New Delhi. In the second day’s play of the first Test between India and South Africa in Centurion, India was all out after scoring 245 runs. At the same time, Dean Elgar scored a brilliant century in the first innings for the South African team and strengthened the team. By the end of the second day’s play, South Africa had a lead of 11 runs over India. Dean Elgar scored a century facing 141 balls and achieved a big milestone.
Dean Elgar enters Gary Kirsten’s club by scoring a brilliant century
Actually, Dean Elgar scored the first century in Centurion. At the same time, Elgar has become the third South African opening batsman to score a Test century against India on his own soil. Before him, Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs had done this feat. Elgar batted brilliantly in South Africa’s first innings against India and returned unbeaten after scoring 140 runs at the end of the second day’s play.
African opening batsman who scored a test century against India on home ground
Herschelle Gibbs – 2 in 2001 (107 and 196 runs)
Gary Kirsten – 103 runs in 1997
Dean Elgar – 100* in 2023
If we talk about the second day of the first Test match being played between India and South Africa (IND vs SA) in Centurion, then the South African batsmen performed brilliantly. At the beginning of the second day’s play, the Indian team was all out for 245 runs in the first innings due to the century innings of KL Rahul. In response, the South African team has scored 256 runs at the loss of 5 wickets by the end of the second day’s play. African team is 11 runs ahead of India.