scoring from 70 to 95 in just six overs. With 24 runs from boundaries and a six, he reached his century in style, concluding the long-awaited ton with a six against Gerald Coetzee.

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Rahul became only the second Indian wicketkeeper-batter to score a century in South Africa after Rishabh Pant. His outstanding innings eventually concluded at 101.

In the morning session, India scored 37 runs from 8.4 overs, bringing their total to 67.4 overs in the first innings. Gerald Coetzee and Nandre Burger each claimed a wicket for South Africa, complementing Kagiso Rabada's five-wicket haul completed on the opening day, Tuesday.

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Mohammed Siraj dismissed Aiden Markram early in the day. As of the last update, the duo of stand-in captain Dean Elgar and Tony de Zorzi were at the crease, with South Africa batting at 49/1 before umpires called Lunch.


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