Virat Kohli missing a Test due to an injury:
2017:
In Dharamshala v AUS,
2022:
in J’Burg v SA, 2022
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Average by Indian batters in Tests since 2020: (min 10 inns)
48.00 - KL Rahul*
47.68 - Rohit Sharma
34.87 - Rishabh Pant
32.82 - Shubman Gill
30.11 - Mayank Agarwal
27.00 - Ravindra Jadeja
26.08 - Virat Kohli
25.52 - Cheteshwar Pujara
24.22 - Ajinkya Rahane
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Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane in Test cricket since December 2019:
2,271 runs at 25.23
1 century, 12 ducks
Joe Root in Test cricket since December 2019:
2,249 runs at 54.85
6 centuries, 1 duck
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STUMPS on Day 2 of the 2nd Test.
Team India 202 & 85/2, lead South Africa (229) by 58 runs.
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Most catches by Indian wicketkeepers in Tests:
256 – MS Dhoni
160 – Syed Kirmani
110 – Kiran More
100* – Rishabh Pant
99 – Nayan Mongia
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Best bowling figures by Indian bowlers vs South Africa in Tests:
7/61 - Shardul Thakur in 2022
7/66 - R Ashwin in 2015
7/87 - Harbhajan Singh in 2004
7/120 - Harbhajan Singh in 2011
7/145 - R Ashwin in 2019
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Shardul Thakur (7/61) joint second-best figures by any visiting pace bowler in South Africa in the last 100 years!
Only England’s Andrew Caddick (7/46) at Durban in Dec 1999 has better figures!
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Highest successful run chases at the Wanderers, Johannesburg in Tests.
- 310/8 by Aus in Nov 2011
- 294/8 by Aus in April 2006
- 220/6 by SA v NZ in May 2006
- 164/6 by SA v WI in Nov 1998
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India’s lead is now 222*…
The home side has never successfully chased anything over 220 at the Wanderers, Johannesburg.
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Ajinkya Rahane’s last few innings –
18
10
14
0
35
4
48
20
0
52* – Today
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Stumps on Day 3 of the 2nd SAvIND Test!
South Africa move to 118/2 at the close of play & need 122 runs more.
Full Scorecard
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Most Test runs by those who bagged a pair (0 & 0) on Test debut…
8900 - Graham Gooch (ENG)
5502 - Marvan Atapattu (SL)
4549*- Dean Elgar (SAf)
4052 - Saeed Anwar (PAK)
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Only 5 Test captains have missed their Test century by a few runs by being unbeaten in the 90s in the 4th inns of a successful run chase.
98* Greg Chappell v Eng 1980
2001
95* Kepler Wessels v Ind 1992
98* Sourav Ganguly v SL 2001
96* Shakib Al Hasan v WI 2009
96* Dean Elgar
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(Virat Kohli ~ Just 2 Innings away from Completing 500 Intl Innings)
100s by Virat Kohli
1 to 100 Inngs - 9
101 to 200 Inngs - 16
201 to 300 Inngs - 17
301 to 400 Inngs - 21
401 to 498 Inngs - 7
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