The South African team started their Test series on a very good note on 1st day of the game at Centurion by restricting the Indian team to a total of 208/8 in 59 overs with the help of a brilliant five-wicket haul from Kagiso Rabada (5/44). Nandre Burger in his debut match dismissed both Jaiswal and Gill, while Jansen got the wicket of Bumrah alone.
Initially, South Africa winning the toss invited India to bat first in overcast conditions and reduced them to 24/3 in 11.1 overs, and later they were resurrected by a 68-run partnership between Kohli & Iyer, while KL Rahul scored an important knock of 70 runs in 105 balls which to help them reach 200-plus total in the first innings.
Numbers and Stats from SA vs IND 1st Test, Day 1:
7 - Kagiso Rabada became the 7th bowler to complete the milestone of picking 500 wickets in International cricket.
13 - Rabada has dismissed Rohit Sharma 13 times in International cricket.
Bowlers to dismiss Rohit Sharma most times in International cricket:
- Kagiso Rabada - 13 times
- Tim Southee - 12 times
- Angelo Mathews - 10 times
Most five-wicket haul for SA in Test Cricket:
- Dale Steyn - 26
- Allan Donald - 20
- Makhaya Ntini - 18
- Shaun Pollock - 16
- Hugh Tayfield - 14
- Kagiso Rabada - 14
14.22 - Rohit Sharma averages 14.22 with the bat in Test cricket on SA soil.
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55 - Kagiso Rabada has taken 55 wickets in Test cricket at Centurion venue.
Most wickets at Centurion venue in Test cricket:
- Dale Steyn - 59 (20 inns)
- Kagiso Rabada - 55 (15 inns)
- Makhaya Ntini - 54 (20 inns)
58 - Prasidh Krishna became the 58th player to play at least one match for the Indian men's team in all three formats of the game.
70 - KL Rahul scored 70 runs in this Test match so far.
Highest score as wicket-keeper for India on South African soil in Test cricket:
- Rishabh Pant - 100* vs SA in Cape Town, 2022
- MS Dhoni - 90 vs SA in Centurion, 2010
- KL Rahul - 70* vs SA in Centurion, 2023
1274 - Virat Kohli has scored 1274 runs against South Africa in Test cricket at a batting average of 55.22
Most runs for India vs South Africa in Test cricket:
- Sachin Tendulkar - 1741 (45 inns)
- Virender Sehwag - 1306 (26 inns)
- Virat Kohli - 1274 (25 inns)
- Rahul Dravid - 1252 (40 inns)
- VVS Laxman - 976 (31 inns)
Virat Kohli surpassed Rahul Dravid to become the third-highest run-scorer for India against South Africa in Test cricket.
