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India National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton have etched their names in the record books as the fourth South African opening pair to achieve a remarkable feat in India.

The duo became the first South African pair since 2008 to score at least 50 runs for the first wicket in both innings of a Test match played in India.

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Markram and Rickelton's opening partnerships continued to thrive, with an 82-run stand in the first innings and a 59-run partnership in the second.

Last time it was Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie who achieved this feat in India. In a Test match played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai back in March 2008, Smith and McKenzie forged a 132-run opening partnership in the first innings, followed by a gritty 53-run stand in the second.

SA pairs with 50-plus opening stand in both innings in India

Herschelle Gibbs & Gary Kirsten (90 & 51) Mumbai (WS) in 2000

Graeme Smith & Andrew Hall (61 & 67) Kanpur in 2004

Graeme Smith & Neil McKenzie (132 & 53) Chennai in 2008

Aiden Markram & Ryan Rickelton (82 & 59) Guwahati in 2025

Summarising the tea session, India spinner Ravindra Jadeja removed South African openers Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram as the visitors reached 107/3 at tea in their second innings.

South Africa has an overall lead of 395 runs -- on day four of the second Test here on Tuesday.

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Jadeja first broke a 59-run opening partnership between Rickelton (35 off 64 balls) and Markram (29 off 84 balls) by removing the former. He then bowled Markram to reduce the Proteas to 74/2.

On Monday, India were bundled out for 201 in response to South Africa's first-innings total of 489.

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