Ind vs SA: Solid and elegant Mayank Agarwal scores maiden Test century

India vs South Africa first Test is underway and the decision to send Rohit Sharma to open with Mayank Agarwal came to be fruitful as the pair smashed 317 runs against South Africa at the ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

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The opening batsmen have not let visitors get any momentum going their way since day one of the three-match Test series. After opting to bat, openers Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal have performed well on the pitch. The duo broke the 15-year-old record of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir on Thursday. However, the thing to note here is that this is the first time both the Indian openers scored a century against South Africa. Agarwal scored his maiden Test century and became the 86th Indian batsmen to achieve this feat. This was also the third double hundred partnership by an Indian opening pair against South Africa. 

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IND vs SA: Mayank Agarwal smashes maiden Test hundred

Agarwal reached his maiden Test hundred on the 204th ball of his innings and celebrated his century by running down the pitch with his hands up in the air as the entire dressing room applauded. Rohit Sharma then congratulated the Karnataka hero and singled him to go easy with the celebration. Before going into the break, Agarwal has scored 13 boundaries and 2 sixes. This is Agarwal's fifth Test match for India and he has not let the opportunity slide. Rohit Sharma, on the other hand, smashed 23 boundaries and six sixes in his 176-run knock. His 6 sixes are 4th highest by an Indian opener in Test cricket. Navjot Singh Sidhu holds the record of scoring most sixes (8) in the test for India.

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Cheteshwar Pujara (6) lost his wicket but Mayank Agarwal is still at the crease and is unbeaten at 144. Kagiso Rabada delivered the last bowl of the last over before the break. IND 338/2.

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